ACL 05-18 – COLA for the MAP and MBSAC for CalWORKs and Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Programs (July 22, 2005)

Silver lining to the budget bad news. Although it suspended the COLA for two years, since the was not approved as of July 1, 2005, the COLA went through for July. CalWORKs and RCA folks will get a one-time corrective underpayment “as soon as administratively possible.” The Food Stamp Program will treat this payment as a resource. [Download]