CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

TMTT Approved (CalWORKs Pending)
• Process denial per existing procedures.
• Suppress NOA and manually prepare the NOA
Tribal TANF – D.
• Document “Case Comments” and transfer to the
specialized file.
TMTT Approved (CalWORKs Approved)
• Coordinate termination date with TMTT.
• Follow existing LEADER termination procedures.
• Suppress NOA and manually prepare the NOA
Tribal TANF – T.
• Document “Case Comments” and transfer to the
specialized file.
If a participant is sanctioned from CalWORKs for not
cooperating with employment services, would the
sanction continue when the case is transferred to
Tribal TANF?
No. If a CalWORKs participant is sanctioned for failing or
refusing to cooperate in the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work
(WtW) program, then leaves CalWORKs and enters the
Tribal TANF program, the sanction does not follow the
individual to the Tribal TANF program unless the Tribal
TANF provider opts to apply sanctions imposed by the
CalWORKs program.
However, the CalWORKs WtW sanction will impact the
former participant if he/she reapplies for CalWORKs
when:
1) The sanction was already imposed (his/her portion of
the family’s cash aid was removed for a month or
more) before his/her family was discontinued from
CalWORKs, the participant may not have aid restored
until he/she cures the sanction.
2) Discontinued from CalWORKs but before the sanction
was imposed. The sanction must be imposed after
he/she reapplies for CalWORKs aid and aid is granted
to the family. Once the sanction is imposed, aid
cannot be restored to the participant until he/she cures
the sanction.
See CW 42-721.4 Welfare-to-Work Sanctions for
additional information.