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ACIN I-33-05 – Implementation of Fry v. Saenz Court Order (June 21, 2005)
This letter includes the revised regulations regarding CalWORKs for children who will not graduate by their 19th birthday because of a disability. The regulations provide that the children remain eligible for benefits until they graduate, turn 19, or…
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Administrative Notice 05-21 – Same Sex Marriage and Civil Unions; Effect on Food Stamps (May 10, 2005)
Though not currently applicable to California (though possibly soon, given the ruling in Lockyer v. City and County of San Francisco finding the ban on same sex marriages unconstitutional), of interest. The Office of General Counsel has concluded…
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New NAFS Form
Time to give some credit to the state. There’s a new form out, advising non-cash aid food stamp (NAFS) recipients about the new “income threshold” rule for food stamps. Basically, if you are NAFS and voluntarily report your…
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Emergency Regulations for Fry case
The emergency regulations are posted for the Fry case, setting out coverage for children not graduating before their 19th birthday because of a disability. Children on SSI, who receive Regional Center or Special Ed (with an Individual Education…
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Medi-Cal Emergency Regulation R-32-00E – Estate Recovery (March 23, 2005).
Have a low-income client who is an heir on the receiving end of the estate of a deceased Medi-Cal beneficiary, but the estate is subject to repayment for the deceased person’s Medi-Cal costs? That client, my friend, may…
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ACL 05-08 – Expansion of Eligibility for Relatives of Victims of Trafficking (April 1, 2005)
The categories eligible under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act have been expanded. They now include the spouse, children, victim’s parents, and single minor siblings if the victim was under 21 at the time the T Visa application is…
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ACIN I-16-05 – Food Stamp Questions and Answers (April 4, 2005)
Useful tidbits, such as: households maintain categorically eligibility for Food Stamps for the entire period covered by a CalWORKs diversion payment; beginning date of aid and verification issues; discontinuing food stamps after Inter-County transfer in the world of…
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ACIN I-17-05 – Questions and Answers – Food Stamps for Drug Felons (April 5, 2005)
Useful guidance on beginning date of aid, terminations for subsequent convictions, and clarification that minors “convicted” of drug felonies are not barred from food stamps (only adults). [Download]
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ACL 05-04 – Exclusion of Military Income in the Food Stamp Program Due to Deployment of Military Personnel to a Combat Zone (March 11, 2004)
Effective October 2004 (yup, as in last fall), Combat Zone pay can be excluded as income for Food Stamps (NOT CalWORKs). Other than the fact that this impacts a number of LSC eligible clients, you should read this…
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Administrative Notice 05-13
Naughty states (California?) apparently were charging employment support services payments as an “unsubsidized employment” component of FS employment and training. This Administrative Notice reminds states that FS E&T funds are meant to help FS E&T program participants prepare…