A reminder to counties to submit the annuanl CalFresh Participants by Race/Ethnicity reports. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalFresh / SNAP
ACIN I-54-13: Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Statewide Waiver For FFY 2014 (8/30/14)
Good news out of bad news. California has received a statewide waiver of the Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD) work requirement for Federal Fiscal Year 2014, effective from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Based on exceeding 10% unemployment. [Download]
ACIN I-55-13: Annual CalFresh Program Survey Of Operations And Access – FY 2011-12 (8/30/13)
Results of last CalFresh access survey, and transmission of new one. [Download]
ACL 13-67: Final County Instructions For Implementation Of AB 2013, EBT Electronic Theft (8/30/13)
Electronic theft occurs when a recipient (or authorized representative) has not lost physical possession of their EBT card and money is stolen from their EBT account electronically (skimming). The CDSS protocol includes a reporting form, timelines for county review, instructions regarding when a referral for investigation is made, and notice of action language. The programs covered by the protocol are: CalWORKs and all Welfare to Work supportive services, Refugee Cash Assistance, CAPI and county administered GA/GR) in counties that distribute GA/GR using EBT. [Download]
ACIN I-50-13: Traditional And Modified Categorical Eligibility (8/23/13)
An overview of the different types of CalFresh categorical eligibility and the rules that apply. [Download]
ACIN I-41-13: FFY 2014, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Limited Utility Allowance (LUA), And Telephone Utility Allowance (TUA) –Effective October 1, 2013 (7/31/13)
Notice that the SUA and LUA went up, and the TUA stays at $20. [Download]