CalWORKs
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CalFresh and CalWORKs electronically reported information
The California Department of Social Services has clarified requirements about how the County Welfare Departments (CWDs) will accept information for participants of CalWORKs and CalFresh electronically. Electronically submitted information can include reporting changes, submitting verification, and other information…
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CalWORKs case processing during disasters
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a reminder about policy for processing CalWORKs cases for victims and evacuees of state and/or federally declared disasters. For disaster evacuees who apply for CalWORKs, if the applicant and…
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Waiver of resource and vehicle limits, and in kind benefits rule, because of Los Angeles fires
The CalWORKs and resource and vehicle limits have been waived because of the Los Angeles fires. The CalWORKs aid in kind rule, which requires counting receipt of a full item of need as income, has also been waived…
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SAR 7 and recertification waiverer because of Los Angeles fires
The requirement to submit SAR 7s or annual recertifications for CalWORKs and CalFresh has been waived for January, February and March, 2025 because of the Los Angeles wildfires. The waiver applies to designated zip codes. Recipients will need…
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CalWORKs Family Reunification benefits
Effective January 1, 2025, participants who were members of a CalWORKs family when CalWORKs-eligible children were removed from the home will remain eligible for CalWORKs cash aid, child care and reunification services when: 1) all CalWORKs-eligible children were…
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Welfare-to-Work good cause and flexibilities because of Los Angeles wildfires
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance regarding Welfare-to-Work participation and the Los Angeles wildfires. Los Angeles and Ventura Counties can implement county-wide blanket good cause to suspend welfare-to-work participation during the state of emergency. Welfare-to-work…
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CalWORKs eligibility for citizens of Compact of Free Association states
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided guidance regarding CalWORKs eligibility for citizens of the Compact of Free Association (COFA) states of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands. Effective March 9, 2024, federal law changed to…
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Update about EBT card mass replacement with chip/tap card
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) issued an update about the replacement of current EBT cards with chip/tap cards. This is an update to ACWDL June 6, 2022, summarized here. Replacement of county administrative equipment was completed…
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BenefitsCal Release of Information form
The California Department of Social Services and the California Department of Health Care Services are providing guidance about the Release of Information feature in BenefitsCal and the ABCDM 229 release form. This guidance is for planning and will…
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In-Person PIN changes
To help combat electronic theft occurring because of fraudulent PIN changes, counties must now issue a new EBT card when there is an in-person PIN change request. When an individual requests a change to their PIN in-person at…