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CW 82-832 – Excluded Persons CW 82-832.1 Kin-GAP CW 82-833 – Timed-Out Adults CW 89-100 Exempt/Non-Exempt MAP and Restricted Accounts CW 89-110.2 – Exempt and Non-Exempt Assistance Units (AU) CW 89-130(a) – Restricted Accounts for Participants CW 89-130(b) Written Agreement CW 89-130(g) Qualifying Withdrawal CW 89-130(4) No Expense Incurred CW 89-130(h) Verification CW 89-130(j) Good Cause CW 89-130(k) Period of Ineligibility (POI) CW 89-130(n) Shortening the Period of Ineligibility (POI) CW 89-130(q) Termination of Written Agreement CW 89-200 Minor Parent CW 89-201 – Requirements CW 89-201.2 Exemption CW 89-201.3 Referral to DCFS CW 89-201.4 Payee CW 89-201.5 Senior Parent Income CW 89-201.6 Income of Minor Parent 05-2013
CW 40-100 RECEPTION AND APPLICATION CW 40-103.4 - Application What are the application forms? The following forms are used when an applicant applies for CalWORKs: • The SAWS 1 (LEADER generated), Cover Sheet and Application for Cash Aid, Food Stamps and Medi-Cal, is a generic application form that documents a request for CalWORKs, etc. • The SAWS 2 (LEADER generated), Statement of Facts for Cash Aid, Food Stamps and Medi-Cal, gathers information and is required for all CalWORKs applications. • The SAWS 2A (out of drawer), Rights and Responsibilities and Other Important Information, provides important information regarding their rights and responsibilities. See Application – Select for Processing for LEADER procedures. See WA No. 1 – Statement of Facts – Non- English/Non-Spanish for LEADER procedures. What are the voter registration requirements? All registrants/visitors physically present at intake and redetermination must be offered the opportunity to vote. The individual must be: • A United States citizen. • Age 18 by the date of the next election. • A resident of California. • A person who is not in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony, or has not been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent. Who should offer and what type of voter registration assistance should be provided? The voter registration services must be offered by all public contact staff (i.e., receptionist, eligibility worker, etc.) to comply with the law, public contact staff must follow the procedures below asking or informing the applicant and any other person present at the interview the following: • Must ask, verbatim, “If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?” The significance of this statement is that because 40 percent of voter
Page 1 and 2: USER INFORMATION You can look up Ca
Page 3 and 4: CW 42-100 Age CW 42-101 - Age Requi
Page 5 and 6: CW 44-200 AU Composition and Need C
Page 7: CW 81-200 Diversion Services CW 81-
Page 11 and 12: need to complete the form. The pote
Page 13 and 14: The PA 4033, National Voter Registr
Page 15 and 16: NOTE: When difficulties develop in
Page 17 and 18: • Each applicant or aided adult;
Page 19 and 20: to be temporarily exempt from finge
Page 21 and 22: • Within 30 days of determining e
Page 23 and 24: • Illness of a parent/caretaker r
Page 25 and 26: PART B, is used by the school to ve
Page 27 and 28: • The PA 1725, School Attendance/
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Page 31 and 32: For time on aid requests from other
Page 33 and 34: “High Risk” EW. The participant
Page 35 and 36: second home call is scheduled by ap
Page 37 and 38: CW 40-107.8 - WIC Referrals When is
Page 39 and 40: • If no, continue with current in
Page 41 and 42: If the participant requests TMTT an
Page 43 and 44: Will the 50 percent unemployment ra
Page 45 and 46: CW 40-119.3 - Adding a Person to th
Page 47 and 48: • If an AU requests restoration o
Page 49 and 50: appointment. The next day, the Elig
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Page 53 and 54: Can an IN payment be issued if the
Page 55 and 56: What is “apparent” eligibility?
Page 57 and 58: An applicant family is eligible for
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If any one of the above is not avai
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• Full cooperation from the appli
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If the PA 2322 is returned as undel
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• A mail back due date for the re
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In addition, for telephone redeterm
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• Review LEADER claims. Identify
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• Complete the Master Case Review
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How is an applicant/participant not
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For example: CalWORKs case is termi
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• Verification of the AU’s MAP
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What action is taken when the distr
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payment require an appropriate NOA
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NOTE: As interim, a PA 853 (out of
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How is the four-week period calcula
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When the unemployed PE becomes empl
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CW 41-440.2 Unemployment [Deprivati
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CW 41-450 - Absence What is the def
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What evidence documents continued a
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services at school in accordance wi
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See CW 40-105.5 School Attendance R
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When the teen requests his/her own
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documents in the teen’s case. 2.
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participant must present evidence f
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erroneous. If the original PA 230 i
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the ES. o Files the first copy of t
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CW 42-111.1 - Evidence/ Documents W
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See CW 42-433 Child Born Outside of
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etc.). Real property is not cash, b
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Some payments are considered proper
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more information. If the applicant/
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If the property (other than a home/
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the applicant/participant decides n
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inaccessible to the AU if all of th
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What household items are excluded f
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application, the personal property:
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the property/resource limit. Also,
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have ownership interest in or a lie
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Property held by the AU +1,400 $2,8
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• Step-parent(s); and • Caretak
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• A victim of domestic abuse. •
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*The MAP amount is subject to chang
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• Grant amounts of $10 or less.
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CW 42-400 RESIDENCE CW 42-400 - Res
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Can aid be continued if the partici
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CW 42-417 - Recipients from Other S
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How is a Noncitizen’s eligibility
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• LEADER will fail the individual
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I-181-A I-181-B No Yes - PRS grante
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What is an alien registration numbe
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In addition to comparing the SAVE d
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Document Valid-appearing I-551, I-1
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• In the case of an adopted child
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Can a foreign passport be used to v
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What is the I-94? The I-94 is issue
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The I-551 and I-151 contain “clas
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How are non-citizens referred to th
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Who is eligible to VAWA? Applicant/
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Same I-797C I-797/ I-797C Same Indi
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I-551 Z13 may indicate battery, nee
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What are the family relationship re
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• On the right side of the screen
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Can confidential information about
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Who are Amerasians? Amerasians are
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Specialized Supportive Services Wor
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What are the “New Exemption/Good
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What action is taken when the GAIN
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EXAMPLE An exemption for caring for
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Is a GAIN sanction a mandatory coun
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Updating the sanction “end date
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Can the County and the Tribal TANF
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CW 42-762 - Introduction to the Cal
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Teens ages 18 & 19 For 18 and 19 ye
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Failure of the parent or stepparent
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See CW 89-200 Minor Parent for more
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needy/indigent when the sponsored n
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See CW 42.433 Eligible Alien Status
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CW 44-101 - Definition CW 44-100 IN
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CW 44-101 (m) - Income Reporting Th
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How is the income received from the
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A child/spousal payment is received
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If an applicant/participant receive
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NOTE: In 1994, Congress transferred
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See Income - Earned for LEADER proc
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occupant’s rent payment to the la
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$400 DBI -225 DBI disregard $175 Re
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See CW 43-100 Responsible Relatives
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The house payment (including the ta
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CW 44-115.3 - In-Kind Values What a
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CW 44-133.3 - Income From Other Pro
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A step-parent who is the spouse of
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Monthly Income Computation $700 Jul
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o The net non-exempt income of time
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If adding the father does not resul
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The value of in-kind income for the
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CW 44-207.3 - Lump Sum How is lump
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Laundry Telephone The participant n
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The PA 371 (out of drawer), Non-Rec
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House Repairs Interim Shelter Movin
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See Homeless - CalWORKs for LEADER
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1815, Important Notice Regarding a
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Is a family required to have a noti
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out in the amount of $350. The rema
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If apparent CalWORKs eligibility ca
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How many days of temporary shelter
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Name and phone number of landlord,
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again. The parent requests HA for t
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Uninhabitability of the residence -
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If the AU receives HA but the famil
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In addition to the security deposit
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Family locates permanent housing fo
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Does a family need to have an evict
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Is the Rent Arrearages Payment a On
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NOTE: For drug felons only: in a tw
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What should the EW do when the tota
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Who is eligible to receive funds un
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EXAMPLE An AU applies for MA under
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3. PA 956, Housing/Utility Verifica
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and MA program applications, includ
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Who is not eligible to receive fund
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EXAMPLES Example 1 After receiving
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How are the THAP+14 benefits issued
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SSI/SSP parent(s), or non-needy pay
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Permanent HA is issued for the move
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Do the 4-Month RA payments count as
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Can a pregnant applicant with no el
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When the participant does not repor
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PA 1675 (out of drawer), Direct Dep
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Instruct the participant to complet
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ETA is a special kind of bank accou
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A PA 853 (out of drawer), Affidavit
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If the Direct Rent payment only pay
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The Eligibility Worker must offer D
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Good cause is entered in the Direct
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What are the duties of the Direct R
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PA 6029, Direct Rent - Landlord Ver
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When the appointment is scheduled,
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Is the DR EW required to verify lan
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o PA 6029 Information reported in S
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Adds the landlord as a vendor to LE
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Are protective payee payments requi
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ESD will notify Central Print to pu
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The EW must inform the sanctioned i
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4. Determine if the AU meets any ex
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The following examples will illustr
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Is the MFG rule applied when a fami
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CW 2102 (LDR generated), The Maximu
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If a pregnancy occurs due to the fa
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When is the waiver of the MFG rule
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What form is used to inform the par
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If the inconsistency is not related
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What is the processing timeframe fo
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When a Tribal TANF program requests
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Which Region receives the higher MB
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How is the monthly grant amount cal
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The father is added to the existing
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At the request of the individual AU
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What are the county-initiated mid-q
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What is the beginning date of aid (
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What is the beginning date of aid (
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See Individual-Remove From Assistan
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CW 44-317.6 - Foster Care/Kin-GAP W
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Unreported Mandatory Included Perso
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CW 44-340.1 - Underpayment- Definit
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When an underpayment is discovered,
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CW 44-350.2 - Overpayment Types Wha
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On what is the “good faith” det
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will probably be mailed to the dist
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efugees. Children do not need to be
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enefits, adult victims do not need
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members need to have a certain immi
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The Aid Payment is the Maximum Aid
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• I-688B section 274A.12(a)(3)
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Removal (INA Section 243(h), 241(b)
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U.S. citizen children born of a ref
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• Use the PA 203-4, Voluntary Res
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and Food Stamps? RCA families/indiv
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month time clock for cash aid. They
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eligible to RCA if they are full-ti
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applicants/participants required to
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• The EW is to complete the RS 3
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Eligibility Worker should ask for v
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Are Match Grant funds counted again
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CW 69-211 - Aid Payments Are Refuge
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assistance ceases for the RCA progr
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Where appropriate, “child” shal
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Minor Parent Optional Person Otherw
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determines to be necessary for a re
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CW 80-310 FORMS CW 2.1, Notice of A
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(CalWORKs) Program CW 2103, Reminde
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CW 81-215.1 - Definition CW 81-200
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Who does not qualify for diversion?
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of how much is paid for those servi
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• Apply an overpayment if the app
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CW 81-215.6 - Child Support Income
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Duties of CSSD Child Support Office
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See Sanction/Penalties/POI for LEAD
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insurance benefits, military allotm
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How is an applicant/participant ref
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tabs are updated with the absent pa
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• For DPSS districts 03, 04, 20,
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Declaration of Paternity, the EW mu
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• Provide the applicant/participa
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If the CW 371 cannot be located and
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as a child on his/her case, parent
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CSSD only makes a determination of
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• Provide documentation within 20
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What services are available when th
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CW 82-610 - Potentially Available I
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What is the referral process for a
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Or • Mail or fax - a paper applic
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Employment Development Department (
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(handicapped, mentally challenged,
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• If the case has been transferre
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CW 82-800 ASSISTANCE UNIT (AU) CW 8
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What are examples of persons who do
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EXAMPLE The applicant states that s
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The exact relationship of the child
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See CW 82-500 Child Support Enforce
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CW 82-808.2 - Determining the Caret
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EXAMPLE The eligible child lives wi
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Example 3 In a non-leap year an ind
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eing involved in major and minor de
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Can a parent who is in a rehabilita
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Is a parent, who is an excluded Ass
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How is the EW notified when there i
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• Update Case Comments and the FR
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CW 82-820.2 - Assistance Unit (AU)
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EXAMPLE AU consists of mom and her
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• A person who is fleeing to avoi
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CW 89-100 EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT MAP AND
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CW 89-130(4) - No Expense Incurred
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occur or was less than expected. o
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CW 89-130(n) - Shortening the Perio
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EXAMPLE The QR Payment Quarter is O
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When a minor parent exemption occur
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NOTE: If verification provided appe
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3. Check the “Risk Assessment for
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payee. Both the adult and the minor
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Example 2 A minor parent is receivi
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