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]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
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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]
ACL 11-53: Letter of Intent (LOI) and County Plan to Request Participation in the Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP), the Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-PLUS), and/or The Transitional Housing Program-Plus-Foster Care (THP-PLUS-FC) (7/25/2011)
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 12, which expands foster care eligibility beyond age 18 for foster youth over the next several years, all counties are required to submit plans for the programs listed above which provide housing and supportive services for foster youth. [Download]
ACIN I-48-11: Instructions for the Annual Report for the Child Abuse Prevention Intervention and Treatment, Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention, Promoting Safe and Stable Families; and County Children’s Trust Fund Programs
This notice informs counties that their annual reports on four child abuse prevention and related programs are due in mid-October and provides instructions on compiling those reports. [Download]