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Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Excluded from CalFresh Income Calculations
On June 11, 2026, the Department of Social Services released ACL 26-42 on CalFresh Treatment of Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits. Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits are excluded from CalFresh (SNAP) income calculations. These benefits, reimbursing specific health-related items or…
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CalFresh Implementation of HR1 Changes to Noncitizen Eligibility: Questions and Answers
CDSS has issued additional policy clarification on the implementation of House of Representatives 1 (HR1) as it relates to the eligibility of noncitizens for CalFresh Benefits. The clarification is provided in a question and answer format. [ACIN 26-29]…
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Use Of Income, Employment, and Work Hour Verification Tools: The Work Number And Truv
As of June 8, 2026, CDSS is changing the workflow for verification of income, employment, and work hours in two ways. [ACL 26-37] First, CDSS uses a consumer credit report called The Work Number (TWN) to verify work…
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Non-Exempt Vehicle Limit Increase
Effective July 1, 2026, the maximum value limit for non-exempt vehicles will increase for applicants/recipients of CalWORKs and three other programs. The new limit will be $33,626 (in equity value). Any equity value above that amount will count…
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CDSS directs counties to discontinue use of promissory notes for overpayment collection
Acknowledging that inclusion of promissory notes along with CalWORKs overpayment notices of action constituted an unlawful demand in violation of its regulations (MPP Section 44-351.1), CDSS directed counties to stop sending such agreements to reimburse. Recipients may still…
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Welfare to Work’s altered “flow”
Beginning in 2014, CDSS implemented AB 74, which changed the sequence of activities for CalWORKs Welfare to Work (WTW) participants provided in Welf. & Inst. Code Section 11320.1 in order to better serve individuals who face significant barriers to…
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Instructions to determine IHSS eligibility for “non-disabled” people with MAGI Medi-Cal
Under the ACA, 19 to 64 year olds who are neither disabled nor blind can be eligible for Medi-Cal if if their modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is below a certain amount. There are several MAGI aid codes,…
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High unemployment stops the CalWORKs clock in Indian Country
After conducting a survey on the unemployment rate of adults in federally recognized tribes, CDSS has determined which tribes experienced an unemployment rate of 50 percent or higher in 2013, providing CalWORKs and tribal TANF recipients exemptions from the…
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New CalWORKs form for self-certifying motor vehicle value
CDSS released the CW 80 in February, which is to be used by CalWORKs applicants and recipients to report the equity value of motor vehicles owned by the assistance unit. Only equity value in excess of $9,500 is…
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Foster child caseworker visit rule changes codified
Senate Bill 382, which took effect in January 2014, changed requirements for monthly caseworker visits with foster children. The provisions of the bill are now part of amendments to Welf. & Inst. Code Section 16516.5 and 16516.6. In…