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ACL 11-22: Implementation Of The New Inter-County Transfer Process For CalFresh Program Benefits (3/25/11)
Ding dong, the wicked witch of county-only Food Stamps (CalFresh) eligibility is dead! This letter implements (new) Welfare & Institutions Code § 11053.2, and sets out the inter-county transfer process for CalWORKs and/or Medi-Cal linked cases, as well…
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ACIN I-14-11: Application Processing Time Frame Requirements For The CalFresh And CalWORKs Programs (3/22/11)
Titled as guidance to counties about existing application processing timelines given staff turnover, this ACIN reviews Expedited Services and Immediate Need emergency processing deadlines, as well as standard app times for both interviews and final decisions. [Download]
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ACL 11-26: Heathcock v. Allenby Lawsuit – Statewide Policy Regarding Initiating Collection On Overissuance (O/I) Claims Requirements In The CalFresh Program (3/14/11)
At long last, the ACL directs counties that they are required by SNAP law to provide a 1) a Notice with a sufficient explanation of what caused the overissuance 2) a detailed budget when sending overissuance notices. The…
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ACIN I-83-10E: Errata To The Disaster Guidance Attachment – Disaster Income Eligibility Standards And Allotments (2/25/11)
Although the Disaster SNAP Program Allotments are unchanged for Federal Fiscal Year 2011, the Disaster Gross Income Limits were reduced by $1.00 for households of four persons or larger due to the reduction to the maximum excess shelter…
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ACIN I-79-03EII: Correction to ACIN I-79-03 Food Stamp Q&As (3/3/11)
Third time is the charm? This 2nd Errata corrects the answer about “Treatment Of Income – Basic Allowance For Housing In The Military” and whether it is an excluded vendor pay. The letter states that since the allowance…
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ACL 11-13E: CalWORKs Program And CalFresh: Changes In The Treatment Of Federal Tax Credits And Refunds In The CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs (2/10/11)
Well, the original ACL was right…as far as it went. This errata clarifies that the information about tax credits and refunds applies also to the Refugee Cash Assistance, the Entrant Cash Assistance, and the Trafficking and Crime Victims…
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ACL 11-05: Computation Of Income For Households With An Elderly Or Disabled Member (2/22/11)
This letter clarifies certain CalFresh rules regarding households with aged/disabled members, and updates the dependent care rules. Covered topics: The definition of an elderly/disabled household; No 130% Gross Income Test for aged/disabled; Excess Medical Deduction; Discussion of the…
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ACL 11-17: Workers’ Compensation Insurance Coverage For Participants In The CalWORKs Program And The CalFresh Employment And Training Program (2/16/11)
Updated information on Worker’s comp for CalWORKs and CalFresh E & T. Worker’s comp covers CalWORKs And CFE&T activities “including but not limited to” Unpaid Work Experience, Unpaid Community Service, and Subsidized Employment. Claims information and processing details.…
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ACL 11-13: CalWORKs And CalFresh Changes In The Treatment Of Federal Tax Credits And Refunds In The CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs (2/2/11)
Instruction to CWDs regarding changes in the way federal tax credits and refunds will be treated in the CalWORKs and CalFresh Programs, as a result of passage of H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief Bill. Regulations currently require that…
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ACL 11-11: Expansion Of Modified Categorical Eligibility For CalFresh To All Non-Assistance CalFresh (NACF) Households (1/27/11)
On February 1, 2011, Modified Categorical Eligibility (MCE) is expanding to all NACF households! This means that any household (those with children, ABAWD’s and aged/disabled) that got/gets a PUB 275 brochure (or is told where to find it…