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September 22, 2025 ALL COUNTY LETTER (ACL) NO. 25-65 TO: ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS ALL COUNTY CALWORKS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS ALL CALFRESH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS ALL COUNTY REFUGEE COORDINATORS ALL COUNTY CONSORTIA REPRESENTATIVES ALL COUNTY REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE CONTACTS ALL TCVAP COUNTY COORDINATORS SUBJECT: MAXIMUM RESOURCE LIMIT INCREASE FOR FAMILIES: CALIFORNIA WORK OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KIDS, REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE, ENTRANT CASH ASSISTANCE, AND TRAFFICKING AND CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS REFERENCE: WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE (WIC) SECTION 11155 AND WIC SECTION 11257; MANUAL OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (MPP) SECTION 42-205.1, MANUAL OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (MPP) SECTION 42-207.1,MPP SECTION 42-213.2, MPP SECTION 42-712.44, MPP SECTION 44-101(f), MPP SECTION 69-201.4, MPP SECTION 69-301, AND MPP SECTION 70-105; ALL COUNTY LETTER (ACL) NO. 24-54 The purpose of this letter is to inform County Health and Human Services Agencies (HHSA) of the 3.42 percent increase to the maximum resource limit for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Entrant Cash Assistance (ECA), and Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Programs (TCVAP), effective January 1, 2026. The Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Sections 11155 and 11257 require CalWORKs to adjust the maximum resource limit in accordance with the California Necessities Index (CNI) each fiscal year. MAXIMUM ASSET LIMIT INCREASE Effective January 1, 2026, the maximum resource limit will increase by 3.42 percent, based on the CNI for the most recent fiscal year. The new maximum resource limit for CalWORKs