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CalWORKs Time Limit Exemption for Indian Country Residents
CalWORKs has a time limit exemption for Indian Country residents where at least 50 percent of adults are not employed. The California Department of Social Services did a survey to determine which Indian Country areas qualify for this…
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MFG Repeal
The California Department of Social Services has informed counties that the legislature has repealed the CalWORKs Maximum Family Grant (MFG) rule. Effective January 1, 2017, no child will denied aid because the child was born into a family…
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CalWORKs MAP increase
The CalWORKs Maximum Aid Payment (MAP) will increase by 1.43% effective October 1, 2016. CDSS has directed counties to notify recipients of the change to their grant no later than September 20, 2016. CDSS also directed the computer…
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Child support referrals for ARC recipients
The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions about child support referrals for Adult Relative Caregiver (ARC) recipients. ARC cases can be referred to the local child support agency for child support enforcement and ARC benefits can…
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IHSS provider enrollment
The California Department of Social Services has issued information about new regulations implementing IHSS provider enrollment rules and procedures. These rules and procedures include 90 days to complete the provider enrollment process with a possible 45 day extension…
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Benefits eligibility for persons paroled as refugees
The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions about benefits eligibility for persons paroled as refugees. The immigration status paroled as a refugee is a category of parole that includes persons who enter the United States under…
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The Work Number
The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions about using an employment verification service called The Work Number. After counties execute contracts and Memoranda of Understanding, they can use The Work Number for initial and ongoing CalWORKs…
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Extraordinary circumstances exception to IHSS provider workweek and travel time limitations
The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions about the extraordinary circumstances exception to IHSS provider workweek and travel time limitations. The extraordinary circumstances exception is available to providers who work for two or more recipients and…
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Violations for exceeding IHSS provider workweek and travel time limitations
The California Department of Social Services has issued instructions about violations for IHSS providers who exceed workweek and travel time limitations. Those limitations are described in ACL 16-01. A violation of the workweek and travel time limitations occurs…