Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS)

A system that stores information necessary to make eligibility decisions for a variety of benefit programs. Currently SAWS is being operated through three (3) Consortia: Los Angeles Eligibility, Automated Determination, Evaluation and Reporting (LEADER) Consortium, Welfare Client Data System (WCDS) Consortium (also known as CalWIN), and Consortium IV (C-IV)