CalFresh / SNAP
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for September 2020
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for September, 2020. The emergency allotment will be issued on October 18 to raise each household’s monthly CalFresh allotment to the maximum allowable for the household size. …
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CalFresh ABAWD waiver
The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has granted a statewide waiver for California of the CalFresh Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) time limit from July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021. FNS…
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COVID-19 CalFresh waiver extension and end of CalFresh interview waivers for September 2020
California had three federal waivers for CalFresh because of COVID-19. The federal waiver for not conducting CalFresh initial application and recertification interviews has not been extended. As a result, counties must begin conducting initial application and recertification interviews…
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Using corrected CalWORKs amount to determine CalFresh overissuance
The California Department of Social Service (CDSS) has provided clarification that when determining the amount of a CalFresh overissuance or underissuance, the county must use the CalWORKs and CalFresh amount that the household should have received if the…
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Puente Projects no longer automatically cause exemption from CalFresh student eligibility rule
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has notified counties that enrollment in a Puente Project program no longer automatically causes students to be exempt from the CalFresh student eligibility rule. In general, college students are ineligible for…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for August 2020
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for August, 2020. The emergency allotment will be issued on September 12 to raise each household’s monthly CalFresh allotment to the maximum allowable for the household size. …
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COVID-19 extension of tax intercept suspension
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has extended suspension of state tax intercepts for collection of CalWORKs overpayments and CalFresh overissuances until the end of 2020. The Food and Nutrition Service extended suspension of submission of CalFresh…
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COVID-19 CalFresh interview waiver extended through August
The federal waiver for not conducting CalFresh initial application and recertification interviews has now been extended through August 31, 2020. This is a reversal of the initial denial of California’s request to extend the interview waiver through July.…
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COVID-19 CalFresh waiver extension and end of CalFresh interview waivers
California had three federal waivers for CalFresh because of COVID-19. The federal waivers for not conducting a face-to-face interview even on request of the applicant, and not requiring requiring specific recording equipment for telephonic signatures are extended until…
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CalFresh waiver extension: reinstatement of eligibility within 30 days of ineligibility
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has instruction regarding extension of the Food and Nutrition Service waiver allowing counties to reinstate CalFresh households that did not submit a semi-annual report, required verification, or other required information if…