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CalWORKs Payment Standards Chart Effective October 1, 2021
These charts reflect a 5.3 percent increase to the MAP levels as a result of Assembly Bill 135 (Chapter 85, Statutes of 2021)
Region 1
Assistance Unit Size Maximum Aid Payment Exempt Maximum Aid Payment Non-Exempt 1 $638 $579 2 $819 $733 3 $1,035 $925 4 $1,244 $1,116 5 $1,458 $1,308 6 $1,673 $1,499 7 $1,887 $1,691 8 $2,104 $1,883 9 $2,316 $2,074 10 or more $2,534 $2,266
Region 2
Assistance Unit Size Maximum Aid Payment Exempt Maximum Aid Payment Non-Exempt 1 $607 $548 2 $778 $696 3 $984 $878 4 $1,181 $1,060 5 $1,386 $1,243 6 $1,590 $1,425 7 $1,792 $1,607 8 $1,999 $1,789 9 $2,200 $1,971 10 or more $2,407 $2,152
Region 1 Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Ventura.
Region 2 Counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba.
For more information on CalWORKs historical MAP levels, please refer to the CDSS website.