Get cash assistance for immigrants

Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)

Verified Information

The Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) provides cash assistance to senior, blind, and disabled legal non-citizens ineligible for Supplemental Social Security Income or State Supplemental Payment (SSI/SSP) due to their immigration status.

Applying for benefitsDisability benefitsEmergency financial assistance

What to do next

Ways to connect

Go in person

You may file a CAPI application at any DPSS District Office. However, all CAPI applications will be processed at the Metro North District Office.

DPSS Metro North 38, 2601 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057

Call 866-613-3777

Call for more information about the application process.

Visit this link - https://dpss.lacounty.gov/.../capi.html

Visit link for more information, and to access and print an application.

Details

Documentation Needed to Enroll

You must provide proof of age, identity, immigration/non-citizen status, SSI ineligibility or pending SSI application status, proof of residency, proof of income, property/resources, and affidavits of support (if applicable).

ADA Accessible

Yes

Free

Yes

Available Languages

Armenian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Persian, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

Counties Served

Los Angeles

Eligibility requirements

Eligibility Requirements

Immigrant/Refugee, Must reside in California. Must be 65+ or blind or disabled, must be a non-citizen. Must be ineligible for SSI/SSP solely due to your immigration status. Income limits apply.

Citizenship Requirements

No citizenship requirements

External Link:https://dpss.lacounty.gov/en/cash/capi.html