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STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE 44-305 (Cont.) AID PAYMENTS Regulations

44-305 AID PAYMENTS - PAYEE AND DELIVERY (Continued) 44-305

.224 Under the alternate payment system, references to month in the regulations shall be interpreted to mean the assigned aid payment or budget period.

.225 Upon approval of the plan by the state and the assignment of an applicant to an alternate payment period, the recipient shall be informed of the payment period, budget period and dates he can expect his aid payment.

.23 Aid payments to CalWORKs families residing in counties with approved semimonthly alternate payment systems shall be made in two installments during the payment period as follows:

(SAR) .231 The county shall issue the first aid payment by mail or forward the direct deposit electronic fund transfer in time to be available to the recipient by the first day of each month of the assigned SAR Payment Period, unless the county received the completed SAR 7 after the tenth day prior to the end of the assigned SAR Submit Month or the annual redetermination is not completed by the 15th day of the SAR Submit Month. If the SAR 7 is received after the tenth day prior to the end of the assigned SAR Submit Month or the annual redetermination is completed after the 15th day of the SAR Submit Month, but before benefits are discontinued, the county shall not delay the payment and shall issue the first aid payment in time to be available to the recipient by the first day of the next assigned SAR Payment Period if possible, but not later than the tenth day of the first month of the next assigned SAR Payment Period.

(AR/CO) The county shall issue the first aid payment by mail or forward the direct deposit electronic fund transfer in time to be available to the recipient by the first day of each month of the assigned AR/CO Payment Period, unless the annual redetermination is not completed by the 15th day of the AR/CO Submit Month. If the annual redetermination is completed after the 15th day of the AR/CO Submit Month, but before benefits are discontinued, the county shall not delay the payment and shall issue the first aid payment in time to be available to the recipient by the first day of the next assigned AR/CO Payment Period if possible, but not later than the tenth day of the first month of the next assigned AR/CO Payment Period.

.232 The county shall place the second warrant in the mail or complete the second direct deposit electronic fund transfer in time to be available to the recipient by the 15th day of the assigned payment period.

.24 The exceptions to standard delivery dates specified in Section 44-304.6 shall be applicable to counties that have alternate payment systems.

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-14-02 Effective 7/1/14

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