Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000 - 18999.98]
( Division 9 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. ) PART 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [18000 - 18999.98]
( Part 6 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. ) CHAPTER 17. Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program [18999 - 18999.6]
( Chapter 17 added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 25, Sec. 32. ) 18999.
In enacting this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program under which counties, tribes, or combinations of counties or tribes assist Californians with disabilities who may be experiencing homelessness, to increase participation among individuals who may be eligible for disability benefits programs, including, but not limited to, the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (SSI/SSP), the federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, and veterans benefits provided under federal law, including disability compensation.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 126. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.)