County Residents Receiving Aid
Distribution By Cities
Prepared July 2006
(Based on data as of January 1, 2006)
Attached is information concerning distribution of CalWORKs (cash benefits), Food Stamps, and Medi-Cal in the cities and communities in San Bernardino County. The benefit populations refer to persons not families. Receipt of CalWORKs has continued to decline which may be a result of the rapid increase in employment opportunities that is currently occurring in our county. With this decline in CalWORKs, the number of low-wage working households that receive both Medi-Cal and Food Stamps, often a critical support to these families, has increased.
Exhibit I ranks the cities with cash benefits as a percentage of the general population. The ranking ranges from a high of 11.9% for the City of Barstow to a low of 0.3% for Chino Hills. Exhibit IA displays this information graphically.
Exhibit II displays the financial value of assistance, which includes CalWORKs, Food Stamps, and Medi-Cal, by assistance category and by total for each city. For example, the annual financial value of assistance in the City of San Bernardino is approximately $335 million dollars. The value of assistance is based on statistics from CalWORKs and Food Stamp benefit disbursement and the California Department of Health Services.
Exhibit III displays the population receiving aid by program and in total by city.
Exhibit IV compares the receipt of cash benefits in January 2006 to January 2005.
Exhibit V displays the total number of persons receiving Food Stamps by city. This information varies from the totals listed in Exhibit III in that it includes persons receiving Food Stamps as a result of their eligibility for cash benefits.
Exhibit VI displays information on unincorporated areas by ZIP code. Some ZIP codes that are shared with other counties are not included. Information on cells with less than 15 persons or amounts less than $3000 is not included.
Exhibit VII displays the amount of child-care funds paid to providers in order to assist those moving from welfare to work. The amounts are for the month of January, 2006 and are listed by location of provider.
Please direct any requests for additional information or questions about this report to: Brian Pickering, at (909) 388-0168.
E-mail: bpickering@hss.sbcounty.gov