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Time Limits
Overview
[EAS 42-302]
The federal TANF program replaced AFDC. The TANF program imposes a cumulative 60-month lifetime limit on the receipt of cash assistance for the aided parent or caretaker relative of an aided child, including TANF received from other states.
The “California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids” (CalWORKs) program is California’s state-funded TANF program. CalWORKs replaced both the AFDC and GAIN programs. The CalWORKs program, like the TANF program, also imposed a cumulative 60-month lifetime limit.
The federal time limit of 60 months of TANF funding for California began December 1, 1996, when California’s State Plan was federally approved. However, California’s 60-month CalWORKs clock did not start until January 1, 1998.
The starting dates for the TOA clocks are as follows:
- TANF Clock: Began December 1996 in California. (Each state has its own implementation date).
- CalWORKs: Began January 1998. (Aid received from any other state prior to January 1, 1998 does not count against the CalWORKs 60-month time limit.)
Safety Net Program
California applies time limits to adult recipients only. Therefore, aid will continue under the State’s Safety Net program for children who remain otherwise eligible for CalWORKs when all adults in the AU have been discontinued due to timing out.
Related Topics
CalWORKs 60-Month Lifetime Limit
Determining Countable TANF Months from Another State
Monitoring Recipients Approaching Time Clock Limits
CalWORKs Individual Time Limit Exemptions
Extenders - After the 60-Month CalWORKs Time Limit
Exemption/Extender Request Forms
Out of State Inquiries- Closed Case