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July 20, 2022

ALL COUNTY LETTER NO. 22-60

TO: ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS

ALL COUNTY CALWORKS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS

ALL CALFRESH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS

ALL COUNTY REFUGEE COORDINATORS

ALL COUNTY CONSORTIA REPRESENTATIVES

SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA WORK OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KIDS (CALWORKS): 11 PERCENT INCREASE AND A 10 PERCENT TEMPORARY INCREASE TO THE MAXIMUM AID PAYMENT (MAP) LEVELS

REFERENCE: WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE (WIC) SECTIONS 11450,

WIC 11450.022, WIC 11452, AND WIC 11453; SENATE BILL (SB) 187 (CHAPTER 50, STATUTES OF 2022) AND ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 85 (CHAPTER 24, STATUTES OF 2013); MANUAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (MPP) SECTION 82-507; ALL COUNTY LETTER (ACL) 21-87 AND ACL 21-101

The purpose of this All County Letter (ACL) is to inform the County Welfare Departments (CWDs) of an 11 percent permanent increase and a 10 percent temporary increase to CalWORKs MAP levels pursuant to the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 187 (Chapter 50, Statutes of 2022), which was signed by the Governor on June 30, 2022. The CalWORKs MAP increases take effect on October 1, 2022. This letter includes instructions to be used in the implementation of both the 11 percent MAP increase and the temporary 10 percent MAP increase, as well as 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 Statewide Automated Welfare Systems (SAWS) by the effective date to ensure recipients receive the correct amount of assistance they are entitled to. If the MAP increases and changes to the Child MAP figures cannot be automated by the effective date, the SAWS must provide CWDs a temporary manual process to ensure that CalWORKs recipients receive the MAP increase no later than their date of issuance in the month of October. In addition, CWDs must be provided with a