Title speaks for itself, and includes list of forms modified to reflect the CalLearn suspension. Current on-line version is missing the guidance, however, as it does not have the Q & A! [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalWORKs
ACL 11-58: CalWORKs: Clarifying Guidance For Changes To AB 98 Subsidized Employment Resulting From Senate Bill 72 (8/31/11)
A Q & A letter re: subsidized employment. Of note for advocates: discussion of work study and AB 98 eligibility; analysis of whether current AB 98 or grant-based OJT people can qualify under the new program; and a discussion of 2-parent AB 98 participant issues. [Download]
ACIN I-14-11E and 1-14-11: Application Processing Time Frame Requirements For The CalFresh And CalWORKs Programs (8/16/11)
The first letter clarified regular and emergency processing times; the Errata corrects the Expedited Services/CalFresh information. The notice also reminds counties that staff turnover and loss and workload increases don’t excuse late processing. The Errata focuses on how and when the 3 day time limit for expedited processing starts and by when benefits must issue. [Download]
ACIN I-51-11: CalWORKs Information Regarding EDD Debit Card (8/18/11)
Just explains that the movement to put State Disability Insurance (SDI), Paid Family Leave (PFL), and UIB onto a debit card doesn’t affect client verification. The transition to the debit card started July 12, 2011 and will be completed over a three-month period. UIB recipients will still get a payment stub to verify the amount and date of receipt. The only change is that there will no longer be a check attached to the payment stub and benefits will be directly loaded onto the individual’s debit card. [Download]
ACIN I-50-11: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan 2010 Certification (8/17/2011)
California’s 2010 state plan for administration of TANF was approved by the federal government for another two-year period, reaffirming that California is an “eligible state” and allowing the CalWORKs program to continue. Changes in this new plan included updating goals and objectives to reduce the teen birth rate, extension of foster care benefits for non-minor dependents up to age 21 (phased in over three years), assistance for recipients to train for work in the health care industry, increased collaboration with partner agencies to increase licensing and employment in the health care industry for recipients and short-term payments and services for participants of a San Diego County demonstration project. [Download]
ACL 11-57: California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and CalFresh Programs Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (8/11/2011)
You asked. They answered. In this letter CDSS provides answers to seven questions posed by welfare advocates regarding the CalWORKs program. Topics include the immunization exemption, processing of CalWORKs time limit extenders after removal from the assistance unit, compulsory school attendance and the obligation of workers to schedule annual redeterminations and recertifications. [Download]