General Relief (GR) is a cash assistance program funded by the County of Orange. It provides temporary cash aid to eligible indigent adult lawful residents who do not have custody of any minor children and do not qualify for Federal or State funded cash aid programs.
GR is a loan. The County will ask former recipients to repay GR from a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) retroactive award. The County may ask former recipients to repay GR from other money they have, but only after meeting the basic support needs of him or herself and his or her family. For former recipients who have worked in the CalFresh Employment & Training (CalFresh E&T)/ General Relief Work Program (GRWP) that work will be counted to reduce the amount of repayment obligations.
General Relief assistance consists of three classifications:
• Employables
• Conditionally Employables (CE)
• Incapacitated

