A little late for the holidays, and perhaps influenced by front page SF Chronicle coverage, but DSS has ordered the counties to immediately terminate all current collection actions against current adults or emancipated minors who were minors at the time the CalWORKs overpayment occurred. This means NO grant reduction, tax intercept or other collection methods, and to prospectively forego pursuit of repayment from these adults or emancipated minors. More info and regulations changes will be forthcoming. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
overpayments
ACL 11-80: CalWORKs): New And Revised Overpayment Notice Of Action (NOA) Messages (11/28/11)
Two new and nine revised OP notices, to properly explain 1) the discovery of an overpayment without an accompanying grant reduction. This will happen when the current grant amount is correct and grant adjustment cannot yet begin due to quarterly reporting rules (grant or because the county is already collecting on a separate ; 2) to notify clients that grant adjustment will now begin on a previously noticed overpayment; 3) excess property overpayments (revised to be more clearly worded and to explain “good faith” budgeting). Until these forms are translated, clients in the “supported” languages of Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, and written Chinese should be sent a GEN 1365 (notice of interpretation rights) with the untranslated notices. [Download]
ACIN I-68-11: CalWORKs) Program: Compromising Or Suspending Collection Of Non-Fraudulent Overpayments (10/4/11)
A reminder to counties that regulations permit compromising the amount or suspend the collection of non-fraudulent OPs in the CalWORKs program when it is not cost-effective to pursue them, and set out some suggested standards. [Download]