Latest Updates
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BenefitsCal Release of Information
THIS LETTER IS SUPERCEEDED BY ACL 24-91, SUMMARIZED HERE The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has announced the release of the integrated release of information form for BenefitsCal. Currently, people can request access to their county welfare…
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End of COVID expansion of CalFresh student exemptions
During COVID-19, there were two additional exemptions to the CalFresh rule that students are ineligible for CalWORKs: students who were eligible for federal or state work study and students who had an Expected Family Contribution of zero dollars. …
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Disaster CalFresh for San Bernardino County May 2023
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance and information regarding implementation of Disaster CalFresh for San Bernardino County in May, 2023. Disaster CalFresh has been approved for the following ZIP codes in San Bernardino County: 91759…
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Eligibility of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan parolees for federal and state benefits
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding eligibility of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan parolees for federal and state benefits. Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan refugees and asylees are eligible for CalWORKs, CalFresh, SSI,…
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Expansion of Emergency Child Care Bridge Program
The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program provides short-term child care vouchers or payments for approved resource families and parents under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. This program has been expanded in two ways. First, the Bridge Program…
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Implementation of 24 month child care eligibility
Effective January 1, 2023, the minimum eligibility period for certain child care programs is extended to 24 months. The effected programs are: General Child Care and Development Programs (CCTR) California Family Child Care Home Education Networks (CFCC) Migrant…
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Requirements for truncating Social Security Numbers
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding AB 499 (2020) that requires mailings from state agencies, which includes counties operating state and federal programs on behalf of CDSS, to only include the last four…
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End of child care flexibility for COVID-19
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding the end of child care flexibilities for COVID-19 effective June 30, 2023. Effective July 1, 2023, provider will no longer be able to bill for non-operational days…
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance for February and March storms
Residents of Kern, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare and Tuolumne Counties can now apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). DUA is available to workers business owners, and self-employed persons who lost their job or business, or…
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Disaster CalFresh April 2023
The California Department of Social Services has issued guidance and information regarding implementation of Disaster CalFresh for April, 2023 for the California winter storms and power outages. Disaster CalFresh has been approved for Kern, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito,…