General Assistance Application
General Assistance Application
General Assistance Application
Have you or your family (including children) received or applied for public assistance? Yes No
3.
Place last Date last received Please check any assistance programs that you have
received received:
CalWORKs GA Food Stamps Medi-Cal SSI CAPI
YES NO
4. Did you ever receive Foster Care in Alameda County? Date last received:
Services from ILSP? YES NO Are you currently r e c e iv in g ILSP? YES NO
5. Do you own any property? Car value $ Bank or Other $ House or Other $
YES NO
6. Have you worked in the past two years? Employer name:
If YES, what was your or your spouse’s service period? From: To:
10. Have you ever been convicted of a felony? 11. Are you under sanction or time limits in another county? If Yes, What County:
YES NO
12. Have you lived in Alameda County for more than fifteen (15) days?
If NO, when did you arrive in Alameda County? Date:
13. If you moved to Alameda County within the past 12 months, where did you live before?
14. If the applicant is not making this application, why is he or she unable to apply on his or her own behalf?
FORM 90-16 REV.4/2020 Alameda County Social Services Agency 2 of
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My signature acknowledges that I am making this application for General Assistance on my, or the
applicant’s, behalf:
Applicant/ Recipient’s Signature Date Spouse/ Domestic Partner/ Representative’s Signature Date
CERTIFICATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY
• I certify that all statements on this application are complete and true.
• I certify that I have read, or I have had read to me, the section entitled:
“Your Rights and Reporting Responsibilities as an Applicant or
Recipient.”
• I certify that I understand my duty to report any changes in circumstances, which may affect
my General Assistance eligibility. This may include, but is not limited to, employment,
income, property, marital status, minors who are under my care, eligibility for other
services, or changes in my ability to work.
I declare under Penalty of Perjury that the above certifications are true and correct.
I,
Applicant or Recipient Spouse Birth date Social Security Number
CURRENT ADDRESS
Street City State Zip
In exchange for any aid provided and for the right to receive aid on a continuing basis from the
Alameda County Social Services Agency, understand and agree that General Assistance cash benefits
are a loan and I will repay Alameda County for all aid received from (effective date)
.
As security for this loan, I hereby agree to give a lien to Alameda County against all money,
credit, and property that currently and in the future belong to me. This lien would include, but not
be limited to, any legal judgments, settlements, or awards from any source, that is obtained by me
or held on my behalf. I also agree to sell, transfer or release any property, cash, recovery or
settlement and assign my title rights to Alameda County. This lien will be for the total amount of
General Assistance cash benefits that I received from Alameda County.
Each person signing this agreement, when signed by more than one person, will be jointly and
separately obligated to repayment.
(CASE COPY)
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS AN APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT
YOUR RIGHTS AS AN APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT:
1. To be served without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, marital status,
sex, disability, or age.
2. To be treated with courtesy, consideration and respect.
3. To discuss your case with the Alameda County Social Services Agency any time you are not satisfied.
4. The county must inform you in writing if you qualify for aid, and when your aid changes or stops.
5. To request a hearing if you are not satisfied with an action or lack of action by the Social Services
Agency or if you feel you have been discriminated against in any way. Your request should be in writing
and must state that you want a hearing and the reason you are dissatisfied. Use the back of your notice of
action or obtain a request form from the Social Services Office. Your request for hearing must be within
90 days of the date of the notice of action letter. You are entitled to representation by a person of your
own choosing, including legal counsel. Send your request for an Administrative Hearing to:
APPEALS UNIT, General Assistance Hearing Request, 7751 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA 94621
6. To have all information in your case records remain confidential. However, if a felony arrest warrant
is issued for you or a member of your family, we may release identity, telephone number, and address
information to law enforcement officials. This release of information would also be made on
deceased members of your family.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS AN APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT
1. You must complete all forms required to determine your eligibility.
2. You must return a properly completed SAR7 (Income and Eligibility Report) by the last day of the month
in which it is due. A late SAR7 may cause your next GA payment to be late.
3. You must provide written verification of information necessary to determine your eligibility.
4. You must apply for, and accept any unconditionally available income; you must also accept Alameda
County’s, or its designees, services and assistance in seeking unconditional sources of income, such as
SSI/SSP.
5. If you are participating as an outpatient in a drug and/or alcohol treatment program, you must submit
written verification of treatment to your worker by the end of the month following the treatment.
6. As a recipient, you must comply with the General Assistance Employment Services program unless a
medical provider determines that you cannot work due to a physical or mental disability. A medical
report or statement is required to document the determination.
a. At your first Employment Services appointment, the county will explain the Employment Services
program to you.
b. You must sign a statement of the Employment Services program’s cooperation requirements and
sanctions.
c. If you attend a school or a training program during the day, the Social Services Agency must approve
the program, or you will not be eligible. This does not apply to individuals who are under 18 or
exempt.
7. You must comply with all required program requirements. The County may discontinue your General
Assistance case and impose a 180-day sanction for any willful failure or three negligent failures to
comply with program requirements.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES MUST BE REPORTED TO YOUR WORKER WITHIN 10 DAYS:
1. You begin or stop work and/or a training program.
2. You are unable to work due to an illness or disability.
3. Your income increases, decreases, starts, or stops. Income could be from relatives, employment,
unemployment or disability benefits, tax refunds, worker’s compensation, or any other source.
4. You receive a lump sum payment. Report it before you spend it.
5. You move to another address or visit outside the County or State for more than 30 days.
6. Your housing costs change, or you begin receiving free rent or utilities where you live.
7. Anyone moves in or out of your home, including your children or parents.
8. You marry, separate, divorce, or are widowed.
9. You obtain or dispose of real or personal property (such as you open a bank account or buy a car).
10. You begin a period of incarceration in a County jail, a work furlough facility, a live-in drug or alcohol
treatment program, or in a State prison.
I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ OR HAVE HAD READ TO ME THE ABOVE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND
HAVE RECEIVED A COPY.
(CLIENT COPY)