Releasing the new D-Snap income and deduction tables. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Author: Jodie Berger
ACL 14-63: Households Eligible For CalFresh, But Entitled To No Benefits (9/16/14)
Instructions on the treatment of households with three or more members who are categorically eligible (CE) to CalFresh, but whose net income would not entitle them to receive any benefits. It is possible for the household to be gross income eligible, as a result of CE, but actually not entitled to receive benefits due to their level of net income. Reviews the initial month and subsequent month rules for 3+ HH’s as well as the rules for the smaller households. [Download]
ACL 14-58: CalWORKs): Five Percent Increase To The Maximum Aid Payment (MAP) Levels (9/22/14)
Information about the 5% increase to the CalWORKs Maximum Aid Payment, effective April 1, 2015. This policy change must be automated into the consortia systems by the effective date. If the MAP increase cannot be modified, CWDs must put a policy in place that will ensure CalWORKs recipients receive the MAP increase and are appropriately and timely notified of changes. The increase may change the income reporting threshold, and that change must also be noticed. [Download]
ACL 14-55: Termination Of State Funding For Supplemental Security Income Advocacy Programs (SSIAP) For Cash Assistance For Immigrants (CAPI) (9/10/14)
Announcing the demise of state funding reimbursement for SSI advocacy for CAPI folks to transition to SSI. The funding was set to expire years ago, and was repeatedly extended, and intended to cover immigrants of age 65 or older, who entered the U.S. before August 22, 1996, and allege a disability. [Download]
ACL 14-61: CalWORKs: Family Stabilization (FS) Program Guidance, Notices, And Request Form (9/2/14)
Additional guidance on the Family Stabilization (FS) program, a new
request form, and notices. A county may provide FS program participants with services, including housing assistance, for so long as they meet the CWD’s criteria for the FS program as set forth in the CWD’s FS plan. Clients may request FS services at any point in their 24 month WTW clock, via the new FSP 1 form. [Download]
ACL 14-62: Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Program 99/3/14)
This letter passes on information regarding SB 855, which clarified that commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) whose parents or guardians failed or were unable to protect them may fall within the description of 300(b) and be adjudged as dependents of the juvenile court. The Legislature also established a state-funded county CSEC Program to be administered by CDSS that counties may opt into. The DSS is spending 1.75 million (not a typo!) to provide training of county workers and out of home caregivers, which will cover awareness and identification of children who are commercially sexually exploited, or who are at risk of being commercially sexually exploited. An additional $750,000 is also provided for the training of foster youth to help them recognize and avoid commercial sexual exploitation, for those counties that elect to participate in the CSEC Program. $2.5 million for FY 2014-15 will be allocated to participating counties for protocol development and capacity building for services to commercially sexually exploited children. [Download]