Once i’m enrolled in Calworks Welfare-To-Work, what rules must i follow to stay eligible?

Unless you have an exemption, all adult CalWORKs recipients are required to participate in Welfare-To-Work (see the Helpful Hint Box on PG. 477 to learn more about exemptions). You have 24 months to complete your Welfare-To-Work requirements.[1632] The CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work requirements include the following:

    You must complete the Welfare-To-Work program within 24 months (unless you have an exemption).
    After receiving aid for up to a maximum of 24 months, you must work in unsubsidized employment[1633] or participate in community services activities for the minimum number of hours listed below[1634]:
    Adults in one-parent families with a child under the age of six must spend at least 20 hours per week in Welfare-To-Work activities.[1635]
    Adults in one-parent families with a child over the age of six must spend at least 30 hours per week in Welfare-To-Work activities.[1636]
    The minimum participation requirement for two-parent families is 35 hours per week.[1637]
  1. 1632

    See ACL 12-67 available at http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/lettersnotices/entres/getinfo/acl/2012/12-67.pdf. ↑

  2. 1633

    Unsubsidized employers do not receive government subsidies (funding) to create an employment position. ↑

  3. 1634

    http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1041, see also http://www.sccgov.org/ssa/cwes/cwchap01.pdf ↑

  4. 1635

    Work-To-Work 24 Month Time Limit, CalWORK Employee Services Handbook, http://www.sccgov.org/ssa/cwes/cwchap01.pdf ↑

  5. 1636

    Welfare-To-Work, Cal. Dep’t of Soc. Servs. http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG141.htm ↑

  6. 1637

    Welfare-To-Work, Cal. Dep’t of Soc. Servs. http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG141.htm ↑