CalWORKs
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ACL 12-66: CalWORKs Overpayment Collections: Settlement Of The Hartley V. Lightbourne Litigation (12/5/12)
Phew! The last of three letters on the collection (no longer!) of overpayments from minors. What we get here are the final implementation guidelines, in six sections: Who is Covered; Notice; Corrective Actions (that CWDs and collection agencies…
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ACIN I-59-12: Social Security Administration (SSA) Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) (11/29/12)
New rates, reflecting a 1.7% increase, effective December 1, 2012 (paid in 1/1/13). So, the reminder is out: this affects CalWORKs and CalFresh, and requires a timely and adequate notice. This is a “known to county” change that…
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ACIN I-43-12: End Of The Fiscal Year 2011-12 Cal-Learn Suspension Child Care Monthly Reports (8/23/12)
Can’t quite explain why, but DSS posted today this ACL from August, telling counties to resume their CalLearn reporting. [Download]
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ACIN I-38-12E: CalWORKs) Program: Treatment Of Student Financial Aid When Determining CalWORKs Eligibility And New NOA For Student Financial Aid (11/13/12)
The prior NOA said for students to ask their worker for the list of excluded student financial aid. Since that lists “is constantly changing” (?), the new notice just says to “ask your worker if you have questions.” …
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ACL 12-53E: Revised Welfare-To-Work (WTW) 24-Month Time Clock Informing Notice Language (CW 2205) (10/29/12)
A small, but important, correction to change the county’s obligation to pay supportive services from “may” to “shall.” [Download]
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ACL 12-53CalWORKs Program: SB 1041 Welfare-To-Work (WTW) 24-Month Time Clock Informing Notice Language (10/17/12)
Lists informing notice language that counties must issue by December 1, 2012 and provides general information regarding the new WTW 24-Month Time Clock and required hours of participation. Counties are required to modify plans when requested, and the…
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ACL 12-47: Revisions To The Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System Brochure (10/2/12)
10 months after the repeal of finger-imaging for CalFresh folks, DSS has issued a new PUB brochure on the SFIS system…which removes the references to CalFresh. It also “authorizes” counties to “strike out” (with a handy Sharpie?) the…
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ACL 12-49: CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs: Implementation Of The Annual Reporting/Child Only (AR/CO) System (9/27/12)
No, CDSS has not merged with an oil company. This is the detailed instructions implementing effective today the ANNUAL reporting for child only cases. That’s right: these households will report only at application/redetermination, and when mandatory “change reporting”…
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ACIN I-44-12: Option To Modify County TANF Work Participation Rate E2Lite Sample Size For FFY 2013 (9/27/12)
Reminding counties of an option that may provide workload relief by lowering the precision and the sample size for the County Work Participation Rate. Only the small counties must meet a 100% precision rate. [Download]
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ACL 12-41: CalWORKs) Program: Clarifying The Exclusion Of Americorps Payments As Income (8/28/12)
Instructions that County Welfare Departments are to exclude any payments or Income-In-Kind from AmeriCorps programs as income for CalWORKs eligibility and grant amount determinations. A re-review of which AmeriCorps payments as exempt from CalFresh. [Download]