CalFresh / SNAP
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Impact of Social Security COLA on CalWORKs and CalFresh
Social Security recipients will get a 5.9 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase effective January 1, 2022. For new CalWORKs and CalFresh applicants, the actual amount of the Social Security benefit, including the COLA, is used for…
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Additional CalFresh Income Exclusions including Guaranteed Basic Income
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has informed counties about changes to CalFresh income exclusions. Effective December 1, 2021, student loans and grants excluded for CalWORKs must also be excluded for CalFresh. The CalWORKs exclusion is all…
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Changes made to the Transitional Nutrition Benefit (TNB) Program recertification
The Transitional Nutrition Benefit (TNB) is a food benefit for persons who had their CalFresh benefits terminated a when Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients became eligible for CalFresh and was added to the household in July, 2019. TNB…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for November, 2021
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for November, 2021. All households will receive at least the maximum CalFresh allotment. Households eligible to receive the maximum allowable allotment based on household size are now…
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CalFresh Mid-Period actions
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided guidance regarding action on information received mid-period for CalFresh. In general, the county must act on mid-period change that would increase benefits and must not act on mid-period information…
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County welfare department access requirements
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance on county welfare department access requirements. County welfare departments must implement procedures that ensure members of the public, including those with disabilities, are notified of and have access to…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for October, 2021
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for October, 2021. All households will receive at least the maximum CalFresh allotment. Households eligible to receive the maximum allowable allotment based on household size are now…
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Disaster CalFresh
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding Disaster CalFresh approval for Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Tehama and Trinity Counties. People can apply for Disaster CalFresh from October 18 to 21, and October 25-26. To…
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Extension of CalFresh Standard Medical Expense Deduction
The California Department of Social Services has provided policy guidance regarding extension of the CalFresh Standard Medical Expense Deduction (SMD). The SMD waiver was scheduled to expire on September 30, 2021 and has been extended to September 30,…
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Compromise CalFresh overissuances for elderly or disabled households
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance regarding its compromise policy for households with elderly and/or disabled members. Counties will compromise Administrative Error (AE) and Inadvertent Household Error (IHE) overissuances for active and inactive households that…