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ACL 11-05: Computation Of Income For Households With An Elderly Or Disabled Member (2/22/11)

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This letter clarifies certain CalFresh rules regarding households with aged/disabled members, and updates the dependent care rules.  Covered topics:

  • The definition of an elderly/disabled household;
  • No 130% Gross Income Test for aged/disabled;
  • Excess Medical Deduction;
  • Discussion of the 165% Gross Income Limit when an elderly or disabled household member lives with others and, due to a disability, is unable to purchase and prepare meals with other household members;
  • Correct sequence of deductions when computing net income for a CalFresh household.

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ACL 11-15: New Kin-Gap Program Requirements (1/31/11)

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Effective January 1, 2011,the Kin-Gap program is enhanced. New improvements include:

  • Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for foster children placed with an approved relative guardian who are Title IV-E eligible, and providing for a parallel state funded Kin-GAP Program for foster children placed with an approved relative who are not Title IV-E eligible;
  • Reducing the length of time that a court-dependent child must reside in the approved home of the prospective relative guardian while under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or a voluntary placement agreement from 12 to 6 consecutive months;
  • Continued eligibility for Kin-GAP regardless of the state of residence
    of the relative guardian and child;
  • Requiring the county child welfare agency, probation department, or Title IV-E agreement tribe to enter into a binding written agreement with the relative guardian;
  • Allowing the above entities and the relative guardian to renegotiate the payment amount based on the changing needs of the child and the circumstances of the relative;
  • Allowing entry into the Kin-GAP Program under a voluntary placement agreement with an approved relative that resulted in a guardianship being established in juvenile court under W&IC section 360; and
  • Extending Kin-GAP benefits to age 21 for a youth who has a physical or mental disability that warrants the continuation of assistance.

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ACIN I-100-10: CalWORKs Program: Implementation Of Homeless Assistance Program Regulations (12/3/10)

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More final regs… This ACIN transmits final regulations amending the CalWORKs Homeless Assistance (HA) Program to implement AB 335, to include a DV exception to the “once in a lifetime” limit on HA. The new rules were initially implemented through ACL 08-42; the final regulations became effective on September 25, 2010.  The new rules permit recipients to verify DV with a sworn statement, unless the CWD documents in writing an independent, reasonable basis to find the recipient not credible.  The DV may be verified by a sworn statement for up to two periods of temporary HA payments and two payments of permanent HA. The CWD is required to immediately inform HA program recipients (based on DV), of the availability of DV counseling and services, and refer them to services upon request, and provides for an offer of a “homeless avoidance plan.” [Download]

ACIN I-101-10: CalWORKs: Final Regulations On Inter-County Transfer (ICT) Process (12/3/10)

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Sending on the final regulations amending the face-to-face and verification requirements for non-needy caretaker relatives getting CalWORKs on behalf of a court dependent child (and who is not receiving federal Foster Care), who are in an Inter-County Transfer. The law was initially implemented through ACIN I-05-09, dated January 20, 2009. The final regs were effective September 25, 2010. The sending county must provide documentation to the receiving county verifying caretaker relative status and foster care placement authority.  [Download]

ACL 10-13: Elimination Of The Eight-Month Time Limit For Afghan And Iraqi Special Immigrants (11/16/10)

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The Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 , enacted on December 19, 2009, extends benefits for Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrants (SI’s). These folks are now immediately and continuously eligible for SNAP benefits, and are treated as refugees, provided that other program eligibility requirements are met. They are no longer subject to the eight-month federal limit. The change in policy is effective immediately. SI recipients whose eight-month period expired and who were not eligible for or transitioned to CFAP must reapply, and their benefits are not retroactive. SI recipients who are currently in their eight-month certification period must be transitioned to federal CalFresh for their 12-month certification period; SI recipients who are receiving CFAP benefits must be transitioned to federal CalFresh; SI applicants or recipients who were denied, due to the expiration of their eligibility time period, on December 19, 2009 or thereafter should have their denials reconsidered to the extent they were otherwise eligible. [Download]