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Find county GA/GR referral information. Each county establishes its own eligibility, benefits and application process.

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Ask Santa Clara County about General Assistance / General ReliefOfficial instructions

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. Area details & sources

Source checked October 15, 2026

Santa Clara County · Santa Clara County — Medi-Cal application and health coverage (opens in a new tab)

Department navigation link: Social Services Agency

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Santa Clara — Read local General Assistance / General Relief rules and intake informationOfficial instructions

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. Area details & sources

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.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

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.

Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources

Source checked October 26, 2026

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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California service directory · Statewide

California CDSS — County Benefits & Family Referrals

State family-service information and county referrals

Read county General Assistance / General Relief guidanceOfficial instructions

GA/GR is county-funded and county-administered. Use your county agency for actual eligibility rules, grant amounts and applications.

Service area: California statewide information or county-resource referral. Local providers decide eligibility, service availability and intake requirements. Area details & sources

Source checked October 26, 2026

California Department of Social Services · California family resources — general-assistance (opens in a new tab)

General Assistance — service-ga-overview

General Assistance or General Relief

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Find your county social-services agency for GA/GROfficial instructions

This is the state county-agency referral, not a state GA/GR application or a reviewed local eligibility decision.

Service area: California statewide information or county-resource referral. Local providers decide eligibility, service availability and intake requirements. Area details & sources

Source checked October 26, 2026

California Department of Social Services · California family resources — general-assistance (opens in a new tab)

General Assistance — service-ga-county-directory

For further information or to apply for the GA/GR Program, contact your county social services agency.

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