Guaranteed Income
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Guaranteed Income pilot for nonminor dependents exiting foster care
iFoster is operating a Guaranteed Income Pilot Project statewide. Youth can be eligible for the iFoster Guaranteed Income pilot if they 1) are exiting extended foster care in California, and are California residents, except for youth exiting foster…
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Treatment of income from Guaranteed Income Pilot Programs for HUD housing programs
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD has sent a letter to the California Department of Social Services regarding treatment of Guaranteed Income Pilot Programs for its programs. HUD denied California’s request for a waiver…
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Change to CalFresh treatment of Guaranteed Income
Effective immediately, Guarantee Income (GI) payments that have any amount of non-government funding and are exempt from being considered as income for CalWORKs are also not counted as income for CalFresh. This means that CalFresh GI exemptions are…
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Process for request and approval process for guaranteed income projects operating in multiple counties
The California Department of Social Services has issued a notice describing the process for counties to request an income exemption for people who receive to CalWorks and CalFresh and are also participating in guaranteed income (GI) projects that…
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County requests for approval of exemption of Guaranteed Income project income for CalWorks and CalFresh
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a notice to describe how counties with Guaranteed Income (GI) projects can request that their programs be approved as CalWORKs GI Projects and therefore not be counted as income…
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Exclusion of foster care and guaranteed income payments for child care eligibility
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance and information on the exclusion of foster care payments and guaranteed income payments when determining eligibility for subsidized child care and development programs. CDSS will implement these changes…
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Additional CalFresh Income Exclusions including Guaranteed Basic Income
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has informed counties about changes to CalFresh income exclusions. Effective December 1, 2021, student loans and grants excluded for CalWORKs must also be excluded for CalFresh. The CalWORKs exclusion is all…