IHSS in Butte County: Phone Number, Pay Rate & How to Apply
Everything specific to Butte County — current provider wages, your Public Authority, and how to appeal a Notice of Action.
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Overview
Butte County's IHSS program is administered through the county's Department of Employment and Social Services, with the Butte County Public Authority serving as Employer of Record and maintaining a registry of screened providers for the Chico and Oroville areas.
Butte County offers a dedicated FLSA training program for both providers and recipients covering overtime rules, travel time pay, and workweek limits, reflecting the county's active approach to provider education.
Clara has Butte County’s contacts and current wage, and can explain how hours are decided.
How to apply for IHSS in Butte County
To apply for IHSS in Butte County, call the county IHSS office. A social worker will take your application and arrange an in-home assessment.
Butte County IHSS phone number
There is no statewide online IHSS application — applying means phoning your county. All Butte County contacts →
The application form (SOC 295)
The state's written application is form SOC 295, Application for In-Home Supportive Services. You can fill it in ahead of time.
Open the SOC 295 form (PDF)Opens on the CDSS website. The form goes to Butte County, not to the state, so call the number above to ask where to mail, fax or bring it.
Once you apply, the county schedules an in-home assessment. A social worker scores how much help you need with each task, and those scores decide your monthly hours — see how the Functional Index ranks work. If your hours are later denied or reduced, you have appeal rights with deadlines: how to appeal a Notice of Action. Becoming a paid provider is a separate process — start with the Provider Hub.
Butte County by the Numbers
Statewide, 925,481 Californians received IHSS in July 2026, averaging 119 authorized hours a month. Source: CDSS IHSS Program Data.
How Butte County has changed
11 months of official CDSS program data, Jan '24 to Jul '26.
Where should you start?
Pick the path that matches where you are right now.
Provider pay in 2027 in Butte County
Not published yet
Butte County has not published a provider pay rate for 2027.
California's minimum wage rises from $16.90 to $17.40 an hour on January 1, 2027. County IHSS wages are built on the state minimum wage, so no county's rate can be lower than that.
- To confirm your rate, call the Butte County main IHSS line
- (530) 552-6161
Sources: California Department of Industrial Relations, News Release 2026-66. Checked October 7, 2026. Counties publish new rates through the autumn, so confirm before you plan around this. IHSSHours.com is independent and is not part of the county.
Provider orientation in Butte County
Not stated online
The county's pages do not describe orientation or say whether it is online or in person.
How to start: If an IHSS recipient wants to hire you, the county says to call the Butte County Public Authority or visit its website.
Call Butte County's main IHSS line and ask how new providers complete orientation.
- Butte County Public Authority (toll free 855-398-8899)
- 530-538-7538
- Butte County main IHSS line
- (530) 552-6161
Source: Butte County, checked October 5, 2026. Counties change how they run orientation, so confirm before you go. IHSSHours.com is independent and is not part of the county.
Provider Wage & Public Authority
- Current hourly wage
- $17.90/hr
- Public Authority
- Butte County IHSS Public Authority
- IHSS Main Line
- (530) 552-6161
- Toll-Free
- 1-855-398-8899
- Public Authority Registry
- (530) 552-6163
Wages are reviewed periodically — Butte's rate rose $0.65/hr in January 2026. Confirm your current rate directly with the Butte County Public Authority before relying on this figure.
Check your weekly max as a Butte County provider → Pre-filled with the county average of 111 authorized hours a month (CDSS) — swap in your recipient's number.
Local Notes & Quirks
- Paid travel time between recipients: Butte County providers working for multiple recipients get paid for up to 7 hours per week of travel time when going directly from one recipient's home to another.
- Dedicated FLSA training: The county offers scheduled IHSS FLSA provider/recipient training appointments specifically covering overtime rules, workweek limits, and travel time — call the toll-free line and select option 1 to schedule.
- Above-average recent increase: Butte's wage rose $0.65/hr heading into 2026, a larger jump than the roughly $0.40/hr standard annual increase most counties received.
Butte County IHSS — Common Questions
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Figures are from CDSS program data (July 2026) and the CDSS county wage sheet (IP Effective 10-1-2026). County averages describe a caseload, not an entitlement — how we calculate estimates.
Appealing a Notice of Action in Butte County
If Butte County reduces, denies, or terminates your IHSS hours, the appeal process is governed by state regulation — the same 90-day deadline applies regardless of county:
- You have 90 days from the date on your Notice of Action to request a State Hearing
- Call the State Hearings Division at 1-800-743-8525 to request a hearing
- Or mail a written request to: California Department of Social Services, State Hearings Division, P.O. Box 944243, Sacramento, CA 94244
- Requesting your hearing before the Notice of Action's effective date preserves Aid Paid Pending — meaning you keep your current hours while the appeal is decided
For free legal help with a Butte County IHSS appeal, Disability Rights California can be reached at 1-800-776-5746.
County data last updated 2026-10-07 · CDSS program data July 2026, wages IP Effective 10-1-2026.
