SB 1065 (2020) made several changes to CalWORKs Homeless Assistance benefits. Implementation of those changes was contingent on programming into the CalSAWS computer system. The California Department of Social Services has announced that the programming has been completed, and the changes to the Homeless Assistance program are operational effective September 1, 2022. These changes are described in ACL 21-121, summarized here.
Any family denied Homeless Assistance on or after September 1, 2022 based on rules that were changed shall have that denial reversed. (ACIN I-70-22, November 1, 2022.)