The manual has been revised to modify the period of time in which student loans may be exempt from inclusion in and individual’s property reserve to one year from the date of receipt. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
H 09-13 and PIH 09-36: Supplemental Information to Application for Assistance Regarding Identification of Family Member, Friend or Other Person or Organization Supportive of a Tenant for Occupancy in HUD Assisted Housing (9/15/09)
This joint notice relates to the implementation of Section 644 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 that requires PHAs and owners to provide as part of the application for assistance a form in which applicants or tenants, at their option, may identify third parties that may be contacted to assist in the delivery of any service or special care or in resolving tenancy issues. The notice include a link to the aforementioned form. PHAs and owners were given 90 days from the date the joint notice was issued, which runs December 14, 2009, to implement this requirement. [Download. Note: This link is to the general 2009 PIH Notice page on HUDCLIPS. Once on this page, scroll down to the appropriate notice.]
ACWDL 09-58: Statutory changes in the CDSS program for payment of medical recognized expenses, including its elimination effective October 1, 2009 (11/24/09)
The share of cost buy-out program is being eliminated due to statutory changes to the CDSS program. Payment of Medi-Cal
Recognized Expenses (MRE) for Personal Care Services Program and In-Home Supportive Services, Plus Waiver program recipients are eliminated as of October 1, 2009. This letter has attached DSS ACL 09-47 which contains more details. [Download]
ACWDL 09-57: 2009 ARRA making work pay credit (11/24/09)
Any credit or refund allowed or made pursuant to the making work pay credit (Title I, ยง 1001 of the ARRA), shall be exempt income for the month of receipt and shall be exempt property for the following two months for the purposes of determining Medi-Cal eligibility or SOC. [Download]
ACWDL 09-56: Increase in SGA from $980 per month to $1000 per month effective January 1, 2010, for non-blind individuals (11/24/09)
The federal SGA amount will increase to $1000 effective January 1, 2010. Counties will retroactively redetermine Medi-Cal eligibility based on disability if a case has been denied erroneously due to a delay in implementing the new SGA amount. SGA rules do not apply to blind individuals, Medi-Cal beneficiaries who return to work after disability has been approved, or to applicants of the Medi-Cal 250% Working Disabled Program. [Download]
ACWDL 09-55: Treatment of payments to Filipino veterans made from the Filipino veterans equity compensation fund (11/24/09)
Any payment to Filipino veterans made from the Filipino veterans equity compensation fund, shall be considered exempt as income in the month received and may not be used to compute Medi-Cal SOC. These payments are also exempt as property to the extent that the funds are retained and kept identifiable. Any negative decision made based on these payments should be rescinded and redetermined. [Download]