ACIN I-24-13: CalFresh Administrative Error Overissuances (5/10/13)
When the Lomeli settlement went into effect, DSS issued a regulation, but did not remove the old provisions that were in a different section. Just to clarify, this letter explains that admin error overissuances are limited to a 5% collection rate. [Download]
ACL 13-35: Heat And Eat Program (4/24/13)
A tweak to the “Heat and Eat” program described in ACL 12-61, to remedy the fact that some homeless households with income were losing benefits. Since the intent of Heat and Eat is to increase benefits, CWDs are instructed to determine which…
ACL 13-32: Modified Categorical Eligibility/Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility And Elderly/Disabled CalFresh Households (4/24/13)
An important add-on to ACL 12-62, explaining that if a household with seniors/people classified as disabled are above 200% FPL (the financial cut off with the feds for Categorical Eligibility), the county must still process the application to determine if the…
ACL 13- 28: CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs: Implementation Of The Annual Reporting/Child Only (AR/CO) System Q&A (4/10/13)
So, what do you do when as an “AR/CO reporter? Here are the answers! [Download]
ACL 13-26: CalWORKs) And CalFresh Programs: New And Revised Forms And Notices Of Action (NOAs) For The Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) System (4/8/13)
New system, new forms. Included here are the 2nd set of SAR forms. The SAWS 2, CW 8 and 8A can all be used as soon as administratively possible. The rest (and all SAR forms) must be up and running…
ACL 13-17: Updated Information For Semi-Annual Reporting Implementation For CalFRESH (3/22/13)
Gee, that 107 page Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) ACL was so darn thorough! Unfortunately, it was also based on some waiver requests to the USDA. This letter goes over which were accepted, which were denied (and the impact) and which, one…
ACIN I-11-13: Release Of The New LIHEAP informing notice (3/6/13)
New informing and approval notices. MPP 63-504.39 requires that the counties inform all households of new CalFresh benefits and deductions. The state says that the county may use the new mass change notice or may notify households via the news…
ACIN I-07-13: New EBT Posters For CalFresh Authorized Retailers And Farmers’ Markets (2/20/13)
New colorful signage “that promotes healthy eating and can be prominently displayed by retailers.” Farmer’s markets will get them automatically, retailers have to request them or download a printable version. Comes in Spanish. [Download]
ACIN I-04-13: SB 35, And The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (2/12/13)
SB 35 codified portions of the NVRA, which places additional requirements on voter registration agencies. The Secretary of State is in the process of revising the California NVRA Manual, specifically Chapter 4, for public assistance to reflect the new requirements,…
ACL 12-49E: Corrections To ACL 12-49: Implementation Of The Annual Reporting/Child Only (AR/CO) System In The CalWORKs And CalFresh Programs (2/12/13)
Corrections to make clear that the reporting threshold is the specified dollar amount “or more.” In case anyone thought the reporting was only for the exact dollar amount… [Download]