Homeless - Payment Principals

For information on payment principles for homeless GA recipients:

General Definition for Homeless

A “homeless individual” is an individual who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence or an individual whose primary nighttime residence is:

A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary accommodations such as:
- A congregate shelter (like the armory when it is opened up to the homeless for winter nights), or
- A welfare hotel where an individual is referred by the Social Services Agency (Persons staying on their own at an ordinary motel such as a Motel 6 or Best Western are also considered homeless when it is not a permanent arrangement.)
A halfway house or similar institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized.
A place not designed for, or ordinarily used, as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (e.g., a hallway, a bus station, a lobby or similar places).
A temporary accommodation (less than 90 days) in the residence of another individual.

Note: The homeless definition outlined in this section follows the homeless definition used by the CalFresh program.