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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Department navigation link: Social Services Agency
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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: Santa Clara County — local GA/GR programme context.
- Availability · Santa Clara — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- Get an interview. A phone or in person interview will be scheduled with a County Eligibility Worker.
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County of Santa Clara · Santa Clara — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
Get financial assistance for adults without dependent children with General Assistance | Social Services Agency | County of Santa Clara — ga-06085-056
Get an interview. A phone or in person interview will be scheduled with a County Eligibility Worker.
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71ae1c15ee8acefb - Availability · Santa Clara — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- Within 45 days of the day you apply, you will get a Notice of Action (NOA) in mail. This will let you know if your application was approved or denied.
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County of Santa Clara · Santa Clara — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
Get financial assistance for adults without dependent children with General Assistance | Social Services Agency | County of Santa Clara — ga-06085-081
Within 45 days of the day you apply, you will get a Notice of Action (NOA) in mail. This will let you know if your application was approved or denied.
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Before you start · 2 requirements & conditions
- Eligibility & access · Santa Clara — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- General Assistance (GA) is a program that is run and funded by the County of Santa Clara. GA provides cash assistance and employment services to County of Santa Clara adults with no dependent children who have no other means of support.
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County of Santa Clara · Santa Clara — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
Get financial assistance for adults without dependent children with General Assistance | Social Services Agency | County of Santa Clara — ga-06085-024
General Assistance (GA) is a program that is run and funded by the County of Santa Clara. GA provides cash assistance and employment services to County of Santa Clara adults with no dependent children who have no other means of support.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
71ae1c15ee8acefb - Information & documents · Santa Clara — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- Paper documents may be needed if income, citizenship or other information cannot be verified electronically or is questionable. For a list of paper documents that could be needed view Commonly Used Verification Documents.
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County of Santa Clara · Santa Clara — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
Get financial assistance for adults without dependent children with General Assistance | Social Services Agency | County of Santa Clara — ga-06085-080
Paper documents may be needed if income, citizenship or other information cannot be verified electronically or is questionable. For a list of paper documents that could be needed view Commonly Used Verification Documents.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
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County of Santa Clara · Santa Clara — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
Get financial assistance for adults without dependent children with General Assistance | Social Services Agency | County of Santa Clara — ga-06085-024
General Assistance (GA) is a program that is run and funded by the County of Santa Clara. GA provides cash assistance and employment services to County of Santa Clara adults with no dependent children who have no other means of support.
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- Phone
- (408) 758-3800