Public Charge Explained (Eng) Kheir
Public Charge Explained (Eng) Kheir
Public Charge Explained (Eng) Kheir
Only my children or family members are receiving benefits, not me. Does the
public charge rule affect me?
No. Public charge only counts against you if YOU are receiving benefits directly.
The only exception is when your children’s CalWorks benefits are your only source of support.
Kheir Center is committed to providing linguistically and culturally sensitive quality primary healthcare and human
services support to the underserved and uninsured residents of Southern California.
www.LAKheir.org (213) 427-4000
Information compiled from “Protecting Immigrant Families, Advancing Our Future”
Campaign and Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
If the rule passes, immigration officials These programs WOULD NOT be considered,
WOULD consider use of these programs. even if the rule changes.
Medi-Cal (non-emergency Medicaid) Emergency Medi-Cal
CalFresh (Supplemental Nutrition My Health LA & other LA County programs
Assistance Program) Sliding fee programs at Kheir & other clinics
Housing support (Section 8, public Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
housing programs) Covered CA health insurance subsidies
Medicare Part D subsidies WIC (Women, Infants & Children program)
Head Start
The following programs are NOT LISTED SPECIFICALLY in the proposed rule,
but it is not yet clear if and how they will be affected.
Pregnancy Medi-Cal
CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program)
Family PACT
PrEP/PEP Assistance (HIV prevention programs)
Ryan White/ADAP (HIV/AIDS treatment programs)
If you would like to speak to someone about how this rule might hurt you or your family, call:
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: (800) 399-4529 • 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday-Friday
• Public Counsel: (213) 385-2977 • 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday-Friday
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice: (888) 349-9695 • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday
Kheir Center is committed to providing linguistically and culturally sensitive quality primary healthcare and human
services support to the underserved and uninsured residents of Southern California.
www.LAKheir.org (213) 427-4000