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Providing CalWORKs supportive services via contractors
WTW participants are eligible to receive supportive services, including child care, transportation, and ancillary expenses. If supportive services are not provided, the participant has good cause not to participate. The California Department of Social Services has informed counties…
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Requirement to use CW 80 Self-Certification Form for Motor Vehicles
The California Department of Social Services has issued a reminder that counties must use the CW 80 Self-Certification Form for Motor Vehicles for CalWORKs applicants and recipients. The CW 80 form must be used at application and redetermination…
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CalFresh Employment and Training Screening and Referral Requirement
Counties are responsible for screening and referral of CalFresh applicants and recipients to the CalFresh Employment and Training program as part of the certification process. California Department of Social Services criteria for referral includes all CalFresh applicants and…
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CalFresh Transitional Nutrition Benefit recertifications are starting November 2023
The Transitional Nutrition Benefit (TNB) program provides food benefits for households that became ineligible for CalFresh because of the addition of a household member who was previously excluded from the CalFresh household because they received Supplemental Security Income…
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Revised WTW 5 form to reflect changed Welfare to Work pregnancy exemption
Effective January 1, 2022, all pregnant CalWORKs recipients are exempt from Welfare to Work participation. Pregnancy verification is no longer required prior to granting the Welfare to Work exemption. The exemption may continue for the duration of the…
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Eligibility Disqualifications for Certain Convicted Felons and New Attestation Requirements
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance regarding a federal regulation change to CalFresh eligibility that imposes new disqualifications for certain convicted felons. These new disqualifications do not change the rules regarding fleeing felons and probation…
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New income limits for subsidized child care programs
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has notified counties and child care and development contractors of the new income limits for all direct service and voucher-based child care and development contracts administered. It reflects the State Median…
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SSI eligibility for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Parolees
The Social Security Administration has provided instructions for processing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who are paroled into the United States by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Individuals under…
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Disaster CalFresh July 2023 San Luis Obispo County
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance and information regarding implementation of Disaster CalFresh for San Luis Obispo County. Disaster CalFresh provides one month of temporary food assistance to households affected by natural disasters who were…
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End of Homeless Assistance eligibility because of COVID-19
The California Department of Social Service (CDSS) has informed counties of the end of CalWORKs Homeless Assistance (HA) eligibility because of COVID-19. In general, families can only receive HA once per year. However, there is an exception to…