The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has informed counties that, effective June 24, 2020, CalFresh and housing subsidies will not count as income for purposes of determining eligibility for the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) indigence exception to sponsor deeming. Counties must reassess and reverse any CAPI denials based solely on inclusion of housing subsidies or CalFresh in determining eligibility for the sponsor deeming indigence exception that were issued by the county on or after June 24, 2020.
The requirement not to count housing subsidies or CalFresh in determining eligibility for the indigence exception to sponsor deeming applies to any hearing or rehearing effective June 24, 2020. (ACL 20-79, July 7, 2020.)