Announcing the revised CalFresh Expedited Service Quarterly Statistical Report DFA 296X. The form has been revised to change the name from Food Stamps to CalFresh and (more importantly) to reflect compliance with Assembly Bill 1359. NOTE: the form will be posted “by 9/30/13” and is not yet available on line. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalFresh / SNAP
ACIN I-48-13: Annual CalFresh Participants By Race/Ethnicity Group Reports (8/12/13)
A reminder to counties to submit the annuanl CalFresh Participants by Race/Ethnicity reports. [Download]
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]