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Eligibility criteria and instructions to counties on Approved Relative Caregiver program
Relative caregivers of foster children who are not eligible for federal foster care payments may be eligible for an equivalent payment through the Approved Relative Caregiver (ARC) program if their counties elect to participate in the program. While…
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New required language in CalWORKs notices related to failure to provide proof of eligibility
Upon request, or upon notice that a person requires accommodation due to a disability, counties must assist CalWORKs applicants and recipients to obtain required benefit eligibility evidence if the applicant’s or recipient’s good faith efforts to obtain the…
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Required hard-copy documentation for IHSS inter-county transfers
Resolving what must have been a heated dispute between various counties when processing inter-county transfers of IHSS cases, CDSS has verified that, notwithstanding the fact the form is not listed among required forms in the Manual of Policies…
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Guidance for counties on the Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) Program
County welfare departments have submitted numerous questions to CDSS about the CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) Program, which was established to increase the number of subsidized employment placements provided by the counties for CalWORKs recipients who are required…
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Counties to implement new CalWORKs Stage 1 child care benefit notices and forms
Several new forms and notices for Stage 1 child care, revised to comply with current regulations and to be more easily understood by recipients, were sent to the counties on November 13, 2014. ACL 14-85.
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New video for IHSS providers and recipients on timesheet changes in 2015
CDSS has made available a new online video, available in English, Spanish, Armenian and Chinese, that demonstrates how providers are to document overtime and travel time that will be compensable beginning January 1, 2015. The video explains the…
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Changes to how counties will calculate CalWORKs participation hours
Beginning July 1, 2014, counties must determine whether or not a CalWORKs recipient has met his or her hourly participation obligations by using a weekly average per month rather than a weekly minimum number of hours. Workers should (1)…
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ACIN I-50-11: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State Plan 2010 Certification (8/17/2011)
California’s 2010 state plan for administration of TANF was approved by the federal government for another two-year period, reaffirming that California is an “eligible state” and allowing the CalWORKs program to continue. Changes in this new plan included…
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ACL 11-57: California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and CalFresh Programs Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (8/11/2011)
You asked. They answered. In this letter CDSS provides answers to seven questions posed by welfare advocates regarding the CalWORKs program. Topics include the immunization exemption, processing of CalWORKs time limit extenders after removal from the assistance unit,…
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ACL 11-56: Public Authority Administrative Allocation For Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-12 and the Establishment Of An Allocation Of $3,000 General Fund For Public Authority Advisory Committee Expenses to the Public Authorities in Accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 12301.6 (7/29/2011)
This letter provides the general fund allocation amounts by county for administrative costs associated with In Home Supportive Services Programs. [Download]