New form to deal with the transition of CalLearn from welfare to work (during the temporary suspension) back to being its own program again, as well as some additional data categories. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Author: Jodie Berger
ACIN I-22-13: CalWORKs: Final Regulations On AB 98 Subsidized Employment (5/1/13)
Transmits the new (final) regulations, previously implemented through ACL, on the AB 98 changes. SB 72 expanded the eligible population for AB 98 funded wage subsidies and increase the duration of qualifying job placements. Also, AB 98 participants who reapply for cash assistance are considered current recipients for the purposes of CalWORKs eligibility income and work requirements if reapplying within three calendar months of the SE placement. [Download]
ACL 13-34: The Independent Living Program (ILP) Annual Narrative Report And Plan For Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2012 (4/26/12)
Sets out the the updated ILP Annual Narrative Report and Plan for FFY 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012) for completion by counties. [Download]
ACL 13-31: Foster Youth Credit Reports (4/19/13)
Instructions for :
• Requesting credit reports on behalf of minors;
• Providing assistance to Non-Minor Dependents (NMDs) in requesting their credit reports;
• Ensuring minors and NMDs receive assistance in interpreting their credit reports and clearing any inaccuracies; and
• Documenting the above in the case file. [Download]
ACL 13-35: Heat And Eat Program (4/24/13)
A tweak to the “Heat and Eat” program described in ACL 12-61, to remedy the fact that some homeless households with income were losing benefits. Since the intent of Heat and Eat is to increase benefits, CWDs are instructed to determine which deduction should be used in the CalFresh budget calculation for the homeless household so as to not adversely affect the household’s benefits. If the homeless shelter deduction, vs. the SUA, is more advantageous, that would be used. Homeless households adversely impacted by use of the SUA rather than the homeless shelter deduction should have their benefits recalculated using the correct deduction retroactively to January 1, 2013. These households get the LIHEAP benefit either way. [Download]
ACL 13-32: Modified Categorical Eligibility/Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility And Elderly/Disabled CalFresh Households (4/24/13)
An important add-on to ACL 12-62, explaining that if a household with seniors/people classified as disabled are above 200% FPL (the financial cut off with the feds for Categorical Eligibility), the county must still process the application to determine if the household is eligible. Why? Because these households have no gross income limit (as well as having no excess shelter cap and being eligible for out of pocket medical expenses), and thus could be eligible even if above 200% FPL. The county would need to determine if they are below the $3k resource limit. Which is one of the only times (other than when looking at Expedited eligibility) that resources matter for CalFresh. [Download]