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Welfare in California consists of federal welfare programs—which are often at least partially administered by state and county agencies—and several independent programs, which are usually administered by counties. Some of the largest California-specific programs are: MediCal, the California Medicaid program
The Medi-Cal Access Program (MCAP), formerly known as the Access for Infants and Mothers Program (AIM), is a California policy that grants access to Medi-Cal to pregnant and uninsured (or whose coverage contains a co-pay over $500) mothers who would otherwise not qualify due to exceeding income guidelines.
For single fathers within the program, there is a small percentage increase of employment in comparison to single mothers, but there is a significant increase of increased wages throughout their time in the program. [55] As of June 2020, the number of one-parent families participating in TANF is 432,644. [56]
Locally, the program helps 50,654 residents annually with a staff of over 2,600. Gov. Newsom has proposed to cut funding for CalWORKs by $41.9 million for the budget deficit for 2024, which many ...
The California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal or MediCal) is the California implementation of the federal Medicaid program serving low-income individuals, including families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and childless adults with incomes below 138% of federal poverty level.
Of all welfare programs in the state, only CalFresh and earned income tax credits (the federal EITC and the new CalEITC) are responsible for larger reductions (2 percentage points each). [4] This is a larger reduction than the nation-wide average for TANF programs, [5] but by other metrics CalWORKs performs on-par with other states. As far as ...
Another major impact of work requirements on women in welfare programs is the absence of adequate and affordable child care. [46] This issue disproportionately affects single mothers on welfare who are required to get a job but are also the primary caregiver to their children.
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