calworks
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ACL 09-14: CalWORKs) Program Immunization Requirements (3/12/09)
Notice that there is a Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine shortage. One year olds will still get their first HiB vaccine, but may have the booster held off. This counts as “unavailable,” and thus meets the “good…
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ACL 09-07: TANF Work Verification Plan (3/5/09)
Effective 10/1/08, here’s the “how to verify WTW activities” letter. Reminder to counties that this is JUST for counting towards federal work participation, and does not alter CalWORKs rules (i.e. individual assessment used to develop assignment of activities).…
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ACL 08-55: TANF Program Work Participation Data Reporting For Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 (12/29/08)
For the counties… instructions for reporting county-specific FFY 2009 TANF work participation rate data using the Enterprise II Lite (E2L) system. [Download]
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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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ACL 09-13: CalWORKs Child Care Programs Changes To Instructions Regarding The Regional Market Rate (RMR) Payment Ceilings And Family Fees (2/27/09)
This letter rescinds the portion of ACL 09-03 regarding the change in RMR ceiling payments and family fees for CalWORKs families. The recent budget legislation requires child care costs to continue to be reimbursed using the 2005 RMR…
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Durational Sanctions: Emergency regulations
The state has implemented the final regulations implementing AB 1808, which abolished durational sanctions. (The Emergency regs came out in 4/08). [Download]
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ACIN I-05-09: (CalWORKs): Changes To The Enter-County Transfer (ICT) Process (1/20/09)
SB 1160, effective 1/1/09, changes the rules re: non-needy caretaker relatives receiving CalWORKs benefits on behalf of children who are dependents of the court, who are not eligible for federal Foster Care. These relatives are now exempt from…
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ACL 09-03: Changes In Law Affecting The Regional Market Rate Survey, State Median Income And Family Fee Schedule (1/23/09)
The Ed code has been changed to align state law (annual survey of rates) to federal law (biennial survey). The letter also lists the “new” (frozen) Regional Market Rate (RMR) rates and the new (elimination) family fee for…
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ACIN I-03-09: CalWORKs/Food Stamps: Revised Eligibility/Status Report (QR 7) And QR 7 Addendum Forms (1/6/09)
A joint effort to improve the Quarterly Reporting (QR) forms for ease of client use, to simplify the questions, and to make the quarterly reporting process more efficient is done. Forms attached. Reminds counties that information about determining…
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ACIN I-100-08: New EBT Types For Ancillary/Work-Related Cash Benefits (12/31/08)
EBT gets bigger: counties can choose (but are not required) to add Cal-Learn and Welfare-to-Work benefits to the EBT system. Theory is better data, reporting and tracking, and faster client receipt of benefits, than those old fashioned checks.…