Catching up with business practices, CalWORKs and CalFresh will now be able to accept E-signatures and telephonic signatures. No more mailing back for signatures! Counties will need to develop procedures. Counties are not required to do this process, but may be able to get federal funding for it as part of the ACA implementation [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalWORKs
ACL 13-69: TANF and CalWORKs Time Limit Exemption For Recipients Living In Indian Country Where The Unemployment Of Adults Is 50 Percent Or Higher (9/20/13)
CDSS did a survey re: “Indian Country” and 50% unemployment, in order to determine areas where the 48 month CalWORKs (and 60 month TANF) time limits are tolled. The results are included. Individuals who lived in these areas during 2012 qualify for the time limit exemption. [Download]
ACL 13-71: Implementation Of The Work Incentive Nutritional Supplement (WINS) Program Automation (9/10/13)
Working (or otherwise meeting TANF work requirements) and getting CalFresh? Have a minor child related to you (in the CalWORKs-sense) in the household? Not on CalWORKs? You may be eligible for a WINS food benefit (EBT Card) supplement and help California with it’s federal TANF work participation rate! Best yet, it is automatically issued if eligible, without any further being asked of CalFresh families. [WINS is a win-win program. Ok, you can groan.] Read all about it. [Download]
ACL 13-68: CalWORKs: Fourth Set Of Questions And Answers For SB 1041 CalWORKs WTW Program Changes (9/10/13)
Part of the series of Q & As to explain the details of the radical changes to CalWORKs welfare to work brought about by SB 1041. Goes over hours of participation, ed activities, general 24 month time clock Q’s, and transition issues. [Download]
ACL 13-70: CalWORKs Implementation Of Safety Net, Drug Felon And Fleeing Felon Aid Codes (9/6/13)
Passing on the new aid codes for CalWORKs safety net cases and cases with ineligible adults based on drug felony conviction and fleeing felon determination. The new codes are because these cases are now funded in the new separate state program outside of the existing federal TANF and state MOE funding structure for CalWORKs. These cases are are not subject to a CalWORKs participation requirement, were required to be included in California’s WPR calculation. Since these are no longer TANF cases, their removal will help the state meet its federal work participation rate. [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]