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3 2. Upon approval for CalWORKs, all aided adults must provide a government issued photo identification to the county. An aided adult may choose to provide the photo identification by virtual methods, such as videoconferencing. Time Limited Cash Assistance Effective May 1, 2022, the CalWORKs program implemented a cumulative 60- month lifetime limit on the receipt of cash assistance for aided adults. From July 1, 2011 to April 30, 2022, the CalWORKs time limit was 48-months. Any assistance received from CalWORKs, another state’s TANF program, or a separately administered Tribal TANF program after January 1, 1998 counts toward the CalWORKs time limit. There are exemptions and exceptions to the time limit which may provide additional months of CalWORKs cash assistance to adults. The time limit does not apply to children. Children of adults who exhaust the 60- month CalWORKs time limit may continue to receive cash assistance up to age 18, if otherwise eligible. There are exceptions to this rule, which allow a child to remain aided past age 18. One example of those exceptions is if a child that is less than 19 years of age is attending high school or the equivalent level of vocational or technical training on a full-time basis and is reasonably expected to complete the educational or training program on or before their 19th birthday. Work Requirements CalWORKs provides a wide array of services and supports for families to enter and remain in the workforce. Parents and caretaker adults, unless exempt from work requirements, are required to participate in WTW activities as a condition of receiving assistance. CalWORKs Hourly Participation Requirements apply to adults required to participate in WTW activities, and the number of required hours is based on the number of adults and the age of children in the AU. An adult in a one-parent AU is required to participate in WTW activities for an average of 30 hours per week, or 20 hours per week each month if they have a child under the age of 6. An AU comprised of a PPO, is required to participate in WTW activities for an average of 20 hours per week. In a two-parent AU, one or both adults must participate in WTW activities for a combined average of 35 hours per week.