Form CW 74 at a glance
What it is: Permanent Housing Search Document, California Department of Social Services, CW 74.
Who signs: Sign on the Signature line and enter the Date.
To get Temporary Shelter (TS) payments, you must look for Permanent Housing (PH) for each day you get a TS payment. You may get TS for a maximum of 16 days in a row.
A filled-in Form CW 74 example: a filer lists three housing contacts
How to fill out Form CW 74, box by box
Case Name, Case Number, EW Name/Number and EW Phone
Enter the Case Name, Case Number, EW Name/Number and EW Phone.
The list of people you talked with
You must talk to a person who could rent to you for each day you get TS. If you can't talk to a person on one day, you can talk to two people the next day to make up.
You must keep a list of each person you talked with by filling in the information. If you need more space, use the back of the form.
For each person, enter the Date of Contact, Address, Person Contacted and Phone and This place wasn't rented because.
Signature and Date
With the Signature, you authorize the County to verify the information in this form as needed to show that I am looking for Permanent Housing.
Sign on the Signature line and enter the Date.
More rules for Form CW 74
You must give proof that your TS payment was spent for shelter.
Sources
[1] Form CW 74 (7/12), Permanent Housing Search Document, California Department of Social Services (the Official source link on this page).