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Beginning Monday, March 30, 2020, Social Services office hours will be limited to Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
To Prevent Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Department of Social Services is committed to a continuation of services during this crisis. The Department encourages applicants and participants to go online to apply for benefits, submit documents, and manage their cases.
Submit documents by emailing [email protected]
1) Please include your full name, your phone number, your case number (if known), and your worker’s name and worker number to make sure the information is correctly routed
2) Submit documents or manage your case by accessing your MyBenefitsCalWIN account at https://www.mybenefitscalwin.org/
* Getting Started in My Benefits CalWIN (MyBCW) – English
* Getting Started in My Benefits CalWIN (MyBCW) – Spanish
An Advanced Premium Tax Credit is a federal subsidy available through Covered California to individuals and families whose income and age is within the program limits. This subsidy helps to pay part of their health insurance premiums in order to make insurance more affordable.
This service offers affordable health coverage as required by the Affordable Care Act to:
Parent caretaker relative includes adults 65 and older can be Medicare eligible if they are responsible for a child.
Aged and Disabled programs are Medi-Cal programs that allow more income and in some programs higher property limits to be eligible to zero share of cost Medi-Cal or for a monthly premium Medi-Cal Program.
LTC services are provided in facilities that provide 24-hour care and, as a minimum, includes nursing, dietary, pharmaceutical services, and an activity program. LTC medical facilities include the acute care hospitals/psychiatric hospitals, intermediate care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities
Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, is a public insurance health care program which provides health care services for low-income individuals and families who meet defined eligibility requirements
Medi-Cal Rights & Responsibilities (audio only)
Medi-Cal Rights & Responsibilities (Spanish) (audio only)
TCVAP is a short term cash aid program that provides critical support, benefits, and services to victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes who are not eligible for State or Federally-funded benefits and services due to immigration status or those victims awaiting Federal benefits.
The Working Disabled Program is for individuals that have been determined disabled according to Social Security Administration criteria, who are also working. This programs allows more income as it disregards the disability based income when determining eligibility. This program is also more generous in property /resource limits it allows.