Transcript CalWORKS, Child Care, Welfare to Work

CALWORKS
WELFARE-TO-WORK
STAGE 1 CHILD CARE
SD COUNTY CHILD CARE &
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COUNCIL
March11, 2013
CALWORKS
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.
Income
Property
(Assets)
Residence
• Net monthly income less than the following
Applicant Limits for family Assistance Unit size:
1
2
3
4
5
$576
$943
$1,169
$1,387
$1,584
• Less than $2000 in available resources and
assets (including vehicles); $3000 if 60 years and
older
• Must be a resident of San Diego County
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Citizenship
• US Citizen or eligible non-citizen
CALWORKS
CalWORKs Demographics
Range of Benefits
Based on 76,385 recipients in San Diego (December 2012)
Male
Female
Adults
Children
Seniors
Refugees
43.66%
56.34%
24.67%
75.33%
0.02%
9.41%
(Maximum benefits for Family Unit size of:)
1
2
3
4
5
NonExempt:
$317 $516 $638 $762 $866
*Exempt:
$351 $577 $714 $849 $966
Ethnicity (By Recipient):
African American
Asian/Pacific Islander
Caucasian
Hispanic
Middle Eastern
Other
Language (By Recipient):
Arabic
English
Spanish
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Other
14.11%
3.82%
15.38%
50.33%
10.37%
5.99%
Average Benefit Paid (per case)
8.72%
63.79%
24.21%
0.09%
0.50%
2.69%
(San Diego, December 2012)
(San Diego, December 2012)
$475
Total Benefits Paid
$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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County of San Diego
Trend in CalWORKs Applications
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,857
3,260
2,500
2,000
1,500
1/08
7/08
1/09
7/09
1/10
7/10
1/11
7/11
1/12
7/12
Note: Increase of additional 403 CalWORKs applications from January 2008 to December 2012
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Source: MRD001R
County of San Diego
Trend in CalWORKs Recipients
90,000
85,000
80,000
76,385
75,000
70,000
65,000
60,000
62,104
55,000
50,000
1/08
7/08
1/09
7/09
1/10
7/10
1/11
7/11
1/12
7/12
Note: Increase of additional 14,281 CalWORKs recipients from January 2008 to December 2012
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Source: MRH009R
County of San Diego
Trend in CalWORKs Recipients and Unemployment Rates
90,000
13.5
12.5
85,000
80,000
10.5
9.5
75,000
8.5
70,000
65,000
CalWORKs Recipients
7.5
SD County Unemployment Rate
6.5
CA Unemployment Rate
5.5
60,000
55,000
1/08
Unemployment Rate
CalWORKs Recipients
11.5
4.5
3.5
7/08
1/09
7/09
Source: MRH009R, www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
1/10
7/10
1/11
7/11
1/12
7/12
Percent
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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.
Work
Requirement
Participation
Hours
Employment
Related
Activities
Supportive
Services
• 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 (WTW)
Welfare-to-Work Demographics
Based on 11,729 participants in San Diego (December 2012)
Male
Female
Refugees
27.27%
72.73%
21.32%
Ethnicity (By Participant):
14.26%
African American
Asian/Pacific Islander 5.5%
20.98%
Caucasian
33.76%
Hispanic
17.7%
Middle Eastern
7.8%
Other
Language (By Participant):
Arabic
English
Spanish
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Other
17.92%
65.52%
10.70%
0.24%
0.54%
5.08%
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
Total Supportive Services paid
(San Diego, December 2012)
$1,828,966
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County of San Diego
Trend in Welfare-to-Work Participation
(One and Two Parent Families)
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
1-p
2,000
2-p
Linear (2-p)
0
1/08
7/08
1/09
7/09
1/10
7/10
1/11
7/11
1/12
7/12
Note: Increase of 2,115 WTW participants from January 2008 to December 2012
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Source: EODM reports
County of San Diego
Trend in Welfare-to-Work Participation
(One and Two Parent Families)
12,000
14.00%
12.00%
10,000
10.00%
8,000
8.00%
6,000
6.00%
4,000
1-p
4.00%
2-p
2,000
SD County Unemployment
Rate
CA Unemployment Rate
0
2.00%
0.00%
1/08
7/08
1/09
7/09
1/10
7/10
1/11
7/11
1/12
7/12
Note: Increase of 2,115 WTW participants from January 2008 to December 2012
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Source: EODM reports
24-MONTH WTW TIME CLOCK
A 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.
Who is
subject to the
WTW Clock
When the
WTW Clock
Ticks
When the
WTW Clock
does not tick
• Adult CW recipients who are required to participate in
the WTW program
• 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.)
• Meeting Core Hours, developing WTW plan,
completing job search, being exempt or
sanctioned, having Good Cause for not
participating or a Domestic Violence waiver
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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS DURING
AND AFTER
THE
24-MONTH WTW TIME CLOCK
WTW family
type
During the WTW 24Month Time Clock
After the WTW 24Month 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 required
Combined 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
• 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 –
Active
CalWORKs
• Categorically eligible if CalWORKs is active
• Eligible until work activity and child care
arrangements stabilize, or cash aid stops
Eligibility –
Closed
CalWORKs
Post Aid
• 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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STAGE 1 CHILD CARE
Child Care Demographics
(December 2012)
One Parent Families
Two Parent Families
Household w/1 Child
Household w/2 Children
Household w/3 Children
Household w/4+ Children
Ethnicity (By Recipient):
African American
Caucasian
Hispanic
Middle Eastern
Somali
Filipino
Other
Language (By Recipient):
Arabic
English
Somali
Spanish
Other
85%
15%
52%
31%
11%
6%
19.1%
19.3%
41.8%
5.2%
3.4%
1.4%
9.8%
Range of Average Benefits
(Benefits Paid for Child Care Family size of:)
1
2
$500
$918
3
4
5
$1331 $1527 $1914
Average Benefit Paid (per case)
(San Diego, December 2012)
$800
Total Benefits Paid
(San Diego, December 2012)
5.9%
75.6%
3.0%
11.3%
4.2%
$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 Diego
Trend in Stage 1 Child Care Recipients
5000
4500
4000
3500
3,730
3221
3000
2500
2000
1500
1845
2024
Families
Children
1000
500
0
01/08
07/08
01/09
07/09
01/10
07/10
01/11
07/11
01/12
07/12
01/13
Note: Decrease of 509 Child Care Families served from January 2008 to December 2012
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County of San Diego
Trend in Stage 1 Child Care Families to
Unemployment Rate
3000
13.5
12.5
11.5
10.5
2000
9.5
1500
8.5
7.5
1000
6.5
Unemployment Rate
State 1 Families
2500
Stage 1 Families
SD Unemployment Rate
500
5.5
CA Unemployment Rare
4.5
Linear (Stage 1 Families)
0
1/08
3.5
7/08
1/09
7/09
1/10
7/10
1/11
7/11
1/12
Note: Stage 1 Child Care compared to State and County unemployment rates
7/12
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For additional questions please contact:
Laura Hernandez
[email protected]
Terra Wallace
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