For Families

Alternative Payment (AP) Assistance Programs

To receive subsidized child care and development services, families must meet income eligibility and need requirements.

CalWORKs Stage 2 - C2APEligibilty for Stage 2 usually begins when the local county welfare department determines that the adult’s work or approved work activity is stable; the adult is transitioning off CalWORKs cash aid; or a family applies and is found eligible for CalWORKs Stage 2 Services. A family is also eligible to receive CalWORKs Stage 2 child care services if the parent is CalWORKs cash aid recipient or a former cash aid recipient who received cash aid within the last 24 months and meets need and income eligibility requirements.

INCOME ELIGIBILITY

A family is income-eligible if their gross monthly income does not exceed the amount indicated on the chart below, as corresponds to their family size.

Family size is roughly determined by the total number of adults and children living in the home.

Countable Income sources include wages/salaries, self-employment income, child support/spousal support, cash aid (TANF or CalWORKs), worker's compensation, disability insurance payments, unemployment, pensions or annuities, veteran's benefits.

    Family Size    Family Monthly Income    Family Yearly Income

           1-2                     $6,860                                  $82,326

             3                       $7,785                                  $93,418

             4                       $9,020                                  $108,237

             5                       $10,463                                $125,555

             6                       $11,906                                $142,873

             7                       $12,177                                $146,120

             8                       $12,447                                $149,367

             9                       $12,718                                $152,615

           10                       $12,988                                $155,862

           11                       $13,259                                $159,109

           12                       $13,530                                $162,356​

CalWORKS Stage 2 AP Program

Alternative Payment Program

Eligibility Criteria (WIC 10271)

Need Requirements (5 CCR 18085)

CalWORKS Stage 3 AP Program

CalWORKs Stage 3 - C3AP Stage 3 is for parents who have exhausted their 24 months after CalWORKs discontinuance on Stage 2 funding. Parents can only enroll onto Stage 3 as a transfer from Stage 2. Stage 3 eligibility continues as long as the family meets eligibility and need requirements.

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