CalFresh / SNAP
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ACL 11-72: Change In Sanction Period For Failure To Cooperate In A Quality Control (QC) Review (10/18/11)
Federal rules previously sanctioned the entire household, even if only one member of the household refused to cooperate with the QC review. New federal rules now apply the sanction for non-cooperation with the QC review to the individual.…
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ACIN I-71-11: CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) For The Homeless, Elderly And Disabled (10/24/11)
A reminder and clarification about the program. The RMP is an optional county program that enables homeless, disabled, and/or elderly CalFresh individuals to use their CalFresh benefits to purchase prepared meals at participating restaurants. FNS has stated only…
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ACIN I-59-11: CalWORKs Program: Changes To Restricted Accounts (10/12/11)
Although SB 1341 was effective January 1, 2009, this Notice is now providing the changes to the Restricted Accounts for CalWORKs and CalFresh recipients and to the spend down rules for eligibility to Homeless Assistance (HA) payments. Effective…
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ACIN I-65-11: SNAP Guidance On Noncitizen Eligibility (10/14/11)
Just a notice that FNS has posted it’s non-citizen guidebook. (State already did one, nah nah!) [Download]
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ACL 11-66: CalWORKs: Questions And Answers For The New 48-Month Time Limit For CalWORKs Adults (10/5/11)
Answer to all those burning new 48 month time limit questions. Discusses budgeting CalFresh after timing out when sanctioned in CalWORKs at the time, teen parents, aid paid pending, [Download]
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ACIN I-66-11: New Notice Of Approval/Denial For Disaster CalFresh And Revised Application For Disaster CalFresh (9/28/11)
New name, new forms. Changed from Emergency Assistance Food Stamps to Disaster CalFresh. [Download]
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ACIN I-61-11: Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Disaster CalFresh Income Eligibility Standards And Allotments Effective October 1, 2011 (9/23/11)
This notice transmits the new, increased, rates, effective October 1, 2011, for the D-SNAP net monthly income eligibility levels. [Download]
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ACIN I-64-11: Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Statewide Waiver For FFY 2012 (9/26/11)
California once again has received a statewide ABAWD waiver. Last year, no counties opted out. This letter sets out the process and rules for the waiver. [Download]
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ACL 11-26E: Heathcock v. Allenby Lawsuit – Statewide Policy Regarding Initiating Collection On Overissuance Claims Requirements In The CalFresh Program (9/27/11)
This letter sends the corrected notices and a long list of the errors that have been fixed. [Download]
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ACIN I-62-11: COLAs): Maximum SNAP Allotments, Standard Deduction, Shelter Deduction, Homeless Household Shelter Allowance, Utility Allowances, Income Eligibility Standards (9/22/11)
The latest numbers are out, and effective 10/1/11 (and updated in the Food Stamp Guide). Because of the prior ARRA 13.6% increase, there is no COLA to the allotments. The other standards have changed, though. [Download]