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Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Intercounty and Interstate cases
The California Department of Social Services has provided guidance regarding eligibility for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program) for intercounty and interstate foster care placements. When a child or parenting youth is placed…
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End of CalFresh Comparable Disqualification
Previously, California imposed a comparable CalFresh disqualification when an individual was sanctioned for noncompliance with CalWORKs welfare-to-work, Unemployment Insurance, or substitute programs such as General Assistance and Refugee Resettlement programs participation requirements. Effective May 15, 2025, the California…
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GetCalFresh sunset
The California Department of Social Services has issued updated information about the sunset of the GetCalFresh online application tool. GetCalFresh is being sunsetted because the BenefitsCal online application tool is now fully functioning. The SAR-7 submission function, and…
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Extension of CalFresh waiver to combine reminder notice and notice of adverse action for periodic reporting
California has been granted an extension of the federal waiver which allows counties to combine the reminder notice and the notice of adverse action for failure to complete semi-annual reporting to April 1, 2030. This notice is sent…
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Reduction in eligibility period for RCA, ECA, and TCVAP cash assistance
The eligibility period for Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Entrant Cash Assistance (ECA), and Trafficking and Crime Victims Program (TCVAP) cash assistance is reduced to 4 months for individual’s whose eligibility start date is on or after May 5,…
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Emergency Child Care Bridge program work and instruction hours
The Emergency Care Bridge Program provides child care for foster children for a limited time via payment or voucher if work or school responsibilities prevent resource families from providing care when the child for whom they have care…
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Social Security changes Title II overpayment withtholding rate to 50%
Effective April 25, 2025, the default withholding amount from ongoing Title II (Social Security Disability and derivative) benefits to recoup overpayments will be 50% of the monthly benefit. The 50% rate will begin unless the individual requests a…
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Implementation of CalWORKs Homeless Assistance changes
Two changes in the CalWORKs Homeless Assistance program that were delayed pending automation are now implemented. Effective March 5, 2025, CalWORKs Homeless Assistance eligibility is expanded to include families who receive any eviction notice. Previously, CalWORKs Homeless Assistance…