ACL 10-32: Food Stamp Waiver For The Restoration Of Eligibility And Benefits (7/23/10)

Posted: July 23, 2010 ~ Filed under: Food Stamps (SNAP)

The latest in the attempt to maximize food stamp participation. Instructions for restoring eligibility and benefits to Non-Assistance Food Stamp (NAFS) households within the month following termination without the need for a new application or an interview should the household resolve the reason(s) of the discontinuance in that month. [Download]

ACL 10-35 : Q & A Regarding The Expanded IHSS Provider Enrollment Requirements (7/16/10)

Posted: July 20, 2010 ~ Filed under: IHSS

You need to read this if you do IHSS. It answers questions about such things as which crimes are covered (both felony and misdemeanor), who pays for the background check (the provider), that welfare fraud (not health program) is not a conviction resulting in a provider bar, etc. [Download]

ACL 10-29: CalWORKs Federal Deficit Reduction Act—Impact Of Change In Child Support Unassigned Arrears (7/16/10)

Posted: July 16, 2010 ~ Filed under: CalWORKs, Child Support

A tad late, but this provides notice of the changes to child support assignment of pre-assistance arrears resulting from the implementation of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act (FDRA) of 2005. The Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) issued policy letter CSS 09-14 on September 23, 2009 regarding the requirement to assign support as a condition of eligibility for CalWORKs cash aid. An aided family is no longer required to assign their pre-assistance child support arrears as a condition of eligibility for public assistance. Effective October 1, 2009, the FDRA limited the assignment to the amount of support that accrued during the period that a family receives aid, not to exceed the cumulative amount of the “unreimbursed assistance pool (UAP).” To address the fact that families may have had their cases handled incorrectly for almost 2 years, the state “strongly encourage CWDs to notify applicants and recipients that they may begin to receive Child Support payments in excess of the child support $50 disregard, and that they need to report this income, if it exceeds the Income Reporting Threshold (IRT). Also includes information on unticking the months on aid. [Download]

ACIN I-59-10: Updated Two-Parent County Work Participation Rates (FFY 2008) (7/14/10)

Posted: July 16, 2010 ~ Filed under: CalWORKs

Corrections to the 2008 rates. [Download]

ACIN I-60-10: CalWORKs Short-Term Changes Implementation Clarifying Guidance (7/15/10)

Posted: July 15, 2010 ~ Filed under: CalWORKs

Clarification of the new, short-term exemptions in CalWORKs for young children and no funding for supportive services. Gotta read. [Download]

ACL 10-34: CalWORKs: COLA Increase To The MBSAC Levels (6/21/10)

Posted: July 12, 2010 ~ Filed under: CalWORKs

The new Minimum Basic Standard of Need and Aid in Kind levels. [Download]

ACIN I-58-10: Grievance Review Decisions Regarding Child Welfare Services And Adoptions (6/23/10)

Posted: July 8, 2010 ~ Filed under: Foster Care | Kin-Gap

A reminder of the requirement to submit a copy of Grievance Review Decisions to the CDSS, and to clarify where a copy of those decisions must be sent. [Download]

ACIN I-57-10: FY 2011 Handbook For Counties Not Offering A Food Stamp Employment And Training Program (7/6/10)

Posted: July 8, 2010 ~ Filed under: Food Stamps (SNAP)

Counties not participating in the FSET program must submit data for inclusion in California’s statewide FSET plan. This notice includes the instructions and template for reporting. [Download]

ACL 08-50E: Correction To ACL 08-50 Engagement Of CalWORKs Participants During Breaks In Assigned Activities (7/6/10)

Posted: July 8, 2010 ~ Filed under: CalWORKs

Corrections to ACL 08-50, clarifying that bridging activities must be in the written WTW plan, and consistent with the identified work goals. [Download]

HUD Guidance: Housing Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Individuals and Families (July 1, 2010)

Posted: July 6, 2010 ~ Filed under: Federal Housing

This guidance provides that while the federal Fair Housing Act does not specifically include sexual orientation or gender identity as prohibited bases for housing discrimination, an LGBT person’s experience with housing discrimination may still be prohibited by the Act. The guidance provides illustrative examples and a link to file a housing discrimination complaint on line. [Download.]