Interested in what your county is doing with its Family Stabilization form? The new FSP 14 form will be used to track that information. (The form is not yet posted on the forms site link provided…) [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACIN I-56-14: FFY 2015 Resource Limit Adjustments And Increased Quality Control Tolerance Level For Small Errors – Effective October 1, 2014 (9/11/14)
The non-aged/disabled property limit was increased to $2,250; the aged/disabled remains at $3250. Given the Categorical Eligibility is applicable to all cases, this has no current impact on clients. [Download]
ACIN I-55-14: Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Income Eligibility Standards And Allotments – Disaster Guidance Attachment – Effective October 1, 2014 (9/11/14)
Releasing the new D-Snap income and deduction tables. [Download]
ACL 14-63: Households Eligible For CalFresh, But Entitled To No Benefits (9/16/14)
Instructions on the treatment of households with three or more members who are categorically eligible (CE) to CalFresh, but whose net income would not entitle them to receive any benefits. It is possible for the household to be gross income eligible, as a result of CE, but actually not entitled to receive benefits due to their level of net income. Reviews the initial month and subsequent month rules for 3+ HH’s as well as the rules for the smaller households. [Download]
DHCS MEDIL I 14-47: Deactivating Aid Code Programming in Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System (MEDS) and Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) (9/19/14)
DHCS issued this MEDIL regarding aid code deactivation in the SAWS and MEDS systems. Pre-ACA programming will stay active in both systems until further notice. When all beneficiaries are transferred to MAGI aid codes, counties will receive instructions on the deactivation of the older aid codes.
ACL 14-58: CalWORKs): Five Percent Increase To The Maximum Aid Payment (MAP) Levels (9/22/14)
Information about the 5% increase to the CalWORKs Maximum Aid Payment, effective April 1, 2015. This policy change must be automated into the consortia systems by the effective date. If the MAP increase cannot be modified, CWDs must put a policy in place that will ensure CalWORKs recipients receive the MAP increase and are appropriately and timely notified of changes. The increase may change the income reporting threshold, and that change must also be noticed. [Download]