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Development Source |
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If Transfered, from which State |
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Application Status |
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Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational |
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Functional Description |
IPBS is a batch system that calculates benefits, issues notices of action, and provides statistical data. IPBS does not determine eligibility. |
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Interfaces |
LEADER or IPBS ? Welfare Case Management Information System (WCMIS), Widebase Information System Exchange (WISE), LA Foodstamp Automated Issuance and Reporting System (LA FAIR), Greater Avenues for Independence Eligibility Reporting System (GEARS). |
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No. of System Users |
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No. of Clients Served |
More than 2 million recipients are served monthly. An average monthly CalWORKs payment is approximately $485 per case. Over $367 |
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Certifications/Assessments |
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Application Future Plans |
LEADER has been fully implemented in all county offices as of April 2001. |
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Other Relevant Information |
The Welfare to Work Division is responsible for the statewide oversight of welfare programs which are locally administered by county welfare departments. The Division develops policy and regulations for the administration of these programs and provides interpretation and explanatory materials for county welfare departments and employment program providers. The division also works with the legislature in crafting legislation pertinent to the programs it administers. In addition the division is project sponsor for various information technology projects which support the programs of the division. There are four Regional Advisors who are responsible for liaison with county welfare departments in their implementation of the CalWORKs and welfare related programs. |
Adoption 
TANF 