The ACL transmits the newly developed reporting form and instructions to report on AB 98 subsidized work. The first report month will be January 2009, with the final report month, December 2010. AB 98 provides for reimbursement to counties choosing to participate in this program. (Reimbursement is for 50% of the CalWORKs recipient’s wage subsidy, outside of the county Single Allocation, when the recipient is participating in subsidized employment.) In order for counties to claim the additional funds, the county program must limit wage subsidies to a maximum of six months for each recipient and the amount of wage subsidies claimed outside of the Single Allocation may not exceed 50 percent of the maximum aid payment for the assistance unit of which the recipient is a member. [Download]

All those burning questions answered. Examples include: When does an “incident of homelessness” end? anticipated income as countable for Total Monthly Income; eligibility when shelter is available at no cost; the impact of new household members mid-quarter, and more. [Download]

An invitation to this year’s Summit, 12/08 in San Francisco. Super-sessions focus on work participation. [Download]

This contradictory letter confirms that ACL 99-65, which directed counties to treat as CalWORKs participation “holiday periods of one week or less, if the employer, provider or work activity site is not open” remains in effect, yet states that counties may, and are encouraged to, assign participants to bridging activities during periods when the participants’ normal activities are temporarily unavailable, including holiday breaks. [Download]