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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Monterey County · Monterey — social-services (opens in a new tab)
Monterey County — social-services; official directory or office heading
Welcome to the County of Monterey Department of Social Services (DSS) webpage.
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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: Monterey County — local GA/GR programme context.
Before you start · 1 requirement & conditions
- Eligibility & access · Monterey — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- GA is a county funded temporary cash assistance program for unemployed single adults and couples who may not have dependent children and are not receiving any other public assistance benefits including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or unemployment benefits. Recipients that do not complete a GA worksite assignment must repay their GA benefits.
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County of Monterey · Monterey — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
General Assistance | County of Monterey, CA | County of Monterey, CA — ga-06053-017
GA is a county funded temporary cash assistance program for unemployed single adults and couples who may not have dependent children and are not receiving any other public assistance benefits including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or unemployment benefits. Recipients that do not complete a GA worksite assignment must repay their GA benefits.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
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County of Monterey · Monterey — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
General Assistance | County of Monterey, CA | County of Monterey, CA — ga-06053-017
GA is a county funded temporary cash assistance program for unemployed single adults and couples who may not have dependent children and are not receiving any other public assistance benefits including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or unemployment benefits. Recipients that do not complete a GA worksite assignment must repay their GA benefits.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot 17f3cfbd88cf0334
- Phone
- (831) 755-4448