CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

choosing TMTT or CalWORKs. Applicants choosing
TMTT will be referred to a TMTT office to pursue their
TMTT applications.
The CalWORKs application process will continue pending
a response from TMTT. Pending the determination of
TMTT eligibility, if CalWORKs is:
• Approved, the case must be centralized with a
specialized EW. The TMTT office will notify the
district’s Tribal TANF liaison so that the approval
date of TMTT and the CalWORKs discontinuance
date can be coordinated to ensure there is no
break in aid and to avoid duplicate aid. When aid
is discontinued, a manual NOA (NOA Tribal TANF
– T) must be completed.
• Denied, the TMTT office must be notified of the
action (denial/reason) via phone at (213) 382-7642.
When aid is denied, a manual NOA (NOA Tribal
TANF – D) must be completed.
NOTE: Aid cannot be denied based solely on a
referral to TMTT.
Qualified NAI families who are currently receiving
CalWORKs can choose to receive TMTT, but cannot
receive cash aid from both programs simultaneously.
NOTE: Individuals receiving TMTT are eligible for Food
Stamps and/or Medi-Cal benefits. Participants
who are not currently receiving Food
Stamps/Medi-Cal may apply in any DPSS
location or in a TMTT location where DPSS
outreach staff is co-located.
Are all CalWORKs applicants referred to Torres-
Martinez Tribal TANF (TMTT)?
After determining that the applicant wants to apply for
CalWORKs, all applicants are to be asked if they are
Native American Indian (NAI) or if there is a child of NAI
origin in their family.
The following action is taken when an intake packet is
received from the Case Opening Clerk (COC):
Intake EW
• Ask each applicant if they are NAI or if there is a
child of NAI origin in the family. If so, can they
provide verification of their Indian status
(verification of NAI status is not required by DPSS)
to TMTT.