Another one of those “must reads” for those doing Food Stamps. Too many issues to summarize, but this is THE place to go for TFS info. (There’s very little in the regs.) Learn about how going on TFS, then getting reinstated for CalWORKs in the same month, becoming approved in another household or otherwise losing eligibility (fleeing felon, IPV, etc.) affects TFS (not a pleasant answer: they reduce the HH size, but keep counting the income …), the interaction between a new FS application and the TFS benefits, adjusting TFS for worker error during the 5 months “protected” rate period, and more … [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations