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Social Security and SSI overpayments
Overpayments of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits happen when recipients get more benefits than they are entitled to. When there is an overpayment allegation, recipients have four options: Repay the overpayment Request an appeal Request…
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Child Care Family Fees changes
The California Department of Social Service (CDSS) has issued a Child Care Bulletin (CCB) to guide counties and contractors regarding the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 116. The bill authorized the restructuring of Family Fee Schedules and allows…
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Local Social Security Office Mobile Check-In
Social Security offices have enabled a Mobile Check-In feature. To use Mobile Check-in, clients scan the QR code at the Social Security office they are visiting to check in for both scheduled and unscheduled visits. The Mobile Check-in…
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Revised CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work exemption and time on aid forms
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued revised CW 2186A, CalWORKs Exemption Request, and CW 2184, CalWORKs 60-Month Time limit forms. Effective January 1, 2022, all pregnant CalWORKs recipients are exempt from Welfare-to-Work. Effective October 1,…
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ITIN and SSN requirements for IHSS applicants and recipients
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued instructions about In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) recipients as employers of their providers. The IHSS recipient is an employer of record of the provider. CDSS performs payroll and other…
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CalWORKs Domestic Abuse policies
The California Department of Social Services has updated its guidance and provided policy reminders regarding the support of domestic abuse survivors through the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program. Before the implementation of AB 2277,…
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Civil rights complaint language
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has updated its appeal language for civil rights complaints. There are three main changes to the appeal language. The first of these changes increases the amount of time CalFresh complainants have…
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Elimination of IHSS provider eligibility requirements for minor recipients
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding the end of In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) provider eligibility requirements for minor recipients. Previously, minors could only hire a non-parent IHSS provider if their parents were…
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IHSS and nonmedical out-of-home care, and unmet need
In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is available to persons who cannot remain in their own home without services. Persons who receive SSI can get an additional payment if they are in a non-medical out-of-home living arrangement. Individuals who…
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CAPI COLA
Effective January 1, 2024, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants benefits will increase by 3.2 percent. This increase is because of the Social Security and SSI 3.2 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) and the amount of CAPI benefits…