A little late for the holidays, and perhaps influenced by front page SF Chronicle coverage, but DSS has ordered the counties to immediately terminate all current collection actions against current adults or emancipated minors who were minors at the time the CalWORKs overpayment occurred. This means NO grant reduction, tax intercept or other collection methods, and to prospectively forego pursuit of repayment from these adults or emancipated minors. More info and regulations changes will be forthcoming. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalWORKs
ACL 11-88: CalWORKs IRT For Quarterly Reporting (12/30/11)
Latest chart of what triggers the reporting in this waning year of Quarterly…. [Download]
ACL 11-80: CalWORKs): New And Revised Overpayment Notice Of Action (NOA) Messages (11/28/11)
Two new and nine revised OP notices, to properly explain 1) the discovery of an overpayment without an accompanying grant reduction. This will happen when the current grant amount is correct and grant adjustment cannot yet begin due to quarterly reporting rules (grant or because the county is already collecting on a separate ; 2) to notify clients that grant adjustment will now begin on a previously noticed overpayment; 3) excess property overpayments (revised to be more clearly worded and to explain “good faith” budgeting). Until these forms are translated, clients in the “supported” languages of Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, and written Chinese should be sent a GEN 1365 (notice of interpretation rights) with the untranslated notices. [Download]
ACL 11-78: CalWORKs: : Extending Benefits To Non-Minor Dependents (11/30/11)
Part of a series of letters implementing AB 12, which extends foster care to youth who meet certain criteria, through age 20 (at this point). This lettter sets out the basic “non-minor dependent” requirements for extended foster care. [Download]
ACIN I-75-11: CalWORKs Employment Bureau Policy Interpretation Request Guidelines And Analyst Assignments (11/17/11)
Information about the policy interpretation request process for counties to ask DSS policy questions. Not available for advocates (who use the WARRA process). [Download]
ACWDL 11-34: Section 1931(b) and new CalWORKs Time Limits As a Result of Senate Bill 72 (08/17/11))
This letter clarifies that beneficiaries experiencing a CalWORKs reduction or termination as a result of SB 72 should maintain Medi-Cal eligibility. SB 72 reduced the CalWORKs time-on-aid for adults from 60 months to 48 months. If any beneficiary becomes ineligible for CalWORKs solely because of the time limit changes, the county must transition these individuals to Section 1931(b) Medi-Cal and use the CalWORKs case information for the Medi-Cal case file until the next annual re-determination. [Download]