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All County Letter No. 21-87 Page Three

applicants who apply for aid starting in August 2021 through October 2021, to ensure that they are informed about the October 1, 2021, grant increase.

UPDATED CHILD MAP CHARTS

The Child MAP charts are used in determining eligibility for participation in SB 380 Child Support in Lieu of CalWORKs Grant Option. CDSS developed the Child MAP charts showing the Child MAP by region, AU size and exempt/non-exempt AU’s for single child and multi-child participation. CWDs 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. This is one criterion required for participation in the option.

The Child MAP charts need to be updated when there is either an increase in the child support disregard or if there is an increase in CalWORKs MAP. The attached Child MAP charts have been updated to reflect the statewide MAP increase effective October 1st, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The CWD will need to use the updated figures in the Child MAP chart to determine whether the participating child is still eligible for the SB 380 option.

The CWD will determine this eligibility step by comparing the current amount of child support the child receives with the updated figures in the Child MAP charts. If the amount of child support the child receives is greater than the figure in the updated chart, then the child is still eligible. As stated in ACL 20-109, page seven, under the County Initiated Mid-Period Actions section, if the child support received for the child is no longer more than the Child MAP figure, the CWD shall not add the child back to the AU’s grant if it is not the SAR 7 or annual redetermination month for the AU.

The CWD may add the child back to the grant mid-period at the request of the parent/caretaker relative because the child support is no longer more than the amount the child would receive in cash aid. 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 shall add the child back to the AU’s grant.

The CWD will also use the updated Child MAP charts prospectively in determining eligibility when a parent/caretaker relative elects to have a CalWORKs eligible child in their home participate in the option.

FORMS AND NOTICES OF ACTION

TEMP 2250 (7/21) – State Law Changes the Maximum Aid Payment Levels for Cash Aid Recipients – This form was created for CWDs to send to all CalWORKs AUs