CalFresh / SNAP
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DHCS ACWDL 14-6E: Errata Express Lane Enrollment for CalFresh Eligible Adults and Children (5/7/14)
DHCS released this letter to clarify that counties should follow statutory procedure for processing redeterminations due to changes in circumstances. The letter also directs counties to verify income and poverty level for Express Lane Enrollment for CalFresh beneficiaries…
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ACIN I-14-14: Work Incentive Nutritional Supplement (WINS) Food Supplement (3/28/14)
Information and instructions regarding the WINS program and its designated aid codes. WINS is a food benefit which applies to CalFresh only Non-Assistance households, which are not getting CalWORKs, but who who meet the qualifications for TANF work participation hours through…
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ACL 14-26: CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs: Revised ‘Request For Verification’ Form (CW 2200) (3/14/14)
Since it “has come to CDSS’ attention that there are various forms” that the counties are using to request verification of client information, DSS has revised the recommended form previously issued, and mandated the use of the new form.…
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Public Comment Period on Regulation Packages
Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) in the CalWORKs Program, ORD No. 0513-04 The public comment period for this package closed on September 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm. Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Hospice Care, Terminally Ill Persons, ORD No. 0713-07 The…
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ACL 14-20: CalFresh Waiver To Waive Interview Scheduling Requirements (2/27/14)
Instructions on the implementation of the latest FNS waiver: the two-year waiver permits “on-demand” telephone interviews at initial application and at recertification. Counties have the option of implementing this, but if the county opts in, then “on-demand” will be the…
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ACIN I-15-14: EBT Updates (2/28/14)
CDSS is passing on updated EBT materials about access to surcharge-free locations and anti-trafficking/scam alerts. (And a reminder that CalFresh benefits use can never be subject to a surcharge.) Plus, there is a cool new pilot that started in…
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ACIN I-01-14: CalWORKs) and CalFresh: New “Reminder Letter” For Clients Who Submit An Incomplete SAR 7 (1/17/14)
This ACIN transmits a new “reminder letter” for the CalWORKs and CalFresh programs. Client currently get an “X” or “Y” (NA 960) notices if they do not turn in their SAR 7 by the 11th of the month, or…
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ACIN I-01-14: CalWORKs and CalFresh: New “Reminder Letter” For Clients Who Submit An Incomplete Semi-Annual Status Report (1/17/14)
Finally, a “recommended” resolution to the problem of when someone gets a notice of an incomplete or late SAR 7, and turns something in, thinking all’s good…but the submission is incomplete. This Notice transmits a new SAR 90…
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ACL 13-108: Implementation Of Assembly Bill 191 – CalFresh Categorical Eligibility For Medi-Cal ( 12/31/2013)
Ringing out the old year, DSS rolls out a new CalFresh Categorical eligibility group, to help provide food benefits. AB 191 covers any household that includes a member who receives, or is eligible to receive, Medi-Cal, with a…
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ACL 13-107: Changes To The CalFresh Employment And Training Program With The Passage Of Senate Bill 134 (12/30/13)
SB 134 adds to the existing E&T deferrals those work registrants who are veterans that have been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces. In addition to the regular rules (cannot be assigned Mandatory E&T, but can volunteer),…