CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

• Apply an overpayment if the applicant fails to
provide follow-up proof.
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• Review each CalWORKs application to ensure
that an assessment of an applicant’s eligibility
to diversion was accurate;
• Review recommendations from the
Specialized Diversion EW to determine if a
diversion payment is an appropriate option;
• Review case and documentation to determine
the applicant’s eligibility to a diversion
payment.
• Sign and date the Diversion Checklist.
• Obtain DDD and/or DD approval prior to the
Specialized Diversion EW offering a diversion
payment to the applicant.
• Approve and sign the Diversion Agreement;
• Authorize denial of the CalWORKs application
via the existing LEADER procedures after the
diversion payment has been issued;
• Ensure that documentation verifying that the
diversion payment was used for the requested
need is obtained within 10 days of the
diversion payment issuance; and
• Ensure that an overpayment is assessed if the
applicant fails to provide requested follow-up
documentation.
District Director (DD)
The DD may designate a Deputy District Director
(DDD) to:
• Review cases of potential diversion applicants;
• Review case documentation to determine the
applicant’s eligibility to a diversion payment;
• Sign the applicant’s Diversion Agreement; and
• Authorized the diversion payment via Auxiliary
Issuance.
See Auxiliary Issuance – Add New Benefit for
LEADER procedures.
Is a home call required before a diversion
payment is issued?
A home visit prior to issuing diversion is required
when living arrangements or other factors affecting