Social Services
Contact the already-identified county social-services agency about its county-funded GA/GR programme. This is an agency referral; local eligibility, fees, benefit amounts, waiting periods and the complete application have not been reviewed.
Service area: California statewide information or county-resource referral. Local providers decide eligibility, service availability and intake requirements.
Before you start · 1 requirement & conditions
- Eligibility & access · Shared CDSS county-programme overview; complete local GA/GR workflow remains unreviewed.
- State guidance identifies GA/GR as county-funded and county-specific. Ask this county agency for its own rules; this record does not establish your eligibility.
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General Assistance — ga-state-scope
Each county's GA/GR program is established and funded (100 percent) by its own Board of Supervisors. As the state is not involved in this program, benefits, payment levels, and eligibility requirements will vary among each of California's 58 counties.
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California Department of Social Services · County welfare offices directory (opens in a new tab)
Contra Costa County — social-services; official directory or office heading
Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services
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Read the county programme’s reviewed local criteria, application channels and document or interview instructions below. The county decides individual eligibility and benefit amounts.
Service area: Contra Costa County — local GA/GR programme context.
- Availability · Contra Costa — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- Visiting BenefitsCal to submit an online application, required verifications, and most GA forms.
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General Assistance | EHSD — ga-06013-044
Visiting BenefitsCal to submit an online application, required verifications, and most GA forms.
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6cc32e33062451c5 - Availability · Contra Costa — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- You are required to complete a redetermination every year, which includes completing an interview with an eligibility worker and submitting all redetermination forms and required verifications.
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General Assistance | EHSD — ga-06013-065
You are required to complete a redetermination every year, which includes completing an interview with an eligibility worker and submitting all redetermination forms and required verifications.
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Before you start · 2 requirements & conditions
- Eligibility & access · Contra Costa — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- GA is cash assistance for low- or no-income adults without dependent children and emancipated minors. If you're looking for information about eligibility and ways to apply, you've come to the right place.
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General Assistance | EHSD — ga-06013-005
GA is cash assistance for low- or no-income adults without dependent children and emancipated minors. If you're looking for information about eligibility and ways to apply, you've come to the right place.
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6cc32e33062451c5 - Information & documents · Contra Costa — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- Photo Identification
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General Assistance | EHSD — ga-06013-064
Photo Identification
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General Assistance | EHSD — ga-06013-005
GA is cash assistance for low- or no-income adults without dependent children and emancipated minors. If you're looking for information about eligibility and ways to apply, you've come to the right place.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot 6cc32e33062451c5