Federal law allows states to establish a minimum amount of an overissuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to collect because collection below that amount is not cost effective. Based on that authority, effective June 1, 2019, the minimum overissuance amount for establishing CalFresh overissuance claims is increased to $400. The new overissuance threshold does not apply to intentional program violations or overissuances discovered through quality control review. The new policy also does not affect cases where the household is currently receiving benefits because the threshold does not affect collection by CalFresh grant adjustment. Claims established before June 1, 2019 are not affected by the new overissuance establishment threshold.
Counties must implement a manual process to determine whether to establish a claim on a closed case until automation is developed and implemented. (ACL 19-50, May 28, 2019.)