calworks
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ACIN I-17-07: CalWORKs: Retroactive $50 Child Support Disregard (4/6/07)
In the “Better late than never,” category, CDSS announces that it this past February, the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) sent out retroactive $50 child support disregards, to compensate for the failure to timely credit and issue payments…
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ACIN I-11-07: Supplemental Forms and Food Stamp/CalWORKs (3/27/07)
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but never a Pre-screening and Supplemental form shall meet. This ACIN discusses the difference between a Pre-Screening form (prohibited if asking eligibility questions prior to application ) and…
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ACIN I-10-07: Tracking CalWORKs And Tribal TANF Time On Aid (3/15/07)
Just a friendly reminder to counties that they must keep track of “time on aid” for both CalWORKs and Tribal TANF. Although Native Americans can elect to be in either program, both programs are subject to the 60-months…
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ACL 07-03: Federal Reauthorization Of TANF (1/12/07)
For the less welfare-nerdy (see ACL 07-05), a summary of the major changes to TANF in light of the federal Deficit Reduction Act and the federal Interim regulations, and California’s response to these changes. And yeah for our…
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ACL 07-05: County TANF Work Participation Rate Data Reporting (1/17/07)
54 pages of instructions and definitions for counties to do data reporting for the feds. For Uber-welfare nerds who want a handy place for all the federal Welfare to Work defintions, rules on absences from assigned activities, documentation rules,…
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ACIN I-01-07: Tribal TANF Questions And Answers (1/9/07)
Info about how Tribal TANF and CalWORKs interact, starting with “how do you start a tribal TANF program?” and going through caseload transfers, “opting out ” of tribal TANF, sanctions (tribal TANF is not required to have or…
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ACL 07-04: Changes To CalWORKs Sanction Policies (1/12/07)
The 2nd of two ACL’s describing the end of durational sanctions. This one instructs the counties to follow the instructions for a first sanction that were set out in the original sanction ACL. Recipients can “cure” a sanction whenever they contact…
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ACIN I-98-06: Accessing Local Apprenticeship Programs (12/27/06)
Apprenticeships can lead to high paying jobs, but have been underutilized by the CalWORKs welfare to work program. This ACIN explains the value of apprenticeships and provides information on how to access them. [Download]
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ACIN I-100-06: State Minimum Wage Increase And The Fair Labor Standards Act Minimum Wage Requirements (12/29/06)
No, this is not “deja vu all over again.” This ACIN is for the CalWORKs program, tag teaming with the Food Stamp ACIN I-99-06. It provides an explanation on how to calculate the unpaid work experience and community…
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ACL 06 – 58: Implementation of the Changes to the Homeless Assistance Program (12/14/06)
A Q & A on the changes to the Homeless Assistance (HA) program to include homeless prevention. Covers such things as whether: the payment of rent arrearages counts as the “once in a lifetime” homelessness aid payment (yes),…