§ 18999

In enacting this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish, for the 2016–17 fiscal year, the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program under which counties assist homeless Californians with disabilities to increase participation among individuals who may be eligible for disability benefits programs, including 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.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 25, Sec. 32. (AB 1603) Effective June 27, 2016.)