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August 8, 2024

ALL COUNTY LETTER NO. 24-55

TO: ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS ALL COUNTY CALWORKS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS ALL CALFRESH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS ALL COUNTY REFUGEE COORDINATORS ALL COUNTY CONSORTIA REPRESENTATIVES

SUBJECT: MAXIMUM AID PAYMENT (MAP) LEVEL INCREASE FOR CALIFORNIA WORK OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KIDS (CALWORKS)

REFERENCE: WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE (WIC) SECTIONS 11450, WIC 11450.022, WIC 11450.025, WIC 11452, AND WIC 11453; ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 161 (CHAPTER 46, STATUES OF 2024), AB 85 (CHAPTER 24, STATUTES OF 2013) AND SENATE BILL (SB) 187 (CHAPTER 50, STATUTES OF 2022); MANUAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (MPP) SECTION 82-507 AND MPP SECTION 21-115; ALL COUNTY LETTER (ACL) 19-45, ACL 21-101, AND ACL 23-74

The purpose of this All County Letter (ACL) is to inform County Welfare Departments (CWD) of a 0.3 percent increase to the Maximum Aid Payment (MAP) levels pursuant to the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 161 (Chapter 46, Statutes of 2024), signed by the Governor on July 2, 2024. The CalWORKs MAP increase is effective October 1, 2024.

This letter includes information regarding the effect the MAP increase may have on participants in the Child Support in Lieu of CalWORKs Grant Option. This policy change must be automated into the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS) by the effective date to ensure recipients receive the correct amount of assistance to which they are entitled. If the MAP increases and changes to the Child MAP figures cannot be automated by the effective date, CalSAWS must provide CWDs with a temporary manual process to ensure that CalWORKs recipients receive the MAP