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All County Letter No. 24-55 Page Two

increase no later than their date of issuance for the month of October. In addition, the CWDs must be provided with a temporary manual process to correctly determine eligibility for the Child Support in Lieu of CalWORKs Grant Option until automation is in place.

CalFresh recipients must receive notification of any negative changes to their households’ CalFresh benefits as a result of the CalWORKs MAP increase no later than September 20, 2024, to meet (10-day) timely noticing requirements.

0.3 PERCENT MAP INCREASE

Assembly Bill (AB) 85 (Chapter 24, Statutes of 2013) redistributed funds to CWDs for CalWORKs expenditures and established the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support (CPFSS) Subaccount within the Sales Tax Account of the Local Revenue Fund to support CalWORKs grant increases. The cost of the 0.3 percent grant increase will be funded with revenues deposited into the CPFSS Subaccount. Any remaining amounts in the subaccount will be carried over to future fiscal years. The growth revenues deposited into the CPFSS Subaccount will be monitored to determine if funding remains sufficient for the following fiscal year and thereafter. Each year the subaccount will also be monitored to determine if funds are sufficient to allow an additional increase to the MAP. If funds are sufficient, the increase will take effect on October 1st of that year. If funds are not sufficient to support an increase, no change to the MAP will occur. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) will notify CWDs in advance of any future grant increases. COUNTY-INITIATED MID-PERIOD ACTION

The grant increase applies to all CalWORKs cases, regardless of whether the Assistance Unit (AU) lives in Region 1 or Region 2 and regardless of the AU’s Exempt or Non-Exempt status. The CWD must treat the grant increase as a mandatory county- initiated mid-period action for Semi Annual Reporting (SAR) and Annual Reporting/Child Only (AR/CO) cases.

INFORMING CALWORKS RECIPIENTS

The CDSS has provided a link to the mass mailer notice TEMP 2250 for the CWD to send to all CalWORKs recipients, informing them of the increase in MAP levels effective October 1, 2024, and the potential decrease to the household’s CalFresh benefits because of the increase to their income. The CWD must begin sending the mailer to all CalWORKs recipients as soon as administratively possible but no later than September 1, 2024. The CDSS strongly encourages the CWD to provide a copy of the TEMP 2250 to all new CalWORKs applicants who apply for aid starting in August 2024 through October 2024, to ensure that they are informed of the October 1, 2024, grant increase.