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All County Letter No. 24-55 Page Three

The CWD must also send adequate notice of action (NOA) to each household. The CWD must use the TM44-315O to provide CalWORKs recipients information specific to their family’s cash aid amount.

CalFresh noticing rules have not changed. The AUs with CalFresh benefits affected by the grant increase will receive a separate notice about their CalFresh benefits. As a reminder, ACL 21-101 provides guidance on mid-period actions for CalFresh. Information regarding CalWORKs grant changes is considered Verified Upon Receipt (VUR) for CalFresh purposes.

UPDATED CHILD MAP CHARTS

The Child MAP charts are used to determine eligibility for participation in the Child Support in Lieu of CalWORKs Grant Option. The CDSS developed the Child MAP charts to show the Child MAP by region, AU size, and exempt/non-exempt AUs for single child and multi-child participation. The CWD must use the figures in the Child MAP charts to determine if child support received on behalf of a child is greater than the amount of aid the child is eligible for.

The Child MAP charts are updated when there is either an increase in the child support disregard or an increase in the CalWORKs MAP. The attached Child MAP charts have been updated to reflect the statewide MAP increase effective October 1, 2024. The CWD must use the updated figures in the Child MAP charts to determine whether the participating child is still eligible for the option. If the amount of child support received is greater than the figure in the updated charts, then the child is still eligible for the Child Support in Lieu of CalWORKs Grant Option. As stated in MPP Section 82-507.5, if the child support received for the child no longer exceeds the Child MAP figure, the CWD must not add the child back to the AU’s grant, unless it is the SAR 7 or annual redetermination month for the AU. That said, the CWD may add the child back to the grant mid-period at the request of the parent/caretaker relative.

If, at the next SAR or annual redetermination, whichever occurs first, the child support is still below the Child MAP figure, and the parent/caretaker relative has not already made the request, the CWD must add the child back to the AU’s grant.

The CWD must also use the updated Child MAP charts prospectively to determine eligibility when a parent/caretaker relative elects to have a CalWORKs eligible child in their home participate in the Child Support in Lieu of CalWORKs Grant Option.

FORMS AND NOTICES OF ACTION TEMP 2250 (06/24) – State Law Changes the Maximum Aid Payment Levels for Cash Aid Recipients – This form was created for the CWD to send to all CalWORKs AUs to inform them of the change to the MAP. This is a required form with no substitutes permitted.