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Reasonable Accommodations in RCA, ECA, and TCVAP programs
County Welfare Directors (CWDs) must ensure equal access to Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Entrant Cash Assistance (ECA), and Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Program (TCVAP) cash aid for individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations may involve waiving rules or…
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Reasonable accommodations in CalWORKs program
County Welfare Directors (CWDs) must ensure meaningful access to CalWORKs and Welfare-to-Work (WTW) programs for individuals with any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities, regardless of whether a disability is formally diagnosed. Importantly, County…
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Funding for HDAP, Bringing Families Home and Home Safe programs
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced that a total of $209.4 million in new one-time funding has been allocated for the 2025-26 fiscal year for housing and homelessness programs. These funds come from the Budget Act…
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CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program Revised Implementation Date and Eligibility Criteria
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided information about the implementation date of the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program (MNB Pilot). CDSS also announced revised MNB Pilot program criteria. The required automation for the MNB…
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Child care family fees
The California Department of Social Services has issued the new child care Family Fees Schedule effective July 1, 2025. The Family Fees Schedule applies to seven different subsidized child care programs. Fees must be assessed at initial certification,…
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Income eligibility for subsidized child care
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has released the new Schedule of Income Ceiling which determines eligibility for state subsidized child care. It is effective for families enrolled after July 1, 2025. CDSS has also released the…
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CalFresh changes in federal reconciliation bill
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided information about changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, knows as CalFresh in California) as a result of H.R. 1, the federal budget reconciliation act. The act…
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CalFresh Timeliness Standards
The California Department of Social Services has issued clarifications about CalFresh timelines. For initial applications, after an application is filed, County Welfare Department (CWD) must process the application as soon as possible, but in no later than in…
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Social Security use of occupational information in disability determinations and hearings
Social Security can use Vocational Specialists (VS) and Vocational Experts (VE) as sources of job-related evidence. Since 2000, SSR 00-4p required adjudicators to identify and explain any conflicts between VS and VE testimony and the Dictionary of Occupational…
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CalWORKs Child Care Program Extended to 24 Months
The California Department of Social Services has released new guidance for the extension of CalWORKs Child Care eligibility from 12 months to 24 months. Families enrolled in CalWORKs Child Care program after January 1, 2025 will receive child…