This year’s COLA (MBSAC and Income In Kind levels) is 2.98%. The new MBSAC levels are to be used in determining applicant financial eligibility for those families that apply for CalWORKs on or after July 1, 2012. [Download]

The following regulation packages are open for public comment, through 8/29/2012.

AB 98 Subsidized Employment as amended by SB 72 and AB106 (CalWORKs Program), ORD No. 0312-01

CalWORKs 48-Month Time Limit and Good Cause Exemption (SB 72 and AB106), ORD No. 0412-03

CalWORKs Earned Income Disregards for Determining Eligibility and Grant Amounts for Recipients, ORD No. 0512-05

The 2011 list of California Tribal Reservations and Rancherias that have provided information on unemployment of adults at 50 percent or higher for the federal TANF and CalWORKs time limit exemption. [Download]

The reg package to implement SB 1341 (to expand the use of CalWORKs restricted account to include saving for rent payments or to secure permanent housing) is open for public comment.  Comments are due/hearing will be held July 11, 2012.  [Download]

More information on policy changes regarding CalWORKs overpayment collections from minors. (A follow up to ACL 12-02.)  This ACL
requires that CWDs terminate OP collections from another segment of the CalWORKs population. As of January 6, 2012, CWDs may no longer recoup prior OPs from any minor who becomes a member of a new Assistance Unit (AU) when the OP occurred while the minor was a member of the previous AU. That’s right – no collections from AU’s if the OP is following a minor!

This also includes stopping all current collection actions via grant adjustment or other collection methods and to prospectively forego pursuit of OP repayment from minors who moved from an overpaid AU to a new AU, including barring reduction of June 2012 grants for this population.   More instructions about retros to follow.  [Download]