CalFresh / SNAP
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Use Of Income, Employment, and Work Hour Verification Tools: The Work Number And Truv
As of June 8, 2026, CDSS is changing the workflow for verification of income, employment, and work hours in two ways. [ACL 26-37] First, CDSS uses a consumer credit report called The Work Number (TWN) to verify work…
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Implementation of HOPE Trust Accounts
The State of California has created HOPE Trust Accounts for eligible children in foster care. Eligible participants are either: 1) A child who enters foster care before age 18, has been in foster care for 18 months, and…
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Expansion of waiver for CalFresh denials for missing verification
California has a federal waiver which allows counties to deny a CalFresh application before the 30th day after the application is filed when the applicant does not provide requested verification within 10 days of the request. See ACL…
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Benefits eligibility when public interest parole expires
The California Department of Social Services has released guidance regarding benefits eligibility for public interest parolees when their parole status expires or is terminated. Individuals paroled into the United States are eligible for CalWORKs. If an individual’s parole…
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Revised CalFresh work rules oral script
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has released an updated version of the CalWORKs work rules oral script. The updated version removes the CalFresh Employment and Training section, and reflects changes to the CalFresh time limit and…
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HR 1 Work Requirements Questions and Answers
The California Department of Social Services has released Questions and Answers about HR 1 CalFresh work requirements. Counties cannot implement policy changes in HR 1, including screening under the modified HR 1 exemptions from work requirements, until June…
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CalFresh ABAWD Handbook Version 3.0 released
The California Department of Social Services has released the CalFresh Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents Time Limit Handbook Version 3.0. The new handbook updates time limit waivers, work related policies, time limit exemptions, satisfying work and community engagement…
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Associate and Bachelors degree programs now count as CalFresh LPIEs
In general, students who are enrolled in an institution of higher learning at least half time are ineligible for CalFresh. There are several exceptions to that rule. One of those exceptions is when the student is in a…
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Processing of Recipient IEVS matches
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) issued guidance regarding processing of matches from the Recipient Income and Eligibility Verification System (R-IEVS) system. R-IEVS contains income information from several databases that is matched with information provided by current CalWORKs…
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Deactivation of Magnetic Stripe EBT cards
California issues CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. As of April 29, 2025, all EBT cardholders with an active EBT card were issues a replacement chip/tap EBT card. The magnetic stripe cards for those…