42-405 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF APPLICANTS OR RECIPIENTS

.1 Rights of Residence Location

Applicants for or recipients of aid have the same freedom of movement and choice of a place to live accorded other citizens of California.

.2 Informing County of Residence Changes

.21 An applicant or recipient, shall immediately inform the county to which they applied, or the county paying aid, if they go to another county, state, or country, regardless of the anticipated date of return. A recipient who moves from one county to another with the intent of establishing residence in the new county shall notify either the county from which they move or the county to which they move, of the change in residence. The recipient may report a change of residence in person, in writing, by phone, or, if available, electronically online. The recipient shall be advised of these options at application and redetermination. (See Section 40-181.45.)

.211 In accordance with Section 44-316.321(d)(1), the act of failing to report an address change must not, in and of itself, result in a reduction in aid or a termination of benefits.

.22 Such an applicant or recipient shall cooperate with the county welfare department and provide the county with a monthly written statement explaining his reasons for absence from California, his intent to return to California and anticipated date of return. Failure to promptly provide such statements will result in immediate discontinuance of aid payments.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10003(a), 10553, 10554, and 10604, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 10003(a), 10553, 10554, 10604, 11101, 11102, and 11105, Welfare and Institutions Code.

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