CDSS has issued questions and answers about Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) for CalWORKs recipients. Highlights of these questions and answers include
- ESE funds cannot be used for dental services, glasses or tattoo removal, but non-prescription glasses and tattoo removal can be ancillary supportive services.
- ESE funds cannot be used for the 25% match for federal work study placements, but can be used for CalWORKs work study placements.
- ESE can be used for workers’ compensation costs and backgrounds checks but not for physicals or uniforms.
- Counties can place a recipient in a second ESE placement if the first ESE placement does not use all six months of ESE eligibility, but counties must determine on a case-by-case basis if that placement is appropriate.
- Youth can participate in ESE either as their welfare-to-work participation or as exempt volunteers, but Non-Minor Dependents are not eligible for ESE.
(ACL 17-03, January 25, 2017.)