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ACL 11-05: Computation Of Income For Households With An Elderly Or Disabled Member (2/22/11)

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This letter clarifies certain CalFresh rules regarding households with aged/disabled members, and updates the dependent care rules.  Covered topics:

  • The definition of an elderly/disabled household;
  • No 130% Gross Income Test for aged/disabled;
  • Excess Medical Deduction;
  • Discussion of the 165% Gross Income Limit when an elderly or disabled household member lives with others and, due to a disability, is unable to purchase and prepare meals with other household members;
  • Correct sequence of deductions when computing net income for a CalFresh household.

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ACL 11-17: Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage For Participants In The CalWORKs Program And The CalFresh Employment And Training Program (2/16/11)

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Updated information on Worker’s comp for CalWORKs and CalFresh E & T.  Worker’s comp covers CalWORKs And CFE&T activities “including but not limited to”  Unpaid Work Experience, Unpaid Community Service, and Subsidized Employment. Claims information and processing details. [Download]

ACL 11-13: CalWORKs And CalFresh Changes In The Treatment Of Federal Tax Credits And Refunds In The CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs (2/2/11)

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Instruction to CWDs regarding changes in the way federal tax credits and refunds will be treated in the CalWORKs and CalFresh Programs, as a result of passage of H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief Bill. Regulations currently require that income tax refunds be treated as non-recurring lump sum payments and counted as resources in the month received. Effective December 17, 2010, counties must exempt all federal income tax credit and refund payments from resource consideration for CalWORKs and CalFresh applicants and recipients for 12 calendar months starting with the month of receipt of the payment. (It’s already exempted as income). CWDs must also exempt all EITC and Making Work Pay Credit payments as income and resources for 12 calendar months, regardless of whether the HH had been participating in the CalFresh or Food Stamp Programs at the time of receipt. [Download]

ACL 11-11: Expansion Of Modified Categorical Eligibility For CalFresh To All Non-Assistance CalFresh (NACF) Households (1/27/11)

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On February 1, 2011, Modified Categorical Eligibility (MCE) is expanding to all NACF households! This means that any household (those with children, ABAWD’s and aged/disabled) that got/gets a PUB 275 brochure (or is told where to find it online) can get CalFresh benefits without regard to resources.  If the CWD is unable to implement MCE for all NACF applicant households on February 1, 2011, CWDs must restore lost benefits as soon as administratively feasible. [Download]

ACL 11-06: Sponsor Deeming, Indigent Noncitizen Determination And Sponsor Income Verification (1/12/11)

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The long awaited for clarifying letter on indigent sponsor deeming in CalFresh. FNS clarified that California’s policy was not correct, and the letter rescinds it. Counties cannot request verification of income from the sponsor prior to making the indigency determination, based on income actually received. If the immigrant reports receiving income from the sponsor, but the sponsor won’t verify it, the county is to accept an affidavit. Reviews “opting out” and how to treat immigrants who choose not to apply for themselves, and that there is never deeming to children (and other deeming limits.  Counties, when taking action on cases, or at recertification, are to reviews sponsored noncitizens cases to see if they were inappropriately denied an indigent exemption. If so, the county should issue corrective benefits. [Download]