How State Benefits Work in California

State benefits refer to any regular long-term payment• With current bank balance under $2,001
from a government. This may be in the form of state• With current bank balance under $3,001
pension, benefits for low income, children, careers,who share their household with a person age 60 and
incapacity or sickness.over or with a person with disability.
Almost all states provide state benefits to its citizen.California Head Start
This is given to provide assistance to disabled and lessThis is a national program administered by the Head
fortunate.Start Bureau within the administration of Children,
In California alone, an approximate of a thousand lawsYouth and Families, Administration for Children and
was enacted to provide state benefits to its citizen.Families, and Department of Health Human Services.
The following are some of it:This provides developmental comprehensive services
California CalWORKsto children from birth up to entry in the elementary
This is a welfare program that gives cash aid andschool. This program is designed to address
services to eligible needy California families. Thedevelopmental goals for children, employment and
program serves all 58 counties in the state. This isself-sufficiency goals for adults, and support parents in
operated locally by county welfare departments. Thetheir works and child caring roles.
family that applies and qualifies under this law receivesRequirements for this Law
on going assistance each month to help pay forTo qualify for this law, you must be:
housing, food and other necessary expenses.• Resident citizen of the State of California
Requirements under this Law• A parent or primary caregiver responsible
To qualify for this benefit program, you must be:for a child who is too young for public school
• Resident of the State of California• Household annual income before taxes
• Pregnant or responsible for a child under 19must not exceed $10,400 if you have one person in
years oldthe household
• US nationalCalifornia Healthy Families
• CitizenThis law is a low cost insurance for California children
• Legal alienand teens. It provides health, dental and vision
• Permanent residentcoverage to children who do not have insurance and
• Low or very low incomedo not qualify free Medi-cal.
• UnderemployedRequirements under this Law
• Unemployed or about to becomeIn order to qualify under this law, you must be:
unemployed• Resident of the State of California
Needy families may apply for this benefit at any office• Under 19 years old
located in any county where they live.• Not covered by health insurance
California Food Stamp Program• US national
California Food Stamps is a federally funded program• Citizen
that helps people buys the food they need for good• Legal alien
health. Food stamps are only part of their food budget;• Permanent resident
they must spend some of their own cash to buy food• With annual household income before taxes
enough for a month.of less than $26,000
Requirements to qualify under this LawFor further information about state benefits in
In order to qualify under this law you must be aCalifornia, log on to our website and schedule a
resident of the state of California and must fall into oneconsultation with our expert Los Angeles Social
of these two groups:Security attorneys.