Time on Aid, CalWORKs

Effective 1/1/98, the CalWORKs Program imposes a 60-month cumulative lifetime limit on receipt of cash assistance by the aided parent or needy caretaker relative of an aided child. The effective start date for the federal 60-month clock can be earlier than 1/1/98 if cash aid (TANF) was received after 11/1/96 in another state. Only the parent(s) that have reached 60 months of CalWORKs eligibility are ineligible. The children can continue to receive CalWORKs, if otherwise eligible.

These rules do NOT impact the federal eligibility determination for Foster Care. AFDC rules on 7/16/96 apply; AFDC was NOT time limited. The aided parent/needy caretaker relative would have remained eligible.

Related Topics

Federal Eligibility Determination