44-327 DELAYED PAYMENT

When a public assistance payment is delayed because of changes in circumstances not related to continuing eligibility or to the correctness of grant, the county shall immediately take whatever action is necessary to determine the changed circumstances and issue the payment at the earliest possible date.

.1 Federal and State Participation

Federal and state participation in CalWORKs is available for the delayed payment only if it is released within whichever of the following occurs first:

.11 One calendar month after the county receives information upon which it can act indicating there has been a change in circumstances, or

.12 Two months succeeding the month for which the payment was issued.

.2 Factors Causing Delay in Payment

Factors which may cause delay in payment within the meaning of this section include:

.21 Change of address of recipient -- warrant is returned to the auditor's office and the county is so notified.

.22 A change in payee.

.23 A transfer of county responsibility for aid payment -- the second county inadvertently fails to begin aid on the due date and pays retroactive aid from that date.

.24 Death of a recipient -- when reissuance of the warrant or payment is appropriate but not possible until the person entitled to the warrant or payment is determined under Probate Law, the limitations specified in .11 and .12 above are not applicable (see Handbook Section 25-520.7).

(SAR) .25 The complete SAR 7 (see Section 40-181.241(SAR)) is received after the tenth day prior to the end of the submit month or the SAWS 2 is received after the 15th day of the submit month, regardless of good cause - the first warrant shall be mailed or electronic fund transfer made in accordance with Section 44-305.231(SAR).

(AR/CO) The SAWS 2 is received after the 15th day of the submit month, regardless of good cause – the first warrant shall be mailed or electronic fund transfer made in accordance with Section 44-305.231(AR/CO).

STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE

.26 Electronic Fund Transfer Accounts – If the direct deposit electronic fund transfer was incomplete due to, but not limited to, closed account, the failure of the direct deposit electronic fund transfer, or the payment inadvertently went to the wrong account, the county shall immediately take whatever action is necessary at the earliest possible date.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10553 and 10554, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 10553, 10554, 11006.2, and 11265.1, Welfare and Institutions Code.