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All County Letter No. 23-74 Page Three

all new CalWORKs applicants who apply for aid between August 2023 through October 2023, to ensure that they are informed of the October 1, 2023, grant increase.

FORMS AND NOTICES OF ACTION

TEMP 2250 (08/23) – State Law Changes the Maximum Aid Payment Levels for Cash Aid Recipients – The CWD must send this form to all CalWORKs AUs to inform them of MAP level changes. This is a required form with no substitutes permitted.

TM44-315N (07/23) – NOA Message – Grant Increase/Law Change – The CWD must use this NOA message when CalWORKs recipients’ grants will increase due to the MAP change. Instructions for use of the NOA message are included on the TM44-315N. This message is required with no substitutes permitted to the language. The CWD must fill in case-specific information as instructed.

Required Form – No Substitutes Permitted

Both the TEMP 2250 and the TM44-315N are Required Forms – No Substitutes Permitted. Forms in this category are required forms that the CWD may not modify or restructure. However, overprinting or reformatting under the conditions outlined in Operations Manual Section 23-400.211, Overprinting Required Forms, and Section 23- 400.212, Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Modifications, is permitted.

UPDATED CHILD MAP CHARTS

The Child MAP charts are used in determining eligibility for participation in the 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 AUs for single child and multi-child participation. The CWD uses 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, as this is one criterion required for participation in the option.

The attached Child MAP charts have been updated to reflect the statewide MAP increase effective October 1, 2023. The CWD must compare the current amount of child support the child receives with the updated figures in the Child MAP charts to determine whether the participating child is still eligible for the Child Support in Lieu of CalWORKs Grant Option. If the amount of child support the child receives is greater than the figure in the updated chart, then the child is still eligible. In accordance with 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 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 if 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 must add the child back to the AU’s grant.