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California Health & Human Services Agency Department of Social Services, Kim Johnson Director, Gavin Newsom Governor, 744 P Street, Sacramento, Ca. 95814, www.cdss.ca.gov

May 31, 2024

ALL COUNTY LETTER NO. 24-37

TO: ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS

ALL COUNTY CALWORKS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS

ALL CALFRESH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS

ALL COUNTY REFUGEE COORDINATORS

ALL COUNTY CONSORTIA REPRESENTATIVES

SUBJECT: COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT INCREASE TO THE MINIMUM BASIC STANDARD OF ADEQUATE CARE AND INCOME IN-KIND LEVELS FOR CALIFORNIA WORK OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KIDS, REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE, ENTRANT CASH ASSISTANCE, AND THE TRAFFICKING AND CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

REFERENCE: WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 11450, 11452, AND 11453; MANUAL OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SECTIONS 69-201.4, 69-301, AND 70-105; ALL COUNTY LETTER NO. 23-48

The purpose of this All County Letter (ACL) is to inform County Welfare Departments (CWD) of a 4.32 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to the Minimum Basic Standard of Adequate Care (MBSAC) and Income In-Kind (IIK) levels effective July 1, 2024, for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Entrant Cash Assistance (ECA), and the Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Program (TCVAP).

The Welfare and Institutions Code (W&IC) Section 11453 requires CalWORKs MBSAC levels to be adjusted annually to reflect any increases or decreases in the cost of living.

The new MBSAC levels provided via this letter are to be used in determining applicant financial eligibility for families that apply for CalWORKs on or after July 1, 2024. The new CalWORKs MBSAC Payment Standards chart for Regions 1 and 2 is attached to this ACL to assist in implementing these changes. The new IIK levels are included in this chart as these amounts also increased because of the MBSAC COLA.