CalWORKs

ACIN I-31-13: CalWORKs: SB 1041 Reengagement Requirements And The Optional New Young Child Exemption (6/25/13)

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A supplement to ACL 13-01, this Notice goes over more details about the “reengagement population” — those parents and caretakers who were exempt for a child 12-23 months old or two children under 6, as of 12/2012.  This group also gets the comprehensive discussion of the new rules.  It clarifies the “exempt volunteer until reengaged” rule (exempt individuals who had been volunteering can continue to participate as volunteers if a WTW plan was signed before January 1, 2013, with Counties honoring those WTW plans and revising or developing new plans for these volunteers, as appropriate, until the county reengages the individual. The signing of a new plan as a volunteer does not meet the reengagement requirements and the client is not considered reengaged.) It also goes over the reengagement process and the new “at the discretion of the caretaker” young child/once in a lifetime exemption.  [Download]

ACL 13-46: CalWORKs Program And CalFresh: Changes In The Treatment Of Federal Tax Credits And Refunds (6/10/13)

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As a result of passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, there are two major changes for counties: 1) federal tax credits and refunds received on or after January 1, 2013, are  permanently excluded
as income when determining eligibility and benefit amount in the CalWORKs and CalFresh programs; and 2) these tax credits and refunds are  also  disregarded as a resource for 12 months from the date of receipt. [Download]