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Ongoing Welfare Issues

No EBT Fees for Accessing Cash Benefits at Washington Mutual ATMs

As required by federal law, California has implemented a statewide electronic benefit transfers (EBT... (read more)

posted: December 19, 2005

Final Requlations To Implement the Quarterly Reporting/Prospective Budgeting System

Final Regulations To Implement the Quarterly Reporting/Prospective Budgeting System in the Californi... (read more)

posted: September 02, 2005

url: Download ACL 05-19

WELFARE/CalWORKS

1. CalWORKs Eligibility Criteria for Eighteen Year Olds With Disabilities: Fry v. Saenz (ACL 04-50).... (read more)

posted: April 29, 2005

url: Download ACL 04-50

WELFARE/CalWORKS

3. DSS to Mail Notices to Former CalWORKs Recipients About the COLA Lawsuit, Guillen v. Schwarzenegg... (read more)

posted: April 29, 2005

url: Download ACIN I-68-04

WELFARE/CalWORKS

2. DSS Issues Instructions to Implement CalWORKs’ Work Changes. (ACL 04-41) DSS issues ACL 04-... (read more)

posted: April 29, 2005

url: Download ACL 04-41

WELFARE/CalWORKS

Department of Social Services (DSS) All County Letters) You may download these and all ACLs from th... (read more)

posted: April 29, 2005

FOOD STAMPS

3. Expanded Food Stamp Eligibility For Relatives Of Human Trafficking Victims. (ACL 05-08) Non... (read more)

posted: April 29, 2005

url: Download ACL 05-08

FOOD STAMPS

1. Food Stamps Restored To Individuals With Certain Drug Felony Convictions. (ACL 04-59 And ACIN I-... (read more)

posted: April 29, 2005

url 1: Download ACL 04-59

url 2: Download ACIN I-03-05

url 3: Download ACIN I-17-05

Quarterly Reporting

DSS has now issued nine All County Letters and All-County Information Notices regarding the quarterl... (read more)

posted: April 27, 2005

url: Download ACL 03-18

Revised 60-Month Time Limit Notices of Action (ACIN I-48-04)

DSS issues new and revised 60-month time limit forms and notices of action, including the form to re... (read more)

posted: October 04, 2004

url: Access these forms and notices

Food Stamp Resources

Access the CFPA Food Stamp Guide, the state's new food stamp website, and the Consumers Union/Alamed... (read more)

posted: June 15, 2004

url 1: CFPA Food Stamp Guide

url 2: State Food Stamp website

url 3: EBT Manual

Welfare COLA Litigation

On March 26, 2004, Judge James Warren granted a writ of mandate in a class action lawsuit by welfare... (read more)

posted: April 29, 2004

url: Sacramento Bee: Welfare COLA Ordered

file 1: First Amended Petition (107 kb)

file 2: Petitioners' Brief in Support of Writ of Mandate (158 kb)

file 3: Respondents' Brief in Opposition to Writ of Mandate (1,041 kb)

file 4: Press Release (14 kb)

file 5: Plaintiffs' Opposition on Appeal (1,542 kb)

file 6: Governor's Opening Brief on Appeal (1,351 kb)

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