{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-18456","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 18456","heading":"","body":"“Relief” means assistance in cash or in kind provided to individuals or families to relieve hardship and destitution.\nRelief to a person includes relief to his dependents, but relief does not include hospital or medical care.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [18000. - 18999.98.]","CHAPTER 8. Relief Law of 1945 [18450. - 18524.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [18450. - 18460.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"51de6d7d4ac7aeda189d788595c2e4b8af84b1e422fe270dd475c089993e90a1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-18455","next":"us-ca/wic-18457"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}