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ACIN I-54-09: Food Stamp Q&As (8/18/09)
A potpourri of questions, including collection of UI’s against excluded household members (ok, but not if excluded because of SSI); not being allowed to do a tax intercept when the FS allotment is being reduced to collect OIs;…
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ACIN I-58-09: Food Stamp Clarification Of The ARRA Overissuance Qs and A’s (8/13/2009)
The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (ARRA) supplement cannot be the basis of an overissuance. This Notice reviews using the allotment charts from 2008 (pre-ARRA increase) to determine the amount of overissuance, and answers several budgeting questions. [Download]
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ACIN I-55-09: Annual Food Stamp Program Survey Of Operations And Access (7/23/09)
That time of year again, for counties to fill out the survey. Some new changes to the questionnaire, including an inquiries re: on-line applications, face-to-face interview waivers, and types of phone systems and the languages in which they…
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ACL 09-05: CalWORKs Information Regarding California Registered Domestic partners (RDPs) And Same-Sex Spouses (2/27/09)
Policy direction regarding eligibility of same-sex married spouses to the CalWORKs, Food Stamp, and Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) programs, and instructions regarding eligibility for Medi-Cal. (DHCS has issued ACWDL 09-03 and ACWDL 09-04 regarding this.) The California RDP…
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ACIN I-54-09: Food Stamp Q&As (7/22/09)
Latest clarifications from DSS. Includes collections against excluded (non SSI) household members, prohibition on tax intercepts when allotment is reduced for OI’s; TFS reductions for departed HH member; non-citizen eligibility (with handy charts on immediate eligibility, eligibility with…
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ACL 09-25: Food Stamp Application Process For Youth Who Are “Aging Out” Of Foster Care (6/16/09)
Starting now, but no later than August 1, 2009, counties should essentially pre-file and pend food stamps applications for youth who are expected to “age out” of the foster care system. The letter describes transmitting an application during…
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ACL 09-26: CalWORKs And Food Stamp: Treatment Of 2010 United States Census Workers’ Income (6/4/09)
It is expected that approximately 17,000 full-time and part-time workers will be hired as census takers in California beginning on April 1, 2009. Most workers will be working from four to ten weeks. While the income is not…
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ACIN I-38-09: Disaster Guidance Attachment (5/19/09)
This Notice transmit the new Disaster Guidance Attachment effective April 1, 2009. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created a 13.6 percent temporary increase in the food stamp benefit allotments. This increase also applies to the Disaster Food…
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ACL 09-24: Modified Categorical Eligibility For The Food Stamp Program; Questions And Answers (5/27/09)
Would’ve been eligible for non-assistance Food Stamps (NAFS) “but for” your resources? You are now categorically eligible for Food Stamps if your household has a child under 18! Check out the new “categorical eligibility” program listed in this…
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ACIN I-35-09: Food Stamp Program Information Handout For Clients About The Increase In Food Stamp Benefits (4/30/09)
Transmits informational flyers developed by the FNS in English and Spanish for counties to use as a tool to help raise awareness of increased food stamp benefits, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Counties…