CalWORKs
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ACL 14-05: CalWORKs: Five Percent Increase To The Maximum Aid Payment (MAP) Levels (1/13/14)
The implementing instructions for the 5% increase to the maximum grant, effective 3/1/14, and the informing notice, and a reminder to issue new Income Reporting Thresholds to families. [Download]
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ACL 14-04: CalWORKs: Cash Aid And Pregnancy Special Needs (PSN) For Pregnant Women With No Other Eligible Child (1/14/14)
This letter is the implementing instructions for AB 1640, which expanded eligibility for CalWORKs aid for pregnant women with no other eligible children, beginning January 1, 2013. Prior to AB 1640, the only pregnant women without other eligible children…
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ACL 14-08: CalWORKs Program: New Category Of Disability-Based Unearned Income – Veteran’s Disability Compensation Benefits (1/29/14)
With the passage of AB 1094, CalWORKs has added Veteran’s Disability Benefits to the list of disability income. This income is subject to the $225 disregard. The law was effective 1/1/14, so counties must issue any corrective payments,…
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CalWORKs Overpayment regulations proposed
The DSS has posted a notice of open comment period regarding CalWORKs Overpayments. Deadline is March 12, 2014.
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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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ACIN I-02-14: CalWORKs Requirements For Adequate Notices (1/3/14)
A review of the importance of issuing “adequate notice” and what that means in the context of the CalWORKs program. (In sum, enough information that the individual “has sufficient information to understand the action that is being taken…
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ACL 13-109: CalWORKs FFY 2014 Income Reporting Threshold (IRT) (12/31/13)
Passing along the new IRT chart for CalWORKs, along with the review of the 3 tier IRT system and the IRT reporting rules. (For FFY 2014, the amount of income likely to render an AU ineligible for CalWORKs…
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ACL 13-99: CalWORKs Regulations To Implement The Semi-Annual Reporting (SR) System (12/19/13)
Just passing on the regs implementing SAR. The bulk of it was already in ACL No. 12-25. [Download]
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ACL 13-97: CalWORKs Changes To Asset Limits For Families That Include Elderly Or Disabled Household Members (12/12/13)
Aligning CalWORKs to CalFresh: In October 2011, the Food and Nutrition Service increased the asset limit for CalFresh households in which there are elderly and disabled members to $3,250. CalWORKs is following suit. Counties must make this change immediately.…
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ACL 13-95: Statistical Report On The Number Of Children, Ages 5-17, In Families Receiving CalWORKs Above The Poverty Level (12/2/13)
Instructions to meet the reporting required by Title I, Part A, Of The Elementary And Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Of 1965 requirements. This information is used to allocate federal funds to meet the educational needs of disadvantaged children. …