CFAP
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Civil rights obligations to people who are deaf or hard of hearing
County Welfare Directors (CWD) are legally required to ensure that communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals is just as effective as communication with individuals without disabilities. DHH obligations include applicants for services and their companions,…
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End of CalFresh Comparable Disqualification
Previously, California imposed a comparable CalFresh disqualification when an individual was sanctioned for noncompliance with CalWORKs welfare-to-work, Unemployment Insurance, or substitute programs such as General Assistance and Refugee Resettlement programs participation requirements. Effective May 15, 2025, the California…
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CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefits pilot
The CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Pilot (MNP) will provide 12 months of state funded food assistance to eligible households receiving less than sixty dollars ($60) from CalFresh or California Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Eligible households will receive no less…
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Benefits extension for Ukranian Humanitarian Parolees
President Biden’s signing of The Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, expanded resettlement assistance provided by The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to displaced Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians paroled to the U.S. The ORR updated its eligibility criteria and mainstreamed…
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CalWORKs Stage 2 child care eligibility
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a clarification about eligibility for CalWORKs Stage 2 child care. To be eligible for Stage 2 child care, families must either be 1) receiving CalWORKs, and the county determines…
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Non-work Social Security Number request form for CalWORKs, CalFresh and CFAP
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a new form to use when helping non-citizens get a Social Security Number (SSN). CalWORKs applicants must have a SSN or or submit verification of their request for a…
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Verification and eligibility for public benefits for public interest parolees
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding verification and eligibility for persons paroled into the United States under Immigration and Naturalization Act section 212(d)(5), also known as public interest parolees, when determining eligibility for…
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California Food Assistance Program expansion
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued policy regarding expansion of the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to cover persons age 55 or older regardless of their immigration status beginning October 1, 2025. CFAP provides food…
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California Food Assistance Program overissuances
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance about new policies for overissuances in the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP). CFAP provides state funded food benefits for certain non-citizens who are ineligible for CalFresh because of…
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Changes to CalFresh Notices of Action
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued changes to three CalFresh Notices of Action: the Notice of Approval (CF 377.1), the Notice of Denial or Pending Status (CF 377.1A), and the Notice of Change for Semi-Annual…