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Unticking CalWORKs clock for zero participation months
CDSS has issued guidance about unticking months on the 24 month time on aid clock for adults with zero participation hours. Months should be unticked from the 24 month time on aid clock if, for any six consecutive…
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IHSS provider overtime rules
CDSS has issued guidance implementing limitations on overtime and travel for IHSS providers to be effective February 1, 2016. Welfare and Institutions Code Section 12300.4 sets a specified number of hours per week an IHSS provider can work…
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Computation of CalWORKs and CalFresh overpayments and overissuances
NOTE: This ACL is superseded in part by ACL 24-23, summarized here. It no longer applies to CalFresh overissuances. CDSS has changed its policy regarding computation of CalWORKs overpayments and CalFresh overissuances. The amount of an overpayment or…
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New child support online application
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) is releasing a new on-line application that is scheduled for implementation in December, 2015. The application, called Virtual Interactive Online Application for Child Support Services (VIOLA), will be the single…
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Residency for CalFresh
CDSS has issued guidance on determining residency for purposes of CalFresh eligibility. CDSS states that counties cannot have a durational residency requirement, cannot require a fixed mailing address, and cannot require intent to permanently reside in the county…
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End of CalFresh change reporting
Currently, migrant and seasonal worker households, homeless household and households in which all adults are elderly or disabled are subject to change reporting, that is reporting all changes in household income or composition within 10 days. SB 79…
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CalFresh COLA
CDSS has issued the CalFresh cost of living increase for Federal Fiscal Year 2016. Effective October 1, 2015, the maximum CalFresh grants increases to $194 per month for a one person household with similar increases for larger households.…
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Welfare-to-work satisfactory progress determination
CDSS has issued guidance on determining satisfactory progress in an assigned welfare-to-work (WTW) activity. The guidance states that the satisfactory progress standard for each activity must be stated in the WTW plan. If an individual is not making…
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CalFresh fleeing felon and probation violation rules
CDSS has issued new rules about when persons can be disqualified from CalFresh for being a fleeing felon violating a condition of probation and parole. These rules comply with new federal regulations issued at 80 Fed. Reg. 54410.…
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CalWORKs for disaster victims
CDSS has issued instructions regarding CalWORKs issues for disaster victims. The instructions reiterate several important facts of the CalWORKs rules as they relate to disasters including: 1) the county must accept statements under penalty of perjury when documents…