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ACL 06-46 – TANF Reauthorization and CalWORKs WTW County Plan Addendum (October 5, 2006)
Just a heads up what’s coming down the pike. Per AB 1808 and TANF reauthorization implementation, all counties must amend their CalWORKs plans on file with the state. They must describe. This letter also summarizes the TANF changes.…
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Administrative Notice 07-01 – Gift Cards and Food Stamps
Good for them. FNS decided that gift cards, which can be used as cash, but generally only at specific businesses, will not count as a resource. [Download]
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ACL 06-45 – CalWORKs Change in Funding of the Separate State Program for Two-Parent Families (October 3, 2006)
Well, since the Deficit Reduction Act counts separate state funded programs (SSP’s) that count for MOE purposes for the work participation rate, California’s SSP for 2-parent families will now no longer be an SSP. It will be a…
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ACL 06-42 – Implementation of CalWORKs WTW Pay For Performance (P4P) Program (September 28, 2006)
This baby’s been more than 9 months in the making, temporary sidetracked (sideswiped?) by TANF reauthorization. Learn what the counties get paid bonuses for doing, including partial bonuses for partially doing. Big bonus for clients: there is a…
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ACIN I-44-06 – New Processes for the Automated Statewide Allocation of Child Support Payment Disbursements and the Redirection of Payments (September 28, 2006).
Only time will tell if this latest automation step will help or hurt, but read how child support wage assignment payments will now all go to the State Disbursement unit (SDU) instead of to the local child support…
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Home Visits by Fraud investigators
The 9th circuit upheld home visits to public aid applicants, conducted by fraud investigators, including searches of visible areas, and closed areas based on “consent.” [Download]
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ACIN I-72-06 – Federal Fiscal Year 2006, 15% Exemption Allocations For Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) (September 22, 2006)
Listing the number of exemptions per county, plus which counties have waivers for what period of time. A reminder that if counties are under an ABAWD waiver (they don’t limit FS recipients to 3 in 36 months), they…
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ACL 06-41 – CalWORKs Income Reporting Threshold (IRT) For Quarterly Reporting (September 22, 2006)
Here’s the IRT chart effective October 1, 2006, and a review, for those still trying to get a handle on Quarterly Reporting rules, on what the heck IRT is and when you report it (mid-quarter) and based on…
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ACL 06-38 – State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2006-2007 County Allocation for the Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP) and the Transitional Housing Program-Plus (THP-Plus)
CDSS and the County Welfare Director’s Association issued this transmittal to provide counties participating in the THPP and THP-Plus with their allocation for state fiscal year 2006-2007. THPP is a community care licensed placement opportunity for youth age…
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ACL 06-37 – EBT Support Services for the Disaster Food Stamp Program (September 12, 2006)
Information to help counties “evaluate the needs for benefit issuance in the event of a disaster.” Learn about such things as pre-embossed disaster EBT cards, EBT “interface systems” (with the scar reminder that they may require “priority modifications”…