The first of several ACL’s implementing the 2011 budget trailer bill Social Services cuts. This one reviews the all grants (all regions, exempt and non-exempt MAPs) grant cut and the reduction of the earned income disregard (the first disregard is cut from $225 to a maximum of $112 — the 50% disregard remaining in place). The new chart for the MBSAC (standard of need) is adjusted upwards for the COLA. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
CalWORKs
Educational Awards/Scholarships and Eligible Teens’ Exemption (comments were due by 1/14/04)
These emergency regulations exempt as income any awards or scholarships provided by a public or private entity to, or on behalf of, a CalWORKs child based on the child’s academic or extracurricular achievement or participation in a scholastic, educational, or extracurricular competition. It also exempts from welfare-to-work 16 and 17 year olds who graduated High School or obtained a GED, and who are enrolled or are planning to enroll in a post-secondary education, vocational, or technical school training program. [Download]