Evidently, this ACIN was necessary to remind counties that they actually need to process the fingerprint images they collect from applicants to find possible fraud or administrative error. In case anyone was not clear on this, the act of imaging the fingerprint is not enough to detect and prevent fraud. In the event this ACIN needs further clarification, CDSS is also offering training resources to counties. [Download]

This ACL clarifies that Haitian Orphans entering the U.S. after January 12, 2010 with a Form I-94 (Arrival-Departure Record) or with a visa showing they have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence are immediately eligible for food stamps, providing all other requirements for eligibility are met. Sponsor deeming does not apply for these children, nor does the five-year residency requirement. [Download]

The Food Stamp Review and Advisory Team (FRAT) is at it again, with even more questions and answers about Food Stamps. This installment covers how to count weekend days for purposes of expedited food stamp processing, whether to exclude child support payments by a spouse from SSI/SSP funds from income, a couple of state-to-state travel issues, when to remove a child from the food stamp household when he or she is removed and placed in another home, a complicated pro-rating scenario, unavailability of food stamps to a mother whose children are in foster care but stay with her part of each week and exclusion of “Assets for Independence” funds from resources. [Download]