Latest Updates
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CalWORKs Income Reporting Threshold for Fiscal Year 2026
The California Department of Social Services has issued the new CalWORKs Income Reporting Threshold for Fiscal Year 2026. The new IRT amounts are effective October 1, 2025. They are in a chart attached to this ACL. Income over…
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CalFresh Cost of Living Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2026
Effective October 1, 2025, the maximum monthly allotment for a one-person household in California is $298, for a two-person household $546, for a three-person household is $785, for a four-person household is $994, for a five-person household is…
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Emergency Child Care Bridge Program
The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program is meant to reduce child care barriers for children and parenting youth in the foster care system, their caregiver families, and nonminor dependent parents. The goal is to make sure children can…
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IHSS telehealth assessments
During the COVID-19 emergency, IHSS allowed assessments and reassessments to be completed over the phone or by video to reduce risks. When the emergency ended in February 2023, in-person assessments resumed, but both recipients and counties saw how…
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Reasonable Accommodations in RCA, ECA, and TCVAP programs
County Welfare Directors (CWDs) must ensure equal access to Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Entrant Cash Assistance (ECA), and Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Program (TCVAP) cash aid for individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations may involve waiving rules or…
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Reasonable accommodations in CalWORKs program
County Welfare Directors (CWDs) must ensure meaningful access to CalWORKs and Welfare-to-Work (WTW) programs for individuals with any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities, regardless of whether a disability is formally diagnosed. Importantly, County…
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Funding for HDAP, Bringing Families Home and Home Safe programs
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced that a total of $209.4 million in new one-time funding has been allocated for the 2025-26 fiscal year for housing and homelessness programs. These funds come from the Budget Act…
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CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program Revised Implementation Date and Eligibility Criteria
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided information about the implementation date of the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program (MNB Pilot). CDSS also announced revised MNB Pilot program criteria. The required automation for the MNB…
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Child care family fees
The California Department of Social Services has issued the new child care Family Fees Schedule effective July 1, 2025. The Family Fees Schedule applies to seven different subsidized child care programs. Fees must be assessed at initial certification,…
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Income eligibility for subsidized child care
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has released the new Schedule of Income Ceiling which determines eligibility for state subsidized child care. It is effective for families enrolled after July 1, 2025. CDSS has also released the…