Transmits informational flyers developed by the FNS in English and Spanish for counties to use as a tool to help raise awareness of increased food stamp benefits, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Counties are encouraged , but not required, to use these handouts. [Download]

The mass change notice includes information about the elimination of the child care cap of $175/$200; exclusion of tax preferred savings for education and retirement accounts; loss of benefits in an inactive Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account and usage of paper coupons ending on June 18, 2009. If counties use this notice, they must Prior to duplication, County Welfare Departments (CWDs) must ensure it contains the county-specific address that clients should use to send written state hearing requests. CWDs may opt instead to notify households via the news media or may post this information in certification offices, issuance locations or other sites frequented by certified households. [Download]

Counties not participating in the FSET program must submit data for inclusion in California’s statewide FSET plan. The non-FSET handbook consists of a template and instructions. [Download]