IHSS Timesheet Generator
Enter your monthly authorized hours and get a day-by-day planning sheet in seconds, split into the two pay periods with weekly totals. Your planning sheet, not an official form.
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- Planning sheet, not an official form
- Made in your browser
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How the planning sheet works
Answer four questions
Live-in or not, the month, your monthly authorized hours, and (if you do not live with the recipient) the days you work.
The planner spreads your hours
It uses the same scheduling engine as the IHSS Planner: your hours are spread across the month so each Sunday-to-Saturday workweek stays within the weekly maximum.
Read it as two pay periods
The sheet lists every day of the 1st through the 15th and the 16th through the end of the month, with a total for each week and each pay period, and a blank column to write the hours you actually worked.
Print it, save it, or email it
Print it or save it as a PDF to keep beside you while you work. Then enter your real hours in the Electronic Services Portal when the pay period is done.
Why a planning sheet and not a timesheet
The official timesheet is completed and submitted by you and your recipient in the Electronic Services Portal, within two weeks after the pay period ends. This page cannot do that for you and does not try to. What it does is the planning that comes before: how many hours to work each day so the month adds up and no week goes over the weekly maximum. See how to fill out an IHSS timesheet and the timesheet violations guide.
Overtime is counted by workweek, Sunday through Saturday: hours above 40 in a workweek are overtime. The overtime guide explains it, and the paycheck calculator prices the hours you actually worked.
Questions about the timesheet generator
Is this an official IHSS timesheet?
No. It is your own planning sheet. It does not submit anything and it is not a CDSS or county form. Your official timesheet is entered and approved in the IHSS Electronic Services Portal (ESP), or by phone through TTS, and you enter only the hours you actually worked.
Where do I find my monthly authorized hours?
On the notice your county sends you about the recipient's authorized hours and services, the SOC 2271. The same notice shows your weekly maximum.
How are the two pay periods split?
The first pay period is the 1st through the 15th and the second is the 16th through the end of the month. Overtime is counted by workweek, Sunday through Saturday, so a week that crosses the 15th and 16th is shown on the sheet in both pay periods, with the whole workweek total underneath. See the pay periods guide.
Why is the planned total less than my authorized hours?
The planner spreads your authorized hours across the month without going over the weekly maximum. If the month does not have enough room under that maximum, the sheet says how many hours do not fit. Check your county notice, and try the full planner for more than one recipient.
Can I plan more than one recipient, travel time or an exemption?
Not on this page. It plans one recipient. The IHSS Planner handles two or more recipients, travel time and the weekly-hours exemption.
What happens to my schedule and my email?
The sheet is made in your browser. Nothing is sent unless you use “Email me my schedule”. Then we send the sheet once to the address you type and we do not save the schedule or the hours. The free pay period calendar is a separate box that is never ticked for you. See the privacy page.
Sources
- CDSS All County Letter 16-01 (January 7, 2016) Overtime at one and one-half times the regular rate over 40 hours per workweek; the workweek defined; the weekly maximum (monthly authorized hours divided by four, 66 hours for multiple recipients). (read October 30, 2026)
- CDSS IHSS Provider Resources The two pay periods, the 1st through the 15th and the 16th through the end of the month; providers and recipients sign and submit timesheets in the Electronic Services Portal. (read October 30, 2026)
- CDSS IHSS Program Provider Enrollment Agreement, SOC 846 (10/19) Item 2: the timesheet must be completed and submitted within two weeks after the pay period ends. (read October 30, 2026)