Transportation-Related Expenses (TRE) Other Related Items

Good Cause

If transportation-related expenses are not available, the client has good cause for not participating. [EAS 42-713.21]

Welfare to Work (WTW) Sanction Status

Current participants who become WTW-sanctioned, or former CalWORKs recipients with a WTW sanction, are not eligible for Post-Aid Services (PAS).

If the individual has sufficient CalWORKs Time on Aid (TOA) remaining, he/she must lift the sanction and participate in WTW to receive TRE and ancillary supportive services.

Individuals who choose not to lift their sanction should be referred to the PAS Unit for direct enrollment in Stage II Child Care, when appropriate.

Post-Aid Services

Post-aid transportation-related expenses are available to all eligible post-aid clients. PAS may be approved for a maximum of 12 months following the termination of cash aid.

Example Example A CalWORKs client is discontinued from cash aid on June 30. The employed client is eligible for post-aid services from July 1 through June 30 of the following year. The “Notice of Action - Transportation Approval” (NA 820) may approve transportation-related expenses from July 1 through June 30. 

Note: Clients who are excluded from CalWORKs by law (fleeing felons) are not eligible for PAS.

Effective April 1, 2015, convicted drug felons are no longer excluded by law as long as they do not violate the conditions of their probation or parole.

Telephone Requests

Eligible post-aid clients who do not have an assigned Associate Employment Counselor (AEC)/Employment Counselor (EC), may call (408) 758-3777 to request transportation-related expenses. On a daily basis, support staff will retrieve and respond to messages left at this telephone number.