ACIN I-40-11: Program Information Regarding AB 12 And The Extension Of Foster Care To Age 20 (7/1/11)

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AB 12 made two major changes to foster care. The first allows for Kin-GAP Program benefits to be eligible for Federal Financial Participation (FFP). This was implemented via ACL 11-15. The second major provision extends foster care up to age 21 for young adults who meet the federal participation criteria for continued eligibility after age 18, including those served under a State-Tribe IV-E agreement and supervised by probation.

Former foster youth who are in the Kin-GAP program and youth in the Adoption Assistance Program are also eligible for extended benefit payments provided the guardianship was established, or the initial adoption agreement, was signed when the youth was at least 16 years old and one of the eligibility criteria is met.

The extension of foster care and other payment benefits is effective January 1, 2012, up to age 19, and January 1, 2013, up to age 20. Extension of foster care and other payment benefits up to age 21 is effective January 1, 2014, contingent upon legislature appropriation.

The intent of this ACIN is to explain the basic framework of EFC, not to direct counties on how to implement it. Multiple ACLs and All County Information Notices (ACIN) will be released to further explain procedures for implementing AB 12. [Download]

 

SNAP Regulation Comment Period Open

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Through close of business on Tuesday, July 5th, USDA is accepting public comment on proposed SNAP regulations that implement major provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill and address some additional program priorities.  Either for commenting, or for general edification, FRAC’s Information sources help pull SNAP participation data and food hardship for your state.

ACIN I-38-11: NOA Requirements For Aged EBT Accounts (6/22/11)

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A review of EBT purging rules and the Notices that must go out (and when) to start the process, with the NOAs attached. Once benefits are expunged, they are permanently gone and cannot be restored.  NOAs are required when 1)  10-Day Notice in the month prior to the account benefits becoming dormant when an EBT balance exists (i.e., one cent or more) for either CalFresh or cash; 2)  After an account has become dormant, counties have the option of sending a NOA informing the cardholder that benefits will be removed if they have not been used for 365 days.

A NOA is not required to be sent for an aged CalFresh or cash account with a zero balance, or prior to account benefits reaching an inactive status, or when account benefits have been expunged.  [Download]

ACIN I-29-11: Juvenile Court Jurisdiction: Services And Benefits (6/16/11)

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Information on implementing SB 945, which requires that notice to former foster children ( W&IC 300 or 727) of services to which they may be eligible.  This includes availability of federal and state programs that provide financial assistance, housing, and educational resources for which the person may be eligible; and information about the availability of federal and state independent living program for youth 16+. [Download]

 

 

ACL 11-46: SSI/SSP Recipients In Suspended Status And Eligibility To CalFresh (6/17/11)

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California got a federal waiver, expanding access to CalFresh.  SSI rules provide that if eligibility is terminated for certain reasons, the person is “suspended” for 12 months, so they don’t have to reestablish disability if the basis for the termination ends.  However, federal rules provide that in Cash-Out states (California), people on SSI suspend status remain ineligible for SNAP.  Effective June 23, 2011, people who were suspended from SSI because of state budget cuts or federal lifetime limits for refugees, should be eligible. The basis for the suspension must be verified.  [Download]