COVID-19
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COVID-19 Extension of FHA mortgage and eviction moratorium
FHA has extended until December 31, 2020 its directive that properties secured by FHA- insured Single Family mortgages are subject to a moratorium on foreclosure, announced in Mortgagee Letter 2020-04, summarized here. This is the third extension of…
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COVID-19 Social Security waiver of overpayments during COVID-19
The Social Security Administration has issued an interim final rule regarding waiver of certain overpayments that accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overpayments incurred between March 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020 that Social Security did not manually process…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for September 2020
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for September, 2020. The emergency allotment will be issued on October 18 to raise each household’s monthly CalFresh allotment to the maximum allowable for the household size. …
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COVID-19 CalFresh waiver extension and end of CalFresh interview waivers for September 2020
California had three federal waivers for CalFresh because of COVID-19. The federal waiver for not conducting CalFresh initial application and recertification interviews has not been extended. As a result, counties must begin conducting initial application and recertification interviews…
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COVID-19 requesting individual stimulus payment for dependents of benefits receipients and for other non-filers
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reopened the non-filer tool for SSI, Social Security, VA benefits and Railroad Retirement recipients to request the $500 per dependent stimulus payment. People on SSI, Social Security, VA benefits and Railroad Retirement…
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COVID-19 resuming in-person requirements for RFA complaint investigations
In ACL 20-43, summarized here, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) provided guidance regarding waiver of in-person various requirements for Resource Family Approval (RFA). In ACL 20-71, summarized here, extended this waiver for investigation of complaints that…
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COVID-19 CalFresh emergency allotment for August 2020
California has been approved to issue an emergency allotment of CalFresh for August, 2020. The emergency allotment will be issued on September 12 to raise each household’s monthly CalFresh allotment to the maximum allowable for the household size. …
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COVID-19 extension of tax intercept suspension
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has extended suspension of state tax intercepts for collection of CalWORKs overpayments and CalFresh overissuances until the end of 2020. The Food and Nutrition Service extended suspension of submission of CalFresh…
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COVID-19 Homeless Assistance issuance
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) reminds counties that despite any changes to county operations because of COVID-19, families must be able to apply for Homeless Assistance benefits during normal business hours. Payment for temporary Homeless Assistance…