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CalWORKs: unrelated adult male
California will end CalWORKs’ required financial contribution from unrelated adult men living with recipient families.
The change removes a condition tied to CalWORKs eligibility and benefits for families sharing a home with an unrelated adult male.
What the law does
- Repeals the required contribution and expense-sharing disclosures for unrelated adult males residing with CalWORKs applicant or recipient families.
- Makes the repeal operative July 1, 2027, or when the department certifies that the Statewide Automated Welfare System can implement it, with formal repeal effective January 1 of the following year.
- Allows the department to use all-county letters or similar instructions to implement the change until regulations are adopted.
- Excludes implementation costs from the existing continuous General Fund appropriation for county CalWORKs costs.
- Requires state reimbursement if the Commission on State Mandates finds the law imposes reimbursable mandated costs.
Who it affects
- CalWORKs applicant and recipient families living with an unrelated adult male.
- Unrelated adult men living with those families.
- County agencies that administer CalWORKs.