CalFresh / SNAP
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ACL 13-104: Implementation Of Assembly Bill (AB) 309 Regarding Homeless Youth In The CalFresh Program (12/20/13)
Implementing the law, and clearing up any confusion about homeless youth’s eligibility for CalFresh. The counties must accept the application for benefits, screen for whether the youth can be in his/her own CalFresh household, and whether eligible for…
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ACL 13-102: (12/24/13)
Making life easy… Recipients can now verify CalFresh Dependent Care costs through self-certification. Further proof is only required if the statement is questionable. (Expenses are only allowed if the service is provided by someone outside of the household…
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ACL 13-79E: CalFresh Administrative Overissuances (11/22/13)
The original letter, p. 3, under “AE OVERISSUANCE THRESHOLD” states the AE overissuance threshold for inactive CalFresh cases is $125. It should have said $125 or less. [Download]
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ACIN I-68-13: Federal Fiscal Year 2015 County Disaster CalFresh Plans (11/5/13)
A reminder to counties to do their CalFresh disaster plans. Advocates may want to get a copy of the current plan and see what’s in it. [Download]
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ACL 13-89: CalWORKs And CalFresh: Steps To Determine Referrals For Investigations (10/31/13)
A review of the “steps and considerations” prior to making a fraud referral. [Download]
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ACL 13-88: Households Leaving CalWORKs Due To Failure To Provide A Complete SAR 7 (10/23/13)
Notification of a change in policy regarding Transitional CalFresh. People discontinued from CalWORKs for failure to turn in their SAR 7 will no longer be eligible for transitional benefits. Also for failure to do annual redeterminations. In the…
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ACL 13-80: CalWORKs And Calfresh Programs New And Revised Notice Of Action (NOA) Messages And Forms For The Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) System (9/26/13)
The third and final set of forms and NOA messages to be used under SAR. [Download]
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ACIN I-63-13: Changes To The Disaster Guidance Attachment – Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Income Eligibility Standards And Allotments – Effective November 1, 2013 (9/25/13)
Info on the expiration of the ARRA provisions, and the fact that the max allotments are going down (but there will be no change to the posted D-SNAP max income amounts listed in ACIN I-62-13). Rates for 11/13…
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ACL 13-76: CalWORKs 1041 Implementation Surveys 99/27/13)
For the counties…part of SB 1041 requires monitoring the changes to CalWORKs WTW. As part of that, DSS developed a County Implementation survey. Surveys will be sent out several times over the next 18-24 months. [Download]
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ACIN I-60-13: Electronic Records And Telephonic Signatures In The CalFresh And CalWORKs Programs (9/26/13)
Catching up with business practices, CalWORKs and CalFresh will now be able to accept E-signatures and telephonic signatures. No more mailing back for signatures! Counties will need to develop procedures. Counties are not required to do this process,…