The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued information to counties about the increase in the CalWORKs grant that will be effective on October 1, 2019. For Region 1, the Maximum Aid Payment will increase for 1 person assistance units to $550 for nonexempt and $606 for exempt, for 2 person assistance unit to $696 for nonexempt and $778 for exempt with increases continuing for larger assistance units. For Region 2, the Maximum Aid Payment will increase for 1 person assistance units to $520 for nonexempt and $576 for exempt, for 2 person assistance unit to $661 for nonexempt and $739 for exempt with increases continuing for larger assistance units. CDSS issued a table showing the grant increase for all assistance unit sizes in each region.
Counties must send a mass mailing to all CalWORKs recipients informing them of the grant increase.
If the grant increase is not automated in the computer systems by the effective date, the computer consortia must issue a workaround to ensure that CalWORKs recipients receive the grant increase. (ACL 19-73, July 17, 2019.)