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ACL 07-31: Food Stamp Simplification – Clarification Of The $50 Child Support Disregard And “19 Year Old” Student Earnings Exclusion (9/7/07)
Another oops. Last August, CDSS provided instructions on the changes made to align Food Stamps with CalWORKs. This included how to treat the $50 child/spousal support pass-through and student income. Only problem was that the Food Nutrition Services…
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ACL 07-13E: Correction re: Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program Enhancements (8/9/07)
Oops. ACL 07-13E had a tiny error. Like what the eligibility requirement is for the program! It erroneously stated that to be eligible youth needed to be 12 continuous months with a legal guardian. Turns out the CORRECT…
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ACL 07-29: Access To Case Records And Use Of Manual Workarounds (8/17/07)
A redux of the 2006 letter, given the on-going problems… Unrestricted access, regardless of how the file information is kept, and “in spite of the challenges … of automated information.” It even mentions that there “may be” a…
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ACIN I-44-07:Changes To SAWS 2 Form Regarding Utility Cost Information (8/22/07)
Food Stamp Simplification changes the rules re: utilities. Now, the SAWS2 (application) has been changed to reflect those new rules. However, CDSS has advised counties they may use existing form stock until depleted, as long as they are…
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ACL 07-17: Adoption: Sibling Mutual Consent Program
Information on the new rules making it easier for adopted children to find and contact their siblings. [Download]
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ACIN I-42-07: Food Stamp Q & As (8/9/07)
More of those pressing Food Stamps questions answered. Useful stuff like sponsored immigrant eligibility when the sponsor won’t cooperate (12 months through CalWORKs, before the immigrant is cut off, but FS can continue); Transitional Food Stamps (TFS) when…
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Errata to ACIN I-32-07E: Clarification To ACIN I-32-07: Reporting Methodology For TANF Work Participation Rates (8/6/07)
An errata to an errata, special for welfare nerds. And those of you in the position of convincing workers to leave recipients with disabilities and caring for disabled household members alone, as they are not part of the…
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ACIN I-41-07: SB 1569 (Human Trafficking/Benefits) , Post-Implementation Questions And Answers (8/8/07)
A much needed follow up on ACL 06-60, with policy clarifications about the implementation of the provision of public assistance to victims of trafficking. Recognizing the sensitivity of the issue, there is an attached suggested screening tool, and…
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ACIN I-38-07: Tribal TANF And Child Care Interface
Info on funding, and coverage of child care services to folks in Tribal TANF. [Download]
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ACL 07-25 (6/25/07) CalWORKs 60-Month Time Limit Exemption For Recipients Living In Indian Country
CalWORKs exempts recipients living on Tribal Reservations and Rancherias where unemployment is higher than 50%. This is the list of the areas that triggered the exemption in 2006. Impacted counties are: Amador, Amador, Butte, Del Norte, Eureka, Humboldt,…