CalFresh / SNAP
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Computation of CalWORKs and CalFresh overpayments and overissuances
NOTE: This ACL is superseded in part by ACL 24-23, summarized here. It no longer applies to CalFresh overissuances. CDSS has changed its policy regarding computation of CalWORKs overpayments and CalFresh overissuances. The amount of an overpayment or…
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Residency for CalFresh
CDSS has issued guidance on determining residency for purposes of CalFresh eligibility. CDSS states that counties cannot have a durational residency requirement, cannot require a fixed mailing address, and cannot require intent to permanently reside in the county…
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End of CalFresh change reporting
Currently, migrant and seasonal worker households, homeless household and households in which all adults are elderly or disabled are subject to change reporting, that is reporting all changes in household income or composition within 10 days. SB 79…
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CalFresh COLA
CDSS has issued the CalFresh cost of living increase for Federal Fiscal Year 2016. Effective October 1, 2015, the maximum CalFresh grants increases to $194 per month for a one person household with similar increases for larger households.…
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CalFresh fleeing felon and probation violation rules
CDSS has issued new rules about when persons can be disqualified from CalFresh for being a fleeing felon violating a condition of probation and parole. These rules comply with new federal regulations issued at 80 Fed. Reg. 54410.…
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CalFresh student eligibility
AB 1930 required CDSS to identify and verify participation in programs that are exempt from the rule that students are generally ineligible for CalFresh. CDSS has identified that students enrolled in either a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act…
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Drought relief programs
CDSS has issued information about drought relief programs. One such program is the Drought Food Assistance Program that provides low income individuals and families with three to five days of food if they live in one of 29…
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CalWORKs and CalFresh verification requests
In response to a request submitted by Legal Services of Northern California in 2009, CDSS has reiterated that counties must assist clients in obtaining information, including assistance in obtaining a Social Security Number and card. CDSS stated that…
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Policy on fraud investigation requests for school records
CDSS has issued a policy about when a county welfare department or fraud investigator can request school records as part of an investigation. Welf. & Inst. Code Section 11484 requires state and local agencies to cooperate with welfare…
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AB 1614 codifies existing practices and establishes new requirements for EBT program
CDSS has published instructions to local county welfare departments to assure compliance with recently enacted AB 1614 (2014). Its provisions codify a range of established practices in California’s EBT program, the default payment mechanism for CalFresh, CalWORKs, Refugee…