Keeping your Benefits

To keep your General Assistance benefits you may need to complete a semi-annual report, redetermination, and any mandatory mid-year reports.

  • Semi-Annual Report (SAR 7)

You may be required to submit a semi-annual report, which includes submitting a SAR 7 Form with required verifications every 6 months to report changes in circumstances such as changes in income, resources, household composition, and/or expenses, that may impact eligibility.

You can find out if your SAR 7 is due here.

You can submit your SAR 7 online here.

Additional options for ways you can submit your SAR 7 and/or any required verifications include:

  • Mailing to any of the Alameda County Social Services Agency offices.
  • Bringing in person to any of the Alameda County Social Services Agency offices.

Download Printable Blank SAR 7 Forms here:
(English, Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Farsi, Additional Languages)

Blank SAR 7 Forms are also available at Alameda County Social Services Agency offices.

  • Redetermination

You are required to complete a redetermination every year, which includes completing an interview with an eligibility worker and submitting the redetermination form and required verifications.

You can find out if your redetermination is due here.

You can submit your redetermination application form online here.

You can submit required verifications and most GA redetermination application forms online here.

Note: The original signed Form SSP 14 must be returned via mail or in-person and cannot be submitted online.

Additional options for ways you can submit your redetermination application form and/or any required verifications include:

  • Mailing to an Alameda County Social Services Agency office.
  • Bringing in person to an Alameda County Social Services Agency office.

Download Printable Blank Form 90-16 here.

GA redetermination packet forms are also available at Alameda County Social Services Agency offices.

Mid-Year Reporting Requirements

For General Assistance there are certain changes that need to be reported at any time during the year, within 10 days of the change.

It is mandatory to report the following changes within 10 days:

  • Any changes in income
  • Anytime you have any changes that might affect your eligibility

How to Report Changes

Online

You can submit reports of changes online here.

By mail

You can mail reported changes to:

    P.O. Box 12941
    Oakland, CA 94604

By phone

You can report changes over the phone at (510) 263-2420 or 1-888-999-4772.

By Fax

You can report changes by faxing them to (510) 670-5095.

Note: There is not a required method to submit a mandatory mid-period report, however you may use the Form SAR 3 to report your change.