calfresh | food stamps
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ACIN I-54-10: ABAWD Statewide Waiver For FFY 2011 (6/21/10)
Once again, California has qualified for a waiver of the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) work requirement. Effective October 1, 2010, the ABAWD requirement will be waived for all counties within California except for those counties that decline…
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ACIN I-84-09E: Correction To Food Stamp Q&As (6/7/10)
Correction to the answer about “Severance Pay” to clarify the determination and treatment of vacation pay. [Download]
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ACIN I-16-10: Public Charge (6/8/10)
Clarification regarding “public charge” for immigration purposes. The Notice includes a USCIS Fact Sheet, which provides general information and specifically states that Food Stamp benefits is not a “public cash assistance program for income maintenance,” that would trigger…
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ACIN I-51-10: Food Stamp Program Waiver of Face-To-Face Interview (6/1/10)
A reminder about the benefits of waiving the face to face interview, with a link to the California Food Policy Advocates helpful webpage on this issue. [Download]
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ACIN I-42-10: Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System (SFIS) Equipment And Software To Be Distributed Under The New SFIS Vendor Contract (5/5/10)
The schedule and what to expect as the new SFIS vendor distributes the new equipment. [Download]
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ACL 10-18: FNS Census 2010 Demonstration Project-Exclusion Of Earned Income Of Temporary Census Employees (4/19/10)
Information and instructions regarding a Food Stamps demonstration project to exclude earned income from temporary employment in the 2010 Census. The Project is effective January 1, 2010. Counties are to begin excluding income earned by census takers retroactive…
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ACIN I-20-10: Informing The Homeless Of Food Stamp Availability (4/13/10)
A reminder of county obligations to meet the needs of homeless food stamp applicants and recipients. In addition to “reviewing” policies to ensure fair access, counties are required to provide various options regarding mailing alternatives for homeless applicants…
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ACL 10-10: CalWORKs And Food Stamp Quarterly Reporting Q&A’s (3/26/10)
Clarifies and expands on questions 2, 6 and 9 from ACL 09-41 (which already had an errata!). These are the questions about good cause for late filing of a QR 7; how and when to address a report…
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ACL 10-15: California Alliance of Child and Family Services v. Allenby (3/15/10)
Information and instructions on the impact of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services v. Allenby order. CDSS was ordered to adjust the group home rates paid to reflect the California Necessities Index (CNI) increases of 76.25…
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ACIN I-14-10: Reorganization Of Work Assignments For The Food Stamp Program Policy Bureau, Policy Interpretation Procedures, And Listing Of Staff Assignments (3/8/10)
There will no longer be separate designations for the policy interpretation and policy development units that are part of the Bureau. Instead, all analysts in both units will be responsible for providing policy interpretations. Additionally, a Nutrition Education…