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CALWORKS WELFARE-TO-WORK STAGE 1 CHILD CARE SD COUNTY CHILD CARE & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COUNCIL March11, 2013
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CALWORKS WELFARE-TO-WORKSTAGE 1 CHILD CARE
SD COUNTY CHILD CARE & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COUNCILMarch11, 2013
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CALWORKS
Property (Assets)
Residence
Citizenship
Income
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) is a temporary cash aid program that helps eligible low or no income families with minor children to meet their basic needs. CalWORKs is California’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
1 2 3 4 5
$576 $943 $1,169 $1,387 $1,584
• Net monthly income less than the following Applicant Limits for family Assistance Unit size:
• Less than $2000 in available resources and assets (including vehicles); $3000 if 60 years and older
• Must be a resident of San Diego County
• US Citizen or eligible non-citizen
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CalWORKs DemographicsBased on 76,385 recipients in San Diego (December 2012)
Male 43.66%Female 56.34%Adults 24.67%Children 75.33%Seniors 0.02%Refugees 9.41%
Ethnicity (By Recipient):African American 14.11%Asian/Pacific Islander 3.82%Caucasian 15.38%Hispanic 50.33%Middle Eastern 10.37%Other 5.99%
Language (By Recipient):Arabic 8.72%English 63.79%Spanish 24.21%Tagalog 0.09%Vietnamese 0.50%Other 2.69%
CALWORKS
Range of Benefits (Maximum benefits for Family Unit size of:)
1 2 3 4 5Non-Exempt: $317 $516 $638 $762 $866
*Exempt: $351 $577 $714 $849 $966
Average Benefit Paid (per case)(San Diego, December 2012)
$475
Total Benefits Paid(San Diego, December 2012)
$14,847,032
* “Exempt” refers to families with disabled adults or a non-needy caretaker relative and are eligible to a higher monthly benefit.
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Note: Increase of additional 403 CalWORKs applications from January 2008 to December 2012
Source: MRD001R
1/08 7/08 1/09 7/09 1/10 7/10 1/11 7/11 1/12 7/121,500
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2,857 3,260
County of San Diego Trend in CalWORKs Applications
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Note: Increase of additional 14,281 CalWORKs recipients from January 2008 to December 2012
Source: MRH009R
1/08 7/08 1/09 7/09 1/10 7/10 1/11 7/11 1/12 7/1250,000
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County of San Diego Trend in CalWORKs Recipients
61/08 7/08 1/09 7/09 1/10 7/10 1/11 7/11 1/12 7/1255,000
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County of San Diego Trend in CalWORKs Recipients and Unemployment
Rates
CalWORKs Recipients
SD County Unemployment Rate
CA Unemployment Rate
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WELFARE-TO-WORK (WTW)
WTW is a program created to help CalWORKs recipients become employed and self-sufficient. Employment Services are provided by HHSA contractors:ResCare in the North and Central regions and Public Consulting Group (PCG) in the East and South regions.
Employment Related
Activities
Supportive Services
Work Requiremen
t Participatio
n Hours
• 20 hrs for single parent (child under 6)• 30 hrs for single parent (no child under 6)• 35 combined hours for 2-parent families
.• Employment, Job Search, Work Experience, Community Services, Vocational Educational Training, Work Study, English as Second Language, Adult Education, Education Related to Employment, On-the-Job Training, Mental health/Substance Abuse/Domestic Violence Services, etc.
• Childcare, transportation and ancillary work related expenses incurred while participating in WTW
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Welfare-to-Work DemographicsBased on 11,729 participants in San Diego (December 2012)
Male 27.27%Female 72.73%Refugees 21.32%
Ethnicity (By Participant):
African American 14.26%Asian/Pacific Islander
5.5%
Caucasian 20.98%Hispanic 33.76%
Middle Eastern 17.7%
Other 7.8%
Language (By Participant):
Arabic 17.92%English 65.52%Spanish 10.70%Tagalog 0.24%Vietnamese 0.54%Other 5.08%
WELFARE-TO-WORK (WTW)
Total Supportive Services paid
(San Diego, December 2012)
$1,828,966
Average Supportive Services Transportation Payments
Based on 5,487 participants, San Diego (December 2012)
$299
Average Supportive Services – Ancillary Payments
Based on 553 participants, San Diego (December 2012)
$337
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County of San Diego Trend in Welfare-to-Work Participation
(One and Two Parent Families)
Note: Increase of 2,115 WTW participants from January 2008 to December 2012
Source: EODM reports
1/08 7/08 1/09 7/09 1/10 7/10 1/11 7/11 1/12 7/120
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County of San Diego Trend in Welfare-to-Work Participation
(One and Two Parent Families)
Note: Increase of 2,115 WTW participants from January 2008 to December 2012
Source: EODM reports
1/08 7/08 1/09 7/09 1/10 7/10 1/11 7/11 1/12 7/120
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SD County Unemployment Rate
CA Unemployment Rate
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24-MONTH WTW TIME CLOCKA new WTW 24-Month Time Clock period was established effective January 1, 2013 (Legislation SB 1041), during which all non-exempt CalWORKs (CW) recipients and exempt/volunteers can participate in various WTW activities with no Core Hour requirements.
When the WTW Clock
Ticks
When the WTW Clock does not
tick
Who is subject to the WTW
Clock
• Adult CW recipients who are required to participate in the WTW program
• Meeting Core Hours, developing WTW plan, completing job search, being exempt or sanctioned, having Good Cause for not participating or a Domestic Violence waiver
•Every month a client is participating in WTW, but is not meeting work hour requirements in Core activities (employment, work experience, community services, job search, on-the-job training, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence services, etc.)
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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS DURING
AND AFTER THE 24-MONTH WTW TIME CLOCK
WTW family type
During the WTW 24-Month Time
Clock
After the WTW 24-Month Time Clock is
exhausted
Single parent with child under 6
20 hours, no core activities required
20 hours, all 20 in core activities
Single parent with no child under 6
30 hours, no core activities required
30 hours, of which 20 in core activities
Two-parent families Combined 35 hours, no
core activities requiredCombined 35 hours, 30 in
core activities
Two-parent families (with one parent
disabled
Non-disabled parent: 20 or 30 hours (depend on
child’s age), no core activities required
Non-disabled parent: 20 or 30 hours (depend on child’s age), of which 20 in
core activities
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STAGE 1 CHILD CARE
CalWORKs Stage 1
Child Care
Eligibility – Active
CalWORKs
• Subsidized Child Care for the CalWORKs parent who works or attends WTW activities such as school/training in order to progress towards self-sufficiency
Eligibility – Closed
CalWORKsPost Aid
• Categorically eligible if CalWORKs is active • Eligible until work activity and child care
arrangements stabilize, or cash aid stops
• Must meet income guidelines and need child care for work or training
• Eligible for 24 months after cash aid stops and other eligibility criteria is met
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Child Care Demographics (December 2012)
One Parent Families 85%Two Parent Families 15%Household w/1 Child 52%Household w/2 Children 31%Household w/3 Children 11%Household w/4+ Children 6%
Ethnicity (By Recipient):African American 19.1%Caucasian 19.3%Hispanic 41.8%Middle Eastern 5.2%Somali 3.4%Filipino 1.4%Other 9.8%
Language (By Recipient):Arabic 5.9%English 75.6%Somali 3.0%Spanish 11.3%Other 4.2%
STAGE 1 CHILD CARE
Range of Average Benefits (Benefits Paid for Child Care Family size of:)
1 2 3 4 5
$500 $918 $1331 $1527 $1914
Average Benefit Paid (per case)(San Diego, December 2012)
$800
Total Benefits Paid(San Diego, December 2012)
$1,237,701
Note: Based on December 2012 data for Stage 1 Child Care population of 1845 Families and 3221 Children
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County of San DiegoTrend in Stage 1 Child Care Recipients
Families
Note: Decrease of 509 Child Care Families served from January 2008 to December 2012
16Note: Stage 1 Child Care compared to State and County unemployment rates
1/08 7/08 1/09 7/09 1/10 7/10 1/11 7/11 1/12 7/120
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County of San Diego Trend in Stage 1 Child Care Families to Un-
employment Rate
Stage 1 Families
Linear (Stage 1 Families)
SD Unemployment Rate
CA Unemployment Rare
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QUESTIONS?
For additional questions please contact:
Laura Hernandez
Terra Wallace
Thank you
