CalWORKs Policy Handbook - Department of Human Services ...

Interface Between CalWORKs AR/CO and CalFresh Cases,
Continued
Examples of
the impact of
CalFresh
mandatory
mid-year
report on
CalWORKs
AR/CO cases
Income report
affects
CalFresh case
only
Following are examples of processing a mid-year report that is mandatory for
CalFresh and voluntary for CalWORKs:
Example 1: A customer with a CalWORKs AR/CO case with CalFresh makes
a mandated report of an increase in earned income of $150 (not exceeding
the CalWORKs IRT). The EW will take action to adjust the household’s
CalFresh allotment only. Because the change in income is not over the AU’s
IRT, this will be treated as a voluntary mid-year report for CalWORKs and the
grant will not be changed. The EW would be required to issue a No-Change
NOA and a 377.5 to the customer for CalWORKs.
Example 2: A customer with a CalWORKs AR/CO case with CalFresh makes
a CalFresh mandatory report that the household received an increase in
unearned income of more than $100. The change in income does not exceed
the CalWORKs IRT. The EW will take action to adjust the household’s
CalFresh allotment, as per Change Reporting (CR) rules. The change in
income is treated as a voluntary report for the AR/CO case and the
CalWORKs grant will be unchanged. A No-Change NOA for CalWORKs will
be sent to the customer.
When an income change affects the CalFresh case but not the CalWORKs
AR/CO case, EWs will take the following action:
Step Action
1 Complete a manual budget using the appropriate CalFresh Budget
Worksheet or the online CalWORKs/CalFresh budget to determine
the new CalFresh benefit amount.
2 Run CalFresh EDBC, and
Override the EDBC to issue correct benefits,
Ensure the Reporting Type is Change Reporting, and
Accept and Save the EDBC.
3 Send a:
NOA to the customer informing of the new CalFresh benefit
amount, and
No-change NOA for the CalWORKs grant.
4 Image the manual budget into C-IV.
5 Journal all actions taken.
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