CalFresh / SNAP
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Clarifications of Income Reporting Thresholds (IRT) in the CalFresh program
This is a must-read for CalFresh advocates. But to read a 10-page All County Letter like ACL 15-42 is to be reminded how complicated and therefore error-prone welfare programs have become, or at least continue to be, despite…
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Updated County instructions about verification of Social Security numbers and income
In July 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced the availability of SSA benefit verification letters and other SSA verification processes, via its My Social Security site. CDSS has now issued updated instructions (along with a few pointed…
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Prior felony drug conviction no longer precludes CalFresh and CalWORKs eligibility
It took nearly two decades for California to lift the statutory prohibition preventing individuals with prior drug felony convictions from qualifying for CalFresh or CalWORKs benefits. But the recent enactment of AB 1468 (2014) did just that. Effective…
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USDA publishes final guidance on Title VI prohibition against discrimination of persons with limited English proficiency
The Office of Civil Rights within the USDA has issued detailed final guidance, including its responses to submitted comments, clarifying the obligations of entities receiving federal financial assistance from USDA (e,g,, the California Department of Social Services, which…
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Process changing for warnings about excessive EBT replacement requests
In response to recent FNS changes in the federal SNAP rules targeting illegal trafficking, the CalFresh program is changing its process for warnings to recipients who make repeated requests for replacement EBT cards. Effective 2015, County Welfare Departments…
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ACL 14-66: State Utility Assistance Subsidy (SUAS) (9/19/14)
Instructions regarding the new State Utility Assistance Subsidy (SUAS) program. Lists how to cover recipients during the transfer period from LIHEAP Heat and Eat to SUAS. The SUAS payment ($20.01) is only to be provided to those households…
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ACIN I-56-14: FFY 2015 Resource Limit Adjustments And Increased Quality Control Tolerance Level For Small Errors – Effective October 1, 2014 (9/11/14)
The non-aged/disabled property limit was increased to $2,250; the aged/disabled remains at $3250. Given the Categorical Eligibility is applicable to all cases, this has no current impact on clients. [Download]
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ACIN I-55-14: Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Income Eligibility Standards And Allotments – Disaster Guidance Attachment – Effective October 1, 2014 (9/11/14)
Releasing the new D-Snap income and deduction tables. [Download]
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ACL 14-63: Households Eligible For CalFresh, But Entitled To No Benefits (9/16/14)
Instructions on the treatment of households with three or more members who are categorically eligible (CE) to CalFresh, but whose net income would not entitle them to receive any benefits. It is possible for the household to be gross…
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ACIN I-53-14: Information On COLAs: Maximum SNAP Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), Limited Utility Allowance (LUA), Telephone Utility Allowance (TUA), Income Eligibility Standards And Calfresh Tables Of Coupon Issuance – Effective October 1, 2014 (9/3/14)
Here are the new tables regarding deductions and allotments, for the period of October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Homeless households lose out again, being the only category not to get an increase. [Download]