More SB 72 budget cuts: this Notice implements the CAPI cuts effective July 1, 2011. The payments will be reduced to the minimum allowable level under federal maintenance of effort requirements. Chart attached. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACL 11-39: CalWORKs Program: New Incremental Grant Reductions (IGRs) For Certain Child-Only Cases (5/19/11)
This ACL acts as emergency regulations implementing the budget cuts regarding “child only” cases. The letter defines which cases are impacted, and the timing (61st, 73rd, and 85th months on aid, based on child on aid the longest) of the cuts, and noticing requirements. If NOAs cannot be issued by May 31, 2011, overpayments would be incurred for the month of July 2011. However, because those July overpayments will not be cost-effective to establish and recover, CWDs may forgo overpayment determinations and collection efforts. [Download]
ACIN I-27-11: IHSS Plus Option (IPO) CWDA Regional Meeting Questions/Comments And Answers (5/16/11)
Q & A’s (mostly about social worker form completion and CMIPS), plus a chart showing the maximum hours for each IHSS program. [Download]
ACIN I-25-11: Calculating Net Income For CalFresh (4/29/11)
This is a “mind your Q’s and P’s” letter, that reminds counties that in calculating CalFresh, the budget must include exact dollars and cents. The final figure shall be rounded down for calculations that end in 1 through 49 cents and rounded up for calculations that end in 50 through 99 cents. [Download]
ACL 11-36: Suspension Of The CalWORKs Cal-Learn Program For FY 2011-12 (4/21/11)
More budget cut fall out: This explains the temporary demise of CalLearn, and how the pregnant and parenting teens will be folded into welfare to work. Includes new notices of the changes and appointment letters. Teens still must get their diploma or GED, still get bonuses, will face WTW sanctions (instead of a flat $100 penalty) and will not have case management services. [Download]
ACL 11-35: New Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (KIN-GAP) Program Caseload Movement Report (4/29/11)
A new form for federal Kin-GAP cases, to supplement the existing state form. [Download]