CalFresh / SNAP
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COVID-19 PUC, PEUC and PUA are income for CalFresh
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding counting benefits from new unemployment programs as income for CalFresh. Benefits from the Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are…
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COVID-19 overpayment and overissuance collection
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding temporary changes to Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and Treasury Offset Program (TOP) collection of CalWORKs overpayments and CalFresh overissuances. On March 25, 2020, FTB suspended all non-tax…
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COVID-19 treatment of individual stimulus for CalWORKs and CalFresh
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance about how the individual stimulus payment is to be treated for purposes of CalWORKs, CalFresh and TCVAP. Individual stimulus payments are excluded from being considered income in the…
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Implementation of EBT online purchasing
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) informs counties that Electronic Benefits Transfer online purchasing will be available on April 28, 2020. EBT online purchasing will initially be available at Amazon and Walmart. Both Amazon and Walmart accept…
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Limitations period for collecting CalFresh overissuances
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) informs counties that they must stop all noticing and collection efforts for CalFresh overissuances except for Treasury Offset Program, when a claim has been delinquent for three consecutive years. This letter…
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COVID-19 CalFresh waiver of interview and signature requirements
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding federal waivers of the initial application interview and signature requirements. These waivers are effective from March 27, 2020 to May 31, 2020. The waivers can be applied…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotments
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued information regarding emergency CalFresh allotments authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The emergency allotments will raise each household’s monthly allotment of CalFresh to the maximum allowable based…
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COVID-19 suspension of periodic reporting and annual recertification
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued instructions implementing Executive Order N-29-20 regarding eligibility redeterminations for CalWORKs and CalFresh. CalWORKs and CalFresh redeterminations are suspended for March, April, and May, 2020, and months or partial months…
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90 day suspension of redeterminations, CalWORKs clock stop, and public meeting requirements
Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order regarding public benefits programs in California. The executive order suspends otherwise required redeterminations for Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, CalFresh , Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, California Food Assistance Program, and In Home…
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CDSS guidance regarding COVID-19
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding the impct of COVID-19 on CalWORKs, CalFresh, housing and homelessness programs, and Refugee Cash Assistance. Counties must ensure continuity of and safe access to services during pandemic…