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]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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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]
ACIN I-49-13: Title XX Social Services Block Grant Pre-Expenditure Report (8/22/13)
Just sends on the report sent to HHS that summarizes Title XX expenditures, program responsibilities, and the population served. [Download]
ACIN I-46-13: Option To Modify County TANF Work Participation Rate E2Lite Sample Size For Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014 (8/13/13)
County option to provide workload relief in gathering WPR data. [Download]
ACIN I-45-13: CalWORKs Employment Bureau Policy Interpretation Request Guidelines And Analyst Assignment (8/9/13)
Title speaks for itself. [Download]