COVID-19
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COVID-19 child care guidance
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance and temporary waivers regarding Stage One Child Care and the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children because of COVID-19. CalWORKs Stage One child care providers must…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for October 2020
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for October, 2020. The emergency allotment will be issued on November 15 to raise each household’s monthly CalFresh allotment to the maximum allowable for the household size. …
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COVID-19 EDD Reset
The Employment Development Department (EDD) has is doing a two week reset period starting September 19. 2020 to help expedite new claimant payments, reduce fraud and tackle backlog issues. The reset period is in response to the EDD…
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COVID-19 Information about Lost Wage Assistance, change to certification form and fraud changes
The Employment Development Department (EDD) has issued information about Lost Wage Assistance (LWA), change to certification form and fraud reporting. LWA is the temporary $300 per week benefit pursuant to presidential executive order. EDD is paying LWA benefits…
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COVID-19 CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work guidance
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued continued guidance regarding the impact of COVID-19 on CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work (WTW). Counties should exercise discretion regarding optional documentation and verification in order to continue providing WTW services and supports.…
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COVID-19 treatment of Lost Wages Assistance and Disaster Unemployment Assistance
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding treatment of Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) and Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). LWA is $300 per week issued to persons who are unemployed or partially unemployed because of…
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COVID-19 reinstatement of IHSS overtime violations
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has reinstated overtime and travel time violations for IHSS providers that were suspended because of COVID-19. In ACL 20-32, CDSS stated that overtime and travel time violations incurred while performing services…
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COVID-19 extension of COVID-19 time on aid exemption
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding extension of the CalWORKs 48-month time on aid clock because of COVID-19. In Executive Order N-75-20, Governor Newsome extended the exemption of months receiving CalWORKs counting on…
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COVID-19 Pandemic EBT update
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued information regarding Pandemic EBT (P-EBT). P-EBT provided a temporary emergency nutrition benefit to children who otherwise would have received free or reduced school meals if not for school closures…
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COVID-19 extension of reverification of employment and appraisals for FHA Single Family loans
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended temporary changes to re-verification of employment and appraisal rules for FHA Single Family programs that were announced in Mortgagee Letter 2020-05, summarized here. Until October 31, 2020,…