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]

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]

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]

Corrections to the 2008 rates. [Download]

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

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

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]

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]

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

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.]