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January 31, 2013 Advice No. 4457 (Southern California Gas Company U 904 G) Advice No. 2455-E/2170-G (San Diego Gas & Electric Company U 902 M) Advice No. 3361-G/4186-E (Pacific Gas & Electric Company U 39 M) Advice No. 2849-E (Southern California Edison Company U 338 E) Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Subject: List of Categorical Eligible Programs for Enrollment in California Alternate
Rates for Energy and Energy Savings Assistance Programs Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), on behalf of itself and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison Company (SCE), hereafter referred to as the Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs), hereby submits to the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) an updated list of proposed categorical eligible programs for enrollment in low income assistance programs. Purpose This filing complies with Ordering Paragraph (OP) 88(b) of the 2012 – 2014 Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) and California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Decision (D.)12-08-044, which directs the IOUs to submit by January 31st of each year a joint Tier 2 Advice Letter updating the list of proposed categorical eligible low income programs for the upcoming year. OP 88(b) of the decision specifically states: By January 31st of each year, the Utilities are directed to jointly and annually review and
submit, by Tier 2 Advice Letter, an updated list of proposed categorical eligible low income programs for the upcoming year. The list must propose to retain and add categorically eligible programs for enrollment in low income programs, as appropriate, and must include only programs with income thresholds consistent with the California Alternate Rates for Energy and Energy Savings Assistance Program Programs;
Rasha Prince Director
Regulatory Affairs
555 W. Fifth Street, GT14D6 Los Angeles, CA 90013-1011
Tel: 213.244.5141 Fax: 213.244.4957
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(i) These lists, once approved, shall be updated annually and be used to implement the Categorical Eligibility and Enrollment Program for California Alternate Rates for Energy and Energy Savings Assistance Program, for the upcoming fiscal year; and
(ii) Energy Division shall review and issue an annual approval letter (with the
approved updated list of programs in the Categorical Enrollment Program) along with the updated annual California Alternate Rates for Energy income guidelines letter on April 1st each year
Background The statewide ESA Program provides no-cost energy saving home improvements for qualified limited-income renters or homeowners. The statewide CARE Program provides eligible, low income customers with discounts on gas and electricity bills. The statutory requirements for the CARE Program are set forth in Public Utilities Code (P.U.C.) Section 739.1(b)(1), which provides:
“The commission shall establish a program of assistance to low-income electric and gas customers with annual household incomes that are no greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline levels, the cost of which shall not be borne solely by any single class of customer. The program shall be referred to as the California Alternate Rates for Energy or CARE program. The commission shall ensure that the level of discount for low-income electric and gas customers correctly reflects the level of need.” [Emphasis added.]
The 200 percent Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) cap includes the total income of all the people who live in the household, regardless of family status. General Order 153, Section 2.57, defines “total household income” to mean “[a]ll revenues, from all members of a household, from whatever source derived, whether taxable or non-taxable, including, but not limited to: wages, salaries, interest, dividends, spousal support and child support, grants, gifts, allowances, stipends, public assistance payments, social security and pensions, rental income, income from self employment and cash payments from other sources, and all employment-related, non-cash income.” Household, per Section 2.29 of General Order 153 (which sets forth the procedures for the Commission’s “Lifeline” program), is defined as “any individual or group of individuals living together as one economic unit in the same residence.” On December 14, 2006, the Commission issued D.06-12-038 which authorized the IOUs to enroll customers in the CARE and ESA Programs through the categorical eligibility process. A household can thus enroll in the programs by declaring that a member of the household receives benefits from one of the authorized government means-tested programs. Participation in certain other low income programs thus provides customers with an alternative means of enrollment. If selected for post-enrollment verification (PEV), customers may present an award letter from a categorical eligible qualifying program, and are not required to verify household income.1 The current statewide list of categorical eligible programs is shown below. 1 PEV only applies to CARE customers, as the IOUs do not conduct PEV on ESA customers.
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• Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance • CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) • CalWORKs/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) • Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only) • Healthy Families A&B • Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) • Medicaid/Medi-Cal • National School Lunch Program (NSLP) • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) • Tribal TANF • Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
It should be noted that eligibility for some of these categorical programs is not based on total household income, which is the criteria that forms the basis for CARE and ESA Program participation, but rather on an individual’s income or other non-congruous criteria. Compliance with Decision 12-08-044 In D.12-08-044, the Commission directed the IOUs to jointly review and submit, on an annual basis, a list of proposed categorically eligible low income programs with income thresholds consistent with the CARE and ESA Programs. To comply with this directive, the IOUs contracted with an independent consultant, ICF International (ICF), to perform a comprehensive assessment of the current list of categorically eligible programs to determine alignment with CARE / ESA Program guidelines, i.e., the household unit of measure, income thresholds and income definitions. ICF was also tasked with reviewing other local, state and federal programs to determine whether there is alignment with any programs not currently included. ICF has completed its assessment and prepared a written report—the “ICF Study”—which explains and documents its findings. See Attachment B. ICF has also prepared a spreadsheet “matrix” with detailed information regarding the low income programs investigated. The matrix also includes links to program sources, and is provided in Attachment C. These materials were requested by the IOUs to document and present the study findings, and to aid the Commission in its review process. Summary of ICF Findings ICF researched and analyzed the current categorical eligibility program list for the CARE and ESA Programs, as well as over 70 Federal, State, and County-level public assistance programs for low-income individuals. ICF’s research process included reviewing publicly available program information, consulting with subject matter experts, including low income program experts on ICF staff, and participating in interviews with program and policy experts at the IOUs. To be considered in alignment with the CARE and ESA Program income guidelines, ICF determined that a program had to have at least as stringent income eligibility rules as those of the CARE and ESA Programs based on the following factors:
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1) Income threshold at or below 200 percent of FPG; and 2) Income threshold that is applied to a household as a unit of measure, as opposed to an
individual or family.2 If a program was determined to be in alignment with these two basic eligibility factors, then ICF conducted a closer examination to determine whether the program’s method of calculating total household income was aligned with Section 2.57 of General Order 153 (the CARE/ESA criteria) -- specifically whether the program’s income inclusions and exclusions are consistent. This third factor relates to the consistency with CARE and ESA Program eligibility (i.e., the measurement of income / what is counted towards the income eligibility guidelines). However, because the details of income inclusions and exclusions are defined differently by the various low-income programs, it is unlikely any other low-income program will constitute a “perfect match.” Indeed, while the ICF Study found that three programs are broadly aligned with the first two eligibility factors, none exhibited complete consistency in relation to their specific income inclusions / exclusions. After reviewing a mixture of current categorically eligible and other programs, including 58 County and 15 Federal and State programs, the ICF Study concluded that:
[T]here is no match between the detailed eligibility requirements of the CARE/ESA programs when compared to those of the current categorically eligible CARE/ESA programs and other Federal, State, and County-level public assistance programs for low-income individuals. While CalFresh/SNAP,3 NSLP4, and WIC5 requirements align broadly with the CARE/ESA program 200 percent income eligibility cap and the use of household as a unit of measure; the inclusions and exclusions in each program’s income calculations prevent those three programs from matching the CARE/ESA eligibility criteria.6
Below is a table which provides an abbreviated summary of information detailing ICF’s programs reviews.
2 ICF Study at p. 4. 3 SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamps program, aims to improve health / well-being by meeting nutritional needs. The program is indexed to 130 percent of the FPG (or 165 percent if the household has an elderly or disabled individual), and income is based on the household unit of measure. ICF Study at p. 15. 4 NLSP is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible students at over 100,000 public and non-profit private schools and residential child care institutions. To qualify for free or reduced meals, income levels must be below 130 percent and 185 percent of FPG, respectively. Income is also based on the household unit of measure. ICF Study at p. 21. 5 WIC is a health and nutrition program for pregnant women, infants and children up to age five serving over 1.45 million participants every month. The program is indexed to 185 percent of the FPG, and the unit of measure is consistent with the CARE/ESA Program definition of household. ICF Study at pp. 23-24. 6 ICF Study at p. 30.
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Summary of Categorical Eligible Program Recommendations 7
Program Name Income Criterion (200% FPG)
Unit of Measure
Areas of Misalignment
Include / Remove / Add
Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
Other 1 Household Income Remove
CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Yes Household None (not a match for income definition)
Include
CalWORKs/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Other 2 Family Income & Unit of Measure
Remove
Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only)
Yes Family Unit of Measure
Remove
Healthy Families A & B (Enrolled Moving to Medi-Cal)
Yes Family Unit of Measure
Remove
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
No Household or Family
Income Remove
Medi-Cal No 3 Individual or Family
Income and Unit of Measure
Remove
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
Yes Household None (not a match for income definition)
Include
Supplemental Security Income Yes Individual or Couples
Unit of Measure
Remove
Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Yes Family Unit of Measure
Remove
Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Yes Household None (not a match for income definition)
Include
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
No4 Family Income and Unit of Measure
Not Add
County Low-Income Health Programs 5
No Varies Income and Unit of Measure
Not Add
Head Start Yes Family Unit of Measure
Not Add
Housing Choice Voucher Rent Assistance Program (Section 8)
No Individual or Family
Income and Unit of
Not Add
7 See ICF Study at pp. 5 – 6.
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Measure Program Name Income
Criterion (200% FPG)
Unit of Measure
Areas of Misalignment
Include / Remove / Add
Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202)
No6 Family Income and Unit of Measure
Not Add
Notes: 1. The income eligibility guidelines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance Program are tied to unearned and earned income, and regulations do not provide adequate data for direct comparison to FPG. 2. The income eligibility guidelines for TANF are tied to program payments based on family size, car ownership and other resources, and regulations do not provide straight forward comparison to FPG. 3. The Medi-Cal income requirement is 100%-250% of FPG. 4. For CCDBG, the CARE and ESA income eligibility requirements were compared to the state median income guidelines from the Department of Justice (originally from the U.S. Census Bureau). See Attachment B, Appendix II. 5. Does not include Contra Costa and Alameda counties, which were the two counties with Low Income Health Programs with aligned income and unit of measure eligibility criteria. 6. Section 202 has more stringent income criteria than CARE/ESA based on the 50% of median income threshold as shown in Attachment B, Appendix II. IOU Recommendation Based on the findings of the ICF Study and pursuant to D.12-08-044’s directive to “include only programs with income thresholds consistent with the CARE and ESA Programs,”8 the IOUs submit that there are no state, federal, or county low assistance programs that are consistent with the income guidelines of the CARE and ESA Programs. Notwithstanding, the IOUs recognize that the categorical eligibility process facilitates customer enrollment in the low income assistance programs-. In addition, D.12-08-044 expressly states the Commission’s intent to “retain our Categorical Eligibility and Enrollment Program, with some modifications.”9 Accordingly, in order to retain the categorical eligibility and enrollment process, with some modifications, the IOUs recommend that the basis for inclusion on the list of categorical eligible programs be set at the two basic eligibility factors, which are 200 percent of the FPG and the use of household as the unit of measure. Based on the findings in the ICF Study and consistent with OP 88 of D.12-08-044, the IOUs propose that the Commission approve the following updated list of categorical eligible programs that broadly have income thresholds and units of measure consistent with the CARE and ESA Programs. The updated list of categorical eligible programs includes:
• CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), • National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
Given the variability associated with what low income programs allow candidates to count as income, the IOUs do not propose that the Commission apply the third factor to consideration for these three programs. Rather, the IOUs propose to standardize the classification of programs as “aligned” or “not aligned” with CARE and ESA Program income thresholds based on the two 8 D.12-08-044 at OP 88(b). 9 D.12-08-044 at p. 211.
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basic eligibility factors listed above. However, to offset the inevitability that the third factor introduces some variability relative to CARE and ESA Program income thresholds, the IOUs propose the Commission grant the IOUs the option of income verifying or accepting a categorical eligible program award letter for customers selected for PEV. The IOUs ask the Commission to address this recommendation in the April 1 annual approval letter (with the approved updated list of programs in the Categorical Enrollment Program). It should be understood that not all customers enrolled through a categorical eligible program will necessarily undergo PEV. These households would be selected in the same manner as all other participating households. With implementation of updated PEV models as directed in D.12-08-044, customers will be selected for PEV only under certain conditions (i.e., according to the parameters of the PEV models). The factors expressed in D.12-08-044 include high energy use, annual bill totals, household size, PRIZM / ZIP code, enrollment method, previously indicated ineligibility and/or de-enrollment, length of enrollment, and length of time lapse since previous PEV. Therefore, only those households who meet certain conditions will be identified and required to undertake a PEV in order to continue receiving CARE Program benefits. The IOUs acknowledge that this option would result in a significantly reduced list of categorical eligible programs. Nevertheless, the IOUs will continue to ensure that customers can continue to easily and conveniently enroll in the ESA and CARE Programs. As an alternative option, the IOUs propose that the Commission retain the current list of categorical eligible programs, and permit the IOUs to determine whether the customer would be required to provide income documentation, or allow the customer to provide proof of enrollment in one of the categorical program by providing an award letter or some other proof. If the Commission were to select this option, the IOUs believe the PEV option is necessary to assist with confirming alignment with the legislated income basis of the program, given that certain programs currently listed do not align with either the household unit of measure or the income threshold. As noted above, the IOUs request the Commission to address this condition of the alternative option in the April 1 annual approval letter. Conclusion In summary, the IOUs continue to support the categorical eligibility and enrollment process. In order to comply with D.12-08-044’s directives to retain the categorical eligibility process, and include only those programs that are consistent with the ESA and CARE Programs, the IOUs propose the following updated list of categorical eligible programs for Commission approval:
• CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) • National School Lunch Program (NSLP) • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
The IOUs ask the Commission, as a condition of including the three broadly aligned programs, to grant the IOUs the option of income verifying or accepting a categorical eligible program award letter for customers selected for PEV. Protest Anyone may protest this Advice Letter to the Commission. The protest must state the grounds upon which it is based, including such items as financial and service impact, and should be
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submitted expeditiously. The protest must be made in writing and received within 20 days of the date of this Advice Letter, which is February 20, 2013. There is no restriction on who may file a protest. The address for mailing or delivering a protest to the Commission is:
CPUC Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102
A copy of the protest should also be sent via e-mail to the attention of the Energy Division Tariff Unit ([email protected]). A copy of the protest should also be sent via both e-mail and facsimile to the address shown below on the same date it is mailed or delivered to the Commission.
Attn: Sid Newsom Tariff Manager - GT14D6 555 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90013-1011 Facsimile No. (213) 244-4957 E-mail: [email protected]
Effective Date SoCalGas believes that this filing is subject to Energy Division disposition and as directed in OP 88(b) is a Tier 2 (effective after staff approval). SoCalGas respectfully requests that this filing be approved and made effective on March 2, 2013, which is 30 days from the date filed. Notice A copy of this advice letter is being sent to the parties listed on Attachment A, which includes the service list for A.11-05-018.
_________________________________ Rasha Prince
Director – Regulatory Affairs Attachments
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ADVICE LETTER FILING SUMMARY
ENERGY UTILITY MUST BE COMPLETED BY UTILITY (Attach additional pages as needed)
Company name/CPUC Utility No. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY (U 9O4G) Utility type: Contact Person: Sid Newsom
ELC GAS Phone #: (213) 244-2846 PLC HEAT WATER E-mail: [email protected]
EXPLANATION OF UTILITY TYPE
ELC = Electric GAS = Gas PLC = Pipeline HEAT = Heat WATER = Water
(Date Filed/ Received Stamp by CPUC)
Advice Letter (AL) #: 4457, et al
Subject of AL: Joint AL re List of Categorical Eligible Programs for Enrollment in California Alternate Rates for Energy and Energy Savings Assistance Programs Keywords (choose from CPUC listing): CARE
AL filing type: Monthly Quarterly Annual One-Time Other If AL filed in compliance with a Commission order, indicate relevant Decision/Resolution #: D.12-08-044 Does AL replace a withdrawn or rejected AL? If so, identify the prior AL No Summarize differences between the AL and the prior withdrawn or rejected AL1: N/A Does AL request confidential treatment? If so, provide explanation: No Resolution Required? Yes No Tier Designation: 1 2 3
Requested effective date: 3/1/13 No. of tariff sheets: 0 Estimated system annual revenue effect: (%): N/A Estimated system average rate effect (%): N/A When rates are affected by AL, include attachment in AL showing average rate effects on customer classes (residential, small commercial, large C/I, agricultural, lighting). Tariff schedules affected: None Service affected and changes proposed1 See Advice Letter Pending advice letters that revise the same tariff sheets: None
Protests and all other correspondence regarding this AL are due no later than 20 days after the date of this filing, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, and shall be sent to: CPUC, Energy Division Southern California Gas Company Attention: Tariff Unit Attention: Sid Newsom 505 Van Ness Ave., 555 West 5th Street, GT14D6 San Francisco, CA 94102 Los Angeles, CA 90013-1011 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
1 Discuss in AL if more space is needed.
ATTACHMENT A
Advice No. 4457, et al.
(See Attached Service Lists)
Advice Letter Distribution List - Advice 4457, et al. Page 1
Alcantar & Kahl Seema Srinivasan [email protected]
Alcantar & Kahl Kari Harteloo [email protected]
Alcantar & Kahl LLP Annie Stange [email protected]
Alcantar & Kahl, LLP Mike Cade [email protected]
Azusa Light & Water George Morrow [email protected]
Barkovich & Yap Catherine E. Yap [email protected]
Beta Consulting John Burkholder [email protected]
CPUC Consumer Affairs Branch 505 Van Ness Ave., #2003 San Francisco, CA 94102
CPUC Pearlie Sabino [email protected]
CPUC Energy Rate Design & Econ. 505 Van Ness Ave., Rm. 4002 San Francisco, CA 94102
CPUC - DRA R. Mark Pocta [email protected]
California Energy Commission Robert Kennedy [email protected]
California Energy Market Lulu Weinzimer [email protected]
Calpine Corp Avis Clark [email protected]
City of Banning Paul Toor P. O. Box 998 Banning, CA 92220
City of Burbank Bruno Jeider [email protected]
City of Colton Thomas K. Clarke 650 N. La Cadena Drive Colton, CA 92324
City of Long Beach Gas & Oil Renee Williams [email protected]
City of Long Beach Gas & Oil Dennis Burke [email protected]
City of Long Beach Gas & Oil Dept. David Sanchez [email protected]
City of Los Angeles City Attorney 200 North Main Street, 800 Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Pasadena - Water and Power Dept. G Bawa [email protected]
City of Riverside Joanne Snowden [email protected]
City of Vernon Dan Bergmann [email protected]
Commerce Energy Blake Lazusso [email protected]
Commerce Energy Catherine Sullivan [email protected]
County of Los Angeles Stephen Crouch [email protected]
Crossborder Energy Tom Beach [email protected]
DGS Henry Nanjo [email protected]
Davis, Wright, Tremaine Judy Pau [email protected]
Dept. of General Services Celia Torres [email protected]
Douglass & Liddell Dan Douglass [email protected]
Douglass & Liddell Donald C. Liddell [email protected]
Advice Letter Distribution List - Advice 4457, et al. Page 2
Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer Dan Carroll [email protected]
Dynegy Mark Mickelson [email protected]
Dynegy - West Generation Joseph M. Paul [email protected]
Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation Bevin Hong [email protected]
General Services Administration Facilities Management (9PM-FT) 450 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco, CA 94102-3611
Genon Energy, Inc. Greg Bockholt [email protected]
Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Ritchie & Day, LLP James D. Squeri [email protected]
Hanna & Morton Norman A. Pedersen, Esq. [email protected]
Iberdrola Renewables Energy Services Julie Morris [email protected]
Imperial Irrigation District K. S. Noller P. O. Box 937 Imperial, CA 92251
JBS Energy Jeff Nahigian [email protected]
Kern River Gas Transmission Company Janie Nielsen [email protected]
LA County Metro Julie Close [email protected]
LADWP Robert Pettinato [email protected]
LADWP Nevenka Ubavich [email protected]
Law Offices of William H. Booth William Booth [email protected]
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps John Leslie [email protected]
MRW & Associates Robert Weisenmiller [email protected]
Manatt Phelps Phillips Randy Keen [email protected]
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP David Huard [email protected]
March Joint Powers Authority Cindy Lockwood [email protected]
National Utility Service, Inc. Jim Boyle One Maynard Drive, P. O. Box 712 Park Ridge, NJ 07656-0712
Navigant Consulting, Inc. Ray Welch [email protected]
PG&E Tariffs Pacific Gas and Electric [email protected]
Praxair Inc Rick Noger [email protected]
RCS, Inc Don Schoenbeck [email protected]
Safeway, Inc Cathy Ikeuchi [email protected]
Sierra Pacific Company Christopher A. Hilen [email protected]
Southern California Edison Co. John Quinlan [email protected]
Southern California Edison Co. Colin E. Cushnie [email protected]
Southern California Edison Co. Karyn Gansecki [email protected]
Southern California Edison Co. Kevin Cini [email protected]
Southern California Edison Company Michael Alexander [email protected]
Advice Letter Distribution List - Advice 4457, et al. Page 3
Southwest Gas Corp. John Hester [email protected]
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan Keith McCrea [email protected]
TURN Marcel Hawiger [email protected]
The Mehle Law Firm PLLC Colette B. Mehle [email protected]
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Assoc. Sheila Day [email protected]
Proceeding A.11-05-018 - Advice 4457, et al. Page 1
BRIGHTLINE DEFENSE PROJECT EDDIE AHN [email protected]
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ZAIDA C. AMAYA [email protected]
IDEATE CALIFORNIA JOSE ATILIO HERNANDEZ [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Bernard Ayanruoh [email protected]
NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN COALITION FAITH BAUTISTA [email protected]
BLACK ECONOMIC COUNCIL LEN CANTY [email protected]
PROTEUS, INC. BOB CASTANEDA [email protected]
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DANIEL F. COOLEY [email protected]
LAT. BUS. CHAMBER OF GREATER L.A. JORGE CORRALEJO [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Radu Ciupagea [email protected]
GREEN FOR ALL KAT DANIEL [email protected]
JCEEP ERIK S. EMBLEM [email protected]
AMERICAN INSULATION, INC. LYDIA L. FLORES [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Hazlyn Fortune [email protected]
THE GREENLINING INSTITUTE ENRIQUE GALLARDO [email protected]
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY MONICA GHATTAS [email protected]
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK HAYLEY GOODSON [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Syreeta Gibbs [email protected]
NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER CHARLIE HARAK [email protected]
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY KIM F. HASSAN [email protected]
JAMES L. HODGES [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Louis M. Irwin [email protected]
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL ALEX JACKSON [email protected]
CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY MELISSA W. KASNITZ [email protected]
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP CORP. MEGAN KIRKEBY [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Kimberly Kim [email protected]
LA COOPERATIVA CAMPESINA DE CALIFORNIA MARCO LIZZARAGA [email protected]
OPOWER, INC. JEFFREY LYNG [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Audrey Lee [email protected]
M.CUBED STEVEN MOSS [email protected]
Proceeding A.11-05-018 - Advice 4457, et al. Page 2
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Rahmon Momoh [email protected]
COMMUNITY RESOURCE PROJECT, INC. LOUISE A. PEREZ [email protected]
NATIONAL HOUSING LAW PROJECT KENT QIAN [email protected]
QUALITY CONSERVATION SERVICES, INC. ALLAN RAGO [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Rashid A. Rashid [email protected]
SYNERGY COMPANIES STEVEN R. SHALLENBERGER [email protected]
ALCANTAR & KAHL, LLP NORA SHERIFF [email protected]
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP C. WESLEY STRICKLAND [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Mitchell Shapson [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Ava N. Tran [email protected]
DEPT. OF COMMUNITY SRVCS. & DEV. JASON WIMBLEY [email protected]
UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA CARL WOOD [email protected]
CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Karen Camille Watts-Zagha [email protected]
Attachment B
Advice No. 4457, et al.
CARE and ESA Program Categorical Eligibility Study
Prepared by
ICF International
CARE and ESA Program Categorical Eligibility Study
Submitted to: Southern California Gas Company Los Angeles, California Prepared by: ICF International 9300 Lee Highway Fairfax, Virginia 22031 Date: January 29, 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... ii
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Project Background ....................................................................................................................................... 8
General Program Overviews – CARE and ESA ............................................................................................... 8
CARE Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 9
ESA Program Overview ........................................................................................................................... 10
CARE/ESA Eligibility Guidelines ............................................................................................................... 10
Background and Update for Categorically Eligible Programs ................................................................. 11
Overview of ICF’s Approach ........................................................................................................................ 12
Findings from Review of Current Categorical Eligibility Programs ............................................................. 14
Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance ....................................................................................... 14
CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) .......................................................... 15
CalWORKs/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) ............................................................. 16
Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only) ............................................................................................. 17
Healthy Families A & B ........................................................................................................................ 18
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)................................................................... 19
Medi-Cal .............................................................................................................................................. 20
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) .............................................................................................. 21
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) ................................................................................................... 22
Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) ..................................................................... 23
Women, Infants & Children (WIC) ...................................................................................................... 23
Findings from Review of Programs that are not on the Current Categorical Eligibility Program List ........ 25
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) ............................................................................ 25
County Low-Income Health Programs ................................................................................................ 25
Head Start ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Housing Choice Voucher Rent Assistance Program (Section 8) .......................................................... 27
Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202) ............................................................... 29
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix I: Information Sources (Cited in Report and Matrix) .................................................................. 32
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Appendix II: Comparison of Federal Poverty Guidelines and California Median Income ........................... 39
Appendix III: ICF International Corporate Qualifications ............................................................................ 40
Appendix IV: Samples of Verification Letters/Letters of Acceptance ......................................................... 45
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE) and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E), collectively referred to as the California Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) operate two distinct energy assistance programs for low-income households. 1 The two programs, the California Alternative Rates for Energy (CARE) and the Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) Program, have income eligibility guidelines that require applicants to claim a total household income within 200 percent of Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG). The programs also recognize an applicant’s enrollment in certain public assistance programs as sufficient for categorical eligibility. In order to ensure that the categorically eligible program list includes “only programs with income thresholds consistent with the CARE and ESA programs,” 2
the CPUC Decision 12-08-044, issued in August 2012, requires that the IOUs submit a list of proposed categorical programs on an annual basis by January 31st for review by the Energy Division of the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC).
SoCalGas, in conjunction with the other three California IOUs, has contracted with ICF International (ICF) to review the current list of CARE/ESA categorical eligibility programs to recommend potential additions or deletions from said list. From November-December 2012, ICF researched and analyzed the current categorical eligibility program list for CARE and ESA as well as over 70 Federal, State, and County-level public assistance programs for low-income individuals. ICF’s research process included reviewing publicly available program information, consulting with subject matter experts, including low-income program experts on ICF staff, and participating in interviews with CARE and ESA program and policy experts at the IOUs. This report contains further information on the project background; an overview of ICF’s approach and methodology; and a summary of ICF’s research findings on CARE/ESA, Federal, State, and County-level public assistance programs for low-income individuals. Our task was to examine the programs that are currently on the categorical eligibility list and determine their alignment with the CARE and ESA program eligibility requirements. We were also asked to identify and research other programs to evaluate their level of alignment with the CARE/ESA program eligibility criteria. As the programs are currently implemented, CARE and ESA program benefits are provided to households; the eligibility criteria require that households have an income cap of 200 percent of FPG. The 200 percent FPG cap includes the total income of all the people who live in the household, regardless of family status. The CARE and ESA programs use the definition of household and household income cited in General Order 153, which defines household as “any individual or group of individuals
1 California Public Utilities Commission. (2005, October). Energy action plan II: Implementation roadmap for energy policies. Retrieved from http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/word_pdf/REPORT/51604.pdf 2 California Public Utilities Commission. (2012, August 30). In Decision on large Investor-Owned Utilities’ 2012-2014 Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) (formerly referred to as Low Income Energy Efficiency or LIEE) and California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) applications (Decision 12-08-044). (Page 212) Retrieved from http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M026/K217/26217743.PDF
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living together as one economic unit in the same residence”3. “Total Household Income” [includes all] revenues, from all members of a household, from whatever source derived, whether taxable or non-taxable, including, but not limited to: wages, salaries, interest, dividends, spousal support and child support, grants, gifts, allowances, stipends, public assistance payments, social security and pensions, rental income, income from self employment and cash payments from other sources, and all employment-related, non-cash income.”4
To be considered in alignment, a program had to have at least as stringent eligibility rules as those of the CARE and ESA programs based on the following two variables: 1) Income threshold at or below 200 percent of FPG; and 2) Income threshold that is applied to a household as a unit of measure, as opposed to an individual or
family.
If a program was determined to be in alignment on these two basic program elements, then a closer examination of the program’s income definition was conducted to determine whether the program’s definition of total household income was at least as stringent as that cited in the CARE/ESA income definition, specifically around inclusions and exclusions. Definition of Household Income as it Affects the CARE/ESA Categorical Eligibility Study It is the use of household as a unit of measure that poses the greatest challenge to alignment between most of the current categorically eligible programs, additional programs considered, and the CARE/ESA programs. The categorically eligible programs use a variety of units of measure, typically reflecting the way the programs provide benefits. Benefits may go to a specific person (individual), to the family (defined most often as persons related by birth or marriage), or in fewer cases to the household, all persons living together regardless of family relationship. There are cases where a household member qualifies to participate in a categorically eligible program but when the combined income of all household residents is considered, it exceeds the CARE and ESA requirement. For example, consider a low-income elderly person who participates in the Medi-Cal program and lives with their adult children who collectively earn income that is more than 200 percent of FPG. The elderly family member would be categorically eligible for CARE and ESA though the household income exceeds CARE and ESA requirements. As another example, two unrelated people may share a household, each working and earning less than the 200 percent FPG and therefore individually eligible for some categorical programs. However, their combined income could exceed 200 percent of FPG and make the household ineligible for the CARE/ESA programs. ICF conducted a review of 58 County and 15 Federal and State low-income programs, comparing eligibility criteria in terms of income cap requirements, specifics of income definition (including
3 California Public Utilities Commission, General Order 153, Section 2.29, page 4. 4 California Public Utilities Commission, General Order 153, Section 2.57, page 6
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exemptions), and unit of measure (i.e., household, family, individual, other) in an effort to compare each program’s set of criteria with those of the CARE/ESA programs. To facilitate comparison between programs that use an income index that is different than FPG, such as State median income, ICF has included a chart in Appendix II that standardizes nomenclature between FPG with other income index frameworks. Summary of Findings from Program Review Exhibit I provides an abbreviated summary of information that is detailed in the Findings section of this document and in the accompanying data collection matrix (Matrix). It provides a comparison of program income eligibility criteria, the unit of measure, and indicates (level of) alignment with CARE/ESA income eligibility per household criteria. EXHIBIT I. PROGRAM COMPARISONS AND LEVEL OF ALIGNMENT
Program Name Currently a Categorical Eligibility Program?
Align or Misalign with Income Cap and Unit of Measure Criteria for CARE/ESA
Areas of Misalignment
Income Criterion at or below 200% FPG?
Unit of Measure - Household, Family, Individual?
Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
Yes Misalignment Income Other5 Household
CalFresh/ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Yes Alignment * but not a match on income definition (inclusions, exclusions)
N/A Yes Household
CalWORKs/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Yes Misalignment Income and Unit of Measure
Other6 Family
Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only)
Yes Misalignment **
Unit of Measure
Yes Family
Healthy Families A & B Yes Misalignment N/A - Being shifted into Medi-Cal in 2013.
Yes Family
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Yes Misalignment Income No Household or Family7
Medi-Cal Yes Misalignment Income and
No8 Individual or Family
5 The income eligibility guidelines are tied to unearned and earned income, and regulations do not provide adequate data for direct comparison to FPG. 6 The income eligibility guidelines are tied to program payments based on family size, car ownership and other resources, and regulations do not provide straight forward comparison to FPG. 7 LIHEAP uses “household” and “family” interchangeably, as seen on page 17 of their State Plan. California Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Community Services and Development. (2012, August 30). In State of California’s Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) detailed state plan application for federal fiscal year 2013. (Page 17). Retrieved from http://www.csd.ca.gov/Portals/0/Documents/State%20Plans/2013%20StatePlan_complete_Web.pdf 8 100%-250% FPG
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Unit of Measure
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
Yes Alignment * but not a match on income definition (inclusions, exclusions)
N/A Yes Household
Supplemental Security Income
Yes Misalignment Unit of Measure
Yes Individual or Couples
Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Yes Misalignment Unit of Measure
Yes Family
Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
Yes Alignment * but not a match on income definition (inclusions, exclusions)
N/A Yes Family/ Household
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
No Misalignment Income and Unit of Measure
No9 Family
County Low-Income Health Programs
No Alignment – Contra Costa and Alameda; Misalignment – Others
Income and Unit of Measure
No Varies
Head Start No Misalignment **
Unit of Measure
Yes Family
Housing Choice Voucher Rent Assistance Program (Section 8)
No Misalignment Income and Unit of Measure
No Individual or Family
Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202)
No Misalignment Unit of Measure
Yes Family
Note: Green shading of row and one asterisk in the Alignment column indicates that the eligibility criteria of the program are broadly aligned with unit of measure and income cap of CARE/ESA; however, they do not match the CARE/ESA exclusions and inclusions in income definition. Yellow shading of row and two asterisks in the Alignment column indicates that the eligibility criteria of the program are misaligned, yet relatively close to alignment, with those of CARE/ESA. A brief summary follows and more details are included in the Findings section of the report.
Alignment on Overall Criteria, Yet No Perfect Matches on Income Detail
A number of programs in Exhibit I use a unit of measure other than household, such as family or individual, which means that their program eligibility criteria do not align with the household income cap requirement in the CARE/ESA programs. However, there are three programs that use overall income eligibility caps that are at least as stringent as the household income cap of 200 percent FPG required by the CARE/ESA programs and that use household as a unit of measure: CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Women, Infants &
9 Unless otherwise specifically noted, the CARE and ESA income eligibility requirements were compared to the state median income guidelines from the Department of Justice (originally from the U.S. Census Bureau), in order to maintain consistency. United States Department of Justice. (2011). Census Bureau median family income by family size. [Data file]. Available from http://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/20110315/bci_data/median_income_table.htm
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Children (WIC) program. While the three programs align broadly with the CARE/ESA eligibility criteria of 200 percent FPG income cap and household unit of measure, they differ from CARE/ESA on the details of what is included and excluded in the definition of total household income and thus are not a perfect match with CARE/ESA eligibility criteria.
CalFresh/SNAP has a broader set of allowable exemptions when determining income10
Similarly, the NSLP and WIC programs also allow for certain exclusions in calculating total household income which means that the actual household income of a participating household may be higher than the 200 percent FPG allowed in the CARE/ESA programs. For example, NSLP allows grants and scholarship funds, Foster Care payments, and occasional earnings from irregular employment, among others, to be excluded from calculating total household income.
than CARE/ESA, which means that the actual household income may be higher than is allowed in CARE/ESA. For example, grants and limited cash donations from charitable organizations are excluded from being considered in total household income in CalFresh/SNAP as opposed to the CARE/ESA program, where money from grants is included in the calculation of total household income. In addition, CalFresh/SNAP provides for income deductions and allowances that are not allowed in CARE/ESA, such as standard deductions, deduction of a portion of earned income, and a dependent care deduction, among others.
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WIC allows for certain financial assistance, loans, and rebates, among others, to be excluded from calculating total household income.
In addition, the Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only) and general Head Start programs have income eligibility caps that are at least as stringent as the overall cap of 200 percent of FPG allowed by the CARE/ESA programs; however, they use family as a unit of measure. The definition of family in the Head Start programs lines up relatively well with the definition of household in the CARE/ESA programs and while misaligned in terms of unit of measure, Head Start is worth consideration as relatively close to alignment. The Head Start program definition of family includes “all persons living in the same household who are (1) supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the child enrolling or participating in the program, and (2) related to the parent(s) or guardian(s) by blood, marriage, or adoption.”12
Lastly, the Contra Costa and Alameda County Low-Income Health Programs demonstrate alignment with the CARE/ESA eligibility criteria of 200 percent FPG income cap and household unit of measure, however, including county programs included with statewide categorically eligible programs may create additional administrative confusion for the IOUs, especially as people move into and out of the counties. In summary, the results of our study found that there is no match between the detailed eligibility requirements of the CARE/ESA programs when compared to those of the current categorically eligible CARE/ESA programs and other Federal, State, and County-level public assistance programs for low-
10 California Department of Social Services. (2012) CalFresh program. Retrieved from http://www.calfresh.ca.gov/Pg841.htm 11 United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. (2012, August). Eligibility Manual for School Meals. (Page 37). Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/EliMan.pdf 12 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center. Office of Head Start. (1992). In Head Start program performance standards and other regulations 45 CFR 1305 (Section 1305.2). Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/standards/Head%20Start%20Requirements/1305/1305.2%20Definitions.htm
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income individuals. While CalFresh/SNAP, NSLP and WIC requirements align broadly with the CARE/ESA program 200 percent income eligibility cap and the use of household as a unit of measure; the inclusions and exclusions in each program’s income calculations prevent the three programs from matching the CARE/ESA eligibility criteria.
PROJECT BACKGROUND SoCalGas, in conjunction with the other three California IOUs, issued a Statement of Work (SOW) on November 13, 2012, requesting responses from consultants to conduct an independent review of the current list of CARE/ESA categorically eligible low-income programs. The IOUs have a history of implementing CARE and the ESA programs that make a significant difference in the lives of the families who are qualified to participate. To ensure that the level of discount that low-income customers receive reflects the levels of need and because some of the CARE customers are enrolled through participation in other programs for low-income customers, the CPUC requires the IOUs to annually update their list of categorically eligible programs to reflect programs with income guidelines consistent with the CARE and the ESA programs as defined by the CPUC Code, Section 739.1 and General Order (GO) 153. In addition, the SOW requested an “analysis to create lists of low-income public assistance programs to be added to or deleted from the current list of categorical eligibility programs utilized by the IOUs. Addition and deletion criteria to be based on either full alignment or misalignment, respectively, with CARE and ESA Programs’ customer income qualification guidelines.” Per the following statement from D.12-08-044, the IOUs are required to review the eligibility criteria of the categorically eligible programs to ensure they align with the eligibility criteria for the CARE and ESA Programs as defined in PU Code 739.1 and General Order 153 so that only eligible customers are participating in the programs.
“In their reply testimonies, SoCalGas, SDG&E, and PG&E clarify that they do not seek elimination of Categorical Eligibility and Enrollment program and that they are instead seeking program alignment with Code Section 739.1 4122 and CARE Program administration that ensures that CARE discount rates are received only by those lawfully intended to receive them.”13
ICF received the award to fulfill the project objectives; this report provides a concise summary of key findings and is designed to be used in conjunction with a detailed information Matrix in Excel spreadsheet format that also includes links to program sources.
GENERAL PROGRAM OVERVIEWS – CARE AND ESA The ESA and CARE programs are low-income energy assistance programs administered by California IOUs. The programs are directed at the CPUC’s goal to enable ‘California’s energy to be adequate, affordable, technologically advanced, and environmentally sound.’14
13 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 207
The CARE program is funded by
14 Energy Commission & Public Utilities Commission. (October 2005). Energy Action Plan II. Implementation Roadmap for energy Policies. http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/word_pdf/REPORT/51604.pdf
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non-participating ratepayers as part of a statutory “public purpose program surcharge” that is charged on customers’ monthly utility bills.15
CARE Overview
The ESA Program is also funded through the public purpose surcharge. The CPUC oversees the programs and provides guidelines in an attempt to ensure that the programs are run efficiently and that the right customers benefit from the programs.
The CARE Program is a low-income energy rate assistance program that is designed to provide eligible low-income households with a discount on their electric and gas bills.16 The CPUC recognizes CARE as a critical program, especially in recent years as an increasing number of Californians have become more financially vulnerable as a result of the economic recession.17 The program has been allocated a total of almost $3.8 billion for the years 2012-2014.18 In D.12-08-044, the CPUC maintains a yearly target penetration rate of 90 percent for the CARE program, as originally established in D.08-11-031. As of November 2012, a total of 4,889,506 customers have been enrolled in CARE at the participating IOUs.19
The following Table shows the CARE penetration rates as of November 2012.
Exhibit II. CARE Penetration Rates as of November 2012
IOU PG&E SCE SoCalGas SDG&E
Penetration Rate (%)
90.1%20 97% 21 91.7% 22 85.3% 23
When customers sign up for the program, they initially self-certify that they meet the CARE program’s income criteria or state that they are a participant in one of the categorical programs. Enrollees are required to re-apply to the program every two years, or four years if on a fixed income.24 Post enrollment verification (PEV) is performed on a periodic basis for the CARE program. Post enrollment, the IOUs, choose a select number of enrollees for which income or categorical eligibility enrollment will be verified.25 The rate of PEV has ranged depending on the IOU; in their 2011 Annual Reports, the IOUs reported PEV ranges from under 2 percent for one IOU to over 10 percent.26
15 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 2
Of those reviewed, a significant percentage of customers (38.62 percent for SCE and 60.94 percent for PG&E) were de-
16 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 22 17 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 3 18 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 6 19 Exhibit II. Care Penetration Rates as of November 2012 20 Pacific Gas & Electric Company. (2012). In Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) and California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program Monthly Report For November 2012. (Page 10). Retrieved 2 January 2013 from http://www.liob.org/docs/PGE%20NOV12%20Low%20Income%20Program%20Monthly%20Report%20Tables.pdf 21 Southern California Edison Company. (2012). In Monthly report of Southern California Edison Company (u 338-e) on Low-income Assistance Programs for November 2012. (Page 4) Retrieved 2 January 2013 from http://www.liob.org/docs/SCE%20NOV12%20Low%20Income%20Program%20Monthly%20Report.pdf 22 Southern California Gas Company. (2012). In Monthly report of Southern California Gas Company (u 904 g) on Low-income Assistance Programs for November 2012. (Page 13). Retrieved 2 January 2013 from http://www.liob.org/docs/SCG%20NOV12%20Low%20Income%20Program%20Monthly%20Report.pdf 23 San Diego Gas & Electric. (2012). In Monthly report of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (u 902 m) on Low-income Assistance Programs for November 2012. (Page 9). Retrieved 2 January 2013 from http://www.liob.org/docs/SDGE%20NOV12%20Low%20Income%20Program%20Monthly%20Report.pdf 24 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 201 25 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. (2012). CARE (California Alternate Rates for Energy). Retrieved 19 December 2012 from http://www.pge.com/myhome/customerservice/financialassistance/care/postenrollment/ 26 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 203
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enrolled from the program. While the high rate of de-enrollment may be due to a variety of factors, this data, in combination with the IOUs historic observations and experiences, suggests that there are customers enrolled in the program who have actual incomes that are in excess of the income eligibility guidelines for the CARE program.27
ESA Program Overview
The ESA Program, formerly named the ‘Low-income Energy Efficiency (LIEE) Program,’ is a resource program designed to enhance energy savings in California.28 The ESA program is designed to improve quality of life for low-income populations through the delivery of home weatherization services and efficiency measures, which are provided at no cost to the consumer. The program aims to conserve energy, reduce energy costs, and improve the health, comfort, and safety of program participants. The ESA program accomplishes these goals through no cost measures such as changing the settings on thermostats and other energy education awareness, as well as the installation of energy efficiency appliances, equipment, and measures such as replacing compact fluorescent lamps or a refrigerator. The measures are funded through the surcharge and not directly billed to ESA participants.29 These efforts are a one-time contract per building or dwelling, regardless of whether ownership or tenancy has changed.30 The CPUC has allocated a total of $1.1 billion for the ESA program over the years 2012-2014.31
The CPUC’s Strategic Plan vision sets out a 100 percent penetration rate for the ESA program by 2020.32 The program is projected to reach a total of 984,604 homes between 2012 and 2014.33 ESA requires proof of income upon application.34 Participants in the program must either provide proof of income or verification of enrollment in a categorically eligible program during the enrollment process and before benefits are received (in the form of energy saving appliances and/or weatherization or other improvements). Verification is performed by the contractor who will perform a household assessment and install an appropriate product.35
CARE/ESA Eligibility Guidelines
IOUs also employ targeted self certification where customers live in specific geographic areas of the service territory that are deemed to have a high percentage of customers likely to meet the income criteria as identified through demographic resources.
ESA and CARE share the same eligibility guidelines. Customers that qualify for the programs fall into one of two categories: income qualification and categorical exemption. In order to qualify via income requirements for the ESA/CARE programs, total household income, as defined in General Order 153, must fall within 200 percent of the FPG in accordance with PU Code 739.1.36
27 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 203
28 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 18 29 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 19 30 Southern California Edison Company. (2012, December 13). Telephone interview. 31 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 6 32 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 179 33 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 30-31 34 Pacific Gas & Electric Company. (2012). Energy Saving Assistance program. Retrieved 19 December 2012 from http://www.pge.com/myhome/customerservice/financialassistance/energysavingsassistanceprogram/faqs/ 35 Pacific Gas & Electric. (2012, December 12). Telephone Interview. 36 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 202
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Categorical eligibility presents the IOUs with the prospect for increasing customer convenience and the possibility of reducing administrative tasks associated with income qualification/verification.37 To qualify through categorical eligibility, customers must be enrolled in one of the following state or Federal programs:38
• Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
• CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• CalWORKs/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only)
• Healthy Families A&B
• Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Medicaid/Medi-Cal
• National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Tribal TANF
• Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC)
Background and Update for Categorically Eligible Programs In 2006, under Decision 06-12-038, California IOUs proposed the addition of categorical enrollment in which customers become eligible for the LIEE (ESA) and CARE programs if they participate in another local, state, or Federal program.39
The use of categorically eligible programs may present an administrative advantage for the IOUs as it streamlines the eligibility review process.
However, some of the adopted categorically eligible programs may not align with the CARE/ESA program requirements as programs may have changed eligibility requirements over time40
• The definition of the unit of measure for a participant’s income, which may be based on household, family, or individual income;
and/or some programs that are currently defined as categorically eligible differ from the CARE and ESA programs in regards to:
• Different definitions of household income, if that is the unit of measure used in the program; and/or
• Defining assets that are considered as income, or including income exemptions that are not applicable to the CARE/ESA eligibility programs.41
37 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. (2012, December 11). Telephone interview. 38 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 12-08-044, page 202 39 California Public Utilities Commission. (2006, December 14). In Order adopting utility budgets for Low-income energy efficiency programs and California alternate rate for energy (Decision 06-12-038). (Page 58). Retrieved from http://www.liob.org/docs/D0612038%20Order%20Adopting%20Utility%20Budgets%20for%20LIEE%20and%20CARE%20Programs%2012-15-06.pdf 40 Southern California Edison. (2012, December 13). Telephone interview. 41 San Diego Gas & Electric. (2012, December 12). Telephone interview.
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OVERVIEW OF ICF’S APPROACH ICF solicited input from the IOUs during the early stages of the project to develop a research approach and framework for collecting, organizing, and comparing key elements from CARE and ESA, current categorically eligible, and other low-income programs. With input from the IOUs on the final template, ICF developed a data collection matrix (“Matrix”), loosely based on the matrix that was used previously by the IOUs, to identify and assess income-eligible programs for inclusion as categorically eligible. The Matrix provided a framework to conduct research to collect information and compare programmatic information, requirements, enrollment frequency, and confirmation methods between relevant IOU, State, and Federal programs. The following is a list of column headers that are included in an Excel spreadsheet provided to the IOUs with detailed information about the programs identified and assessed.
• CARE/ESA Alignment (in Abbreviated tab of Matrix)
• Program Name
• Program Type (IOU/State/Federal)
• Program Funding Source
• Program Funding
• Income Eligibility
• Indexed to Federal or Other Income Levels?
• Non-Income Requirements
• Who is Eligible? Individual, Family Household?
• When is Program Eligibility Revisited or Updated (Program Level)?
• If Family or Household, Cap on Numbers?
• Frequency of Enrollment
• Is Eligibility Confirmed?
• Method and Frequency of Eligibility Confirmation
• Number of Total Parties in California Enrolled in Program
• Program Geographic Boundary
• Program Benefit/Overview & URL
• Does Party Receive Documentation Indicating Eligibility?
• Eligibility Exemptions
• Guiding Principles ICF met with representatives of the four California IOUs to clarify project objectives and timeline. ICF then began assessing current publicly available information about eligibility criteria and other program information for those programs cited in the Statement of Work and in the table that the IOUs had submitted to the CPUC the previous year (a list of these programs is cited in the “CARE/ESA Eligibility Guidelines” section of this report). Following the project kick-off meeting with the four IOUs, ICF met individually with teams from each of the IOUs comprised of representatives from the ESA and/or CARE programs, including IOU staff members who were involved in operations activities, regulatory, and/or policy initiatives. These conversations were designed to provide context and more detailed information about the day-to-day operations aspects of running the CARE/ESA programs and to learn more about
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issues related to the programs’ enrollment (size) compared to eligible populations, among other discussion topics. In addition to convening IOU conversations, ICF conducted research from publicly available resources, obtained information from the company’s experts on low-income programs, populated the Matrix, developed a list of links to source documents, researched relevant programs, identified other income-eligible programs not cited in the SOW such as County Public Health Programs in California and summarized key findings and recommendations. After identifying a pool of additional income-eligible programs, beyond those currently on the categorical eligibility list, ICF evaluated their level of alignment with the CARE/ESA program eligibility criteria. As the programs are currently implemented, CARE and ESA program benefits are provided to households; the eligibility criteria require that households have an income cap of 200 percent of FPG. The 200 percent FPG cap includes the total income of all the people who live in the household, regardless of family status. The CARE and ESA programs use the definition of household and household income cited in General Order 153, which defines household as “any individual or group of individuals living together as one economic unit in the same residence”42. “Total Household Income” [includes all] revenues, from all members of a household, from whatever source derived, whether taxable or non-taxable, including, but not limited to: wages, salaries, interest, dividends, spousal support and child support, grants, gifts, allowances, stipends, public assistance payments, social security and pensions, rental income, income from self employment and cash payments from other sources, and all employment-related, non-cash income.”43
To be considered in alignment, a program had to have at least as stringent eligibility rules as those of the CARE and ESA programs based on the following two variables: 1) Income threshold at or below 200 percent of FPG; and 2) Income threshold that is applied to a household as a unit of measure, as opposed to an individual or
family.
If a program was determined to be in alignment on these two basic program elements, then a closer examination of the program’s income definition was conducted to determine whether the program’s definition of total household income was at least as stringent as that in the CARE/ESA income definition, specifically around inclusions and exclusions. ICF observed that a number of the income-eligible programs that were evaluated, a mix of those that are and are not on the CARE/ESA categorically eligible list, have their own categorical eligibility determinations for participation. For example, the NSLP deems households as categorically eligible if
42 California Public Utilities Commission, General Order 153, Section 2.29, page 4. 43 California Public Utilities Commission, General Order 153, Section 2.57, page 6
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someone residing in the household receives benefits from certain other assistance programs.44
FINDINGS FROM REVIEW OF CURRENT CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY PROGRAMS
The different categorically eligible programs of the programs researched were not listed in detail in this report or the accompanying Matrix as it was beyond the scope of this research effort.
This section describes and compares programs that serve low-income individuals, families, and households. Key findings are highlighted in Exhibit I in the Executive Summary.
Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance Program Name Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? No - based on income requirement Income Based on FPG? No Income Requirement General Assistance is not tied to a Federal or state index for income eligibility, but is
determined solely based on earned and unearned income, and other resources. Income Notes N/A Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Household
Unit of Measure Definition N/A Other Eligibility Criteria Additional requirements include enrollment in a Federally recognized tribe, concurrent
application to TANF, residency in a service area, and signed agreement to adhere to an employment strategy in the Individual Self-Sufficiency Plan (ISP).
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Eligibility is reviewed for General Assistance on a regular basis; every three months for individuals who are employable, and every six months for all recipients.
Overview The Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance provides funds for essential needs of food, clothing, shelter and utilities to clients deemed eligible for services.45 General Assistance is funded through the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, and is a product of the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Public Law 102-477. Public Law 102-477 allows Federally-recognized Tribes and Alaska Native entities to combine formula-funded Federal grants into a single plan with a single budget and a single reporting system, as long as they are employment and training-related.46
44 United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. (2012, August). Eligibility manual for school meals: Determining and verifying eligibility. Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/EliMan.pdf. (Page 1)
45 United States Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. (2011). Title 25 – Indians. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title25-vol1/xml/CFR-2012-title25-vol1-part20.xml 46 United States Department of Labor. (2010). Defining Public Law 02-477. Washington, DC: Retrieved from http://www.doleta.gov/dinap/cfml/477glnc1.cfm
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CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Program Name CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? Yes, in terms of household income cap, but not a match on income definition specifics
(inclusions, exclusions) Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement CalFresh is indexed to 130 percent of the FPG or 165 percent of the FPG if the
household has an elderly or disabled individual. Income Notes Information gleaned from the application allows up-to ten individuals to comprise the
household, while each additional person after eight must add $406 gross/$312 net to the overall net income of the household. There is an additional resource check with an explicit $2,000 limit.
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Household
Unit of Measure Definition In CalFresh/SNAP, a household is defined as an individual or a group of people who buy food and prepare meals together to eat at home.47
Other Eligibility Criteria There is no cap on the number of participants; the program is available to any and all individuals living in home who apply for CalFresh benefits. Unlike CARE and ESA, CalFresh has a work requirement for its participants of 20 hours per week to remain eligible.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Eligibility is reassessed on a quarterly basis. Recipients are required to complete such a report to ensure there are no changes or violation within the household. The quarterly report must be complete and submitted to continue to receive services; the household’s benefits will not be altered during the evaluation of the submitted report for up to 3 months will the review is being conducted.
Overview The CalFresh Program is California’s Federally implemented Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as the Food Stamps program; its aim is to improve the health and well-being of families and individuals by assisting with the provision needed to meet the clients nutritional needs. SNAP is administered at the Federal level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). CalFresh is administered in California by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), and the departments of human or social services in each of the 58 counties within the state. In addition to being available to California citizens, the program also serves legal immigrants living in California who meet set criterion. Serving more than 3 million individuals in California, CalFresh aims to serve the low-income community through estimation of what it would cost to provide a household with nutritious, low-cost meals; these estimations are revised on a yearly basis to maintain alignment with fluctuation in food prices. With this service the average household benefit received equates to roughly $200 monthly.
47 United States Department of Agriculture. (2012). Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Eligibility. Retrieved From: http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/applicant_recipients/eligibility.htm
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CalWORKs/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)48
Program Name CalWORKS/TANF Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? No – based on income requirement and unit of measure Income Based on FPG? No - CalWORKs has scaled income limits based on family size. Income Requirement Have a net monthly income less than the maximum aid payment for family size and less
than $2000 in cash, bank, accounts and other resources ($3000 if 60 years or older) Income Notes CalWORKS has several income source exemptions that are not present in the
CARE/ESA income definition. The income eligibility guidelines are tied to program payments based on family size, car ownership and other resources, and regulations do not provide straight forward comparison to FPG. Specifically, SSI benefits, loans, and Earned Income Tax Credits are income source exemptions in CalWORKS; the program deducts $112 from each working family member, which is added to a participant’s unearned income. A family may possess up to $2,000 in resources ($3,000 if the family includes someone 60 or over). However, not all income and possessions are included in this requirement. For example, an individual’s home, house goods, and certain trusts are not counted as these items are not readily accessible to serve as a financial support for a family.
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Family
Unit of Measure Definition The family receiving CalWORKS/TANF is defined as an individual/family receiving cash aid and participating in Welfare to Work services.49
Other Eligibility Criteria Participation is limited to households with minor children and either an absent or deceased parent. The amount of a family's monthly assistance payment depends on a number of factors, including the number of people who are eligible and the special needs of any of those family members. The income of the family is considered in calculating the amount of cash aid the family receives. Prospective program participants must: • Provide proof of regular school attendance for all school age children • Provide proof of immunizations for all children under the age of six. • Cooperate with child support requirements • Participate in welfare-to-work activities • Perform 32 hours of work related activities per week for a single parent household or
35 hours per week in a two-parent household. • There is no cap on the number of potential participants in the program.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Eligibility is reassessed on a quarterly basis. Recipients are required to complete such a report to ensure there are no changes or violation within the family receiving assistance. The quarterly report must be complete and submitted to continue to receive services; benefits will not be altered during the evaluation of the submitted report.
Overview Administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), and delivered locally by the 58 counties within the state of California, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, or CalWORKs, is the state’s implementation of the Federal government’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
48 California Department of Social Services. (2007). California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kinds (CalWORKs). Retrieved from http://www.cdss.ca.gov/calworks/default.htm 49 Information obtained from Merda County, CA CalWORKs office.
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Following are the four purposes of TANF as defined by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance:
• Provide assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes
• Reduce the dependency of needy parents by promoting job preparation, work and marriage
• Prevent and reduce unplanned pregnancies among single young adults
• Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families50
CalWORKs provides cash assistance and services to eligible families within the state on a monthly basis to subsidize housing, food, medical services, and other expenses. The CalWORKs program is funded by a combination of Federal, state, and local funds with Federal funding provided through an annual $3.7 billion Federal TANF block grant (subject to change); the state of California must contribute at least $2.9 billion from various non-Federal sources to meet a maintenance–of–effort (MOE) requirement in order to receive the full aforementioned block grant. Eligible families must meet citizenship, age, income, and other factors for assistance, with services being commonly available to: low-income caretaker relatives of a foster child(ren); families with a child(ren) when both parents are in the home but the principal earner is unemployed; and families that have a child(ren) in the home who has been deprived of parental support or care because of the absence, disability or death of either parent.
Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only) Program Name Head Start (Tribal Only) Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? No – based on unit of measure Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement More stringent income eligibility than CARE/ESA, the American Indian Head Start
requires applicants to show a family income at or below 100 percent of the FPG51. No cap on the number of individuals that can be served in an eligible family or household.
Income Notes 100 percent of the FPG is equal to $11,170 for an individual and $23,050 for a family of four. Tribes may also enroll additional children in the community who do not meet the low-income criteria, as long as the Head Start program predominantly serves children who meet the low income criteria.52
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Family
Unit of Measure Definition Family means all persons living in the same household who are (1) supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the child enrolling or participating in the program, and (2) related to the parent(s) or guardian(s) by blood, marriage, or adoption.53
50 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Family Assistance. (2012). About TANF. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf/about 51 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center. Office of Head Start. (1992, October 9). In Head Start program performance standards and other regulations 45 CFR 1305 (Section 1305.4). Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/standards/Head%20Start%20Requirements/1305/1305.4%20Age%20of%20children%20and%20family%20income.htm 52 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center. Office of Head Start. (2007). Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-134. Participation in Head Start Programs (42 U.S.C. 9840). Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/standards/Head%20Start%20Act/headstartact.html#645 53 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center. Office of Head Start. (1992). In Head Start program performance standards and other regulations 45 CFR 1305 (Section 1305.2). Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/standards/Head%20Start%20Requirements/1305/1305.2%20Definitions.htm
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Other Eligibility Criteria Available to families with a child between 3 and 5 years old. Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Children participating in Head Start programs that have been found to be income eligible retain that eligibility though that enrollment year and the immediately succeeding enrollment year. This policy differs from both CARE and ESA; ESA enrollment only occurs once and CARE includes provisions for recertifying income eligibility every two years for households on a non-fixed income and every four years for households on a fixed income. All three programs revisit their program eligibility requirements on an annual basis, Head Start as a result of updated FPG, and CARE and ESA as a result of the annual review of CE programs.
Overview Head Start is a Federal program that provides comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and their families, with the aim of promoting the school readiness of children between the ages of three and five. 54 Grants are awarded directly to public or private non-profit organizations, as well as for-profit agencies, which must be located in the community they will be serving. At present, the Head Start program serves more than 909,000 low-income children and their families nationwide, with a funding level of over $6.8 billion. California’s Head Start program is the largest in the country, with the most current data indicating that there are over 2,200 Head Start programs, centers, and grantees in the State, including 23 Tribal Head Start programs and grantees.55
Healthy Families A & B
Tribal Head Start programs and grantees adhere to the same Federal program guidelines and performance standards that govern all Head Start programs.
Program Name Healthy Families A&B Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA?
NOTE: Participants in this program are transitioning to Medi-Cal and should be removed from the Categorical Eligibility List56
Income Based on FPG? Income Requirement Income Notes Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other) Unit of Measure Definition Other Eligibility Criteria Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility Overview The California Healthy Families Program (Categories) A&B is California’s implementation of the Federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides low cost insurance including health, dental, and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance, and do not qualify for Medi-Cal. CHIP is a
54 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Head Start. (2012). About Head Start. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/about 55 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Head Start. (2012). Head Start Locator. Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices#map-home 56 California Healthy Families Program. (2012) Healthy Families Program. Retrieved from http://www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov/HFProgram/default.aspx
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Federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is administered in California as the Healthy Families program by the California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, with regular block grant funding in the 2011 fiscal year reaching upwards of $201 million. The program is geared to serve children until their nineteenth birthday and there is no limit to the number of children in a family who can receive insurance in the Healthy Families program. As of January 2013, all children within the Healthy Families Program will be transitioned over to Medi-Cal over the course of the calendar year. During this transition period children within the current Healthy Families Program will not lose health, dental, or vision coverage. This program should be removed from the Categorical Eligibility list given the transition to Med-Cal.
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Program Name Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? No - based on income requirement Income Based on FPG? No (not in California) Income Requirement LIHEAP in California is indexed to 60 percent of the state’s median income, as the statute
states that LIHEAP can be indexed to either 60 percent of the state’s median income or 150 percent of FPG, whichever is higher.57 For households with five persons of less, LIHEAP is less stringent than CARE and ESA. For six people or more, it is more stringent (see Appendix II).
Income Notes The median income for a family of four in California is $77,896, and from that number is found 60 percent of the state’s median income, which is adjusted for family size. Based on 2012 FPG, every household size and associated income as defined in LIHEAP will exceed the income eligibility criteria of CARE/ESA (200 percent FPG).
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Household/Family
Unit of Measure Definition Household and family are used interchangeably in the approved LIHEAP state plan.58 Other Eligibility Criteria In addition to income, households where one or more individuals are receiving SNAP
(CALFresh) benefits are eligible for LIHEAP. SNAP (CALFresh) benefits also confer eligibility for CARE and ESA.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
In LIHEAP, households must reapply every year, while CARE requires re-enrollment every two years (every four years if fixed income) and ESA is a one-time benefit to the home itself.
Overview The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, offers financial assistance to eligible low-income households to offset energy costs. Specifically, to offset the cost of heating and/or cooling a home, and/or having the home weatherized to
57 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. (2012, December 11). LIHEAP Clearinghouse. Retrieved from http://www.liheap.ncat.org/tables/FY2013/POP13.htm 58 California Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Community Services and Development. (2012, August 30). In State of California’s Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) detailed state plan application for federal fiscal year 2013. (Page 17). Retrieved from http://www.csd.ca.gov/Portals/0/Documents/State%20Plans/2013%20StatePlan_complete_Web.pdf
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improve energy efficiency. LIHEAP, which also provides financial crisis assistance, served 220,132 households in California in 2012.59
Medi-Cal
Program Name Medi-Cal Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? No - based on income requirement and unit of measure Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement Between 100-250 percent FPG Income Notes Medi-Cal income eligibility is varied between 100 percent and 250 percent of the FPG.
For the Children Ages 6 – 19 Program, for example, the income ceiling is 100 percent of the poverty level, while it is 133 percent for Children Ages 1 through 6. The Working Disabled Program, on the other end of the spectrum, is indexed to 250 percent of the FPG.
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Individual or Family
Unit of Measure Definition There is no cap on the number on enrolled persons in the family, and a person may receive benefits as long as they qualify; there is no time limit on benefits.
Other Eligibility Criteria N/A Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Eligibility is re-determined at least once every twelve months, which is more frequent than CARE.
Overview Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid health insurance program, which pays for a variety of medical services for children and adults with limited income and resources. Medi-Cal is supported by Federal Medicaid funds and required matching state funds. The Medicaid program is administered by the Federal Department of Health and Human Service. Medi-Cal is administered and implemented by the California Department of Health Care Services, with local county offices determining eligibility.60 For 2009, the last year for which data are available, more than 11 million people in California were enrolled in Medi-Cal, and Medi-Cal spending in 2010 was $42.1 billion. There is no time limit for participation as long as you continue to meet eligibility requirements that are updated every year, including: Public Assistance, Medically Needy, Medically Indigent, or Special Programs, including Pregnant Women, Confidential Medical Services Available to Persons under Age 21, Former Foster Child Program, and others. As part of the Public Assistance eligibility, recipients of Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSP) are automatically eligible for Medi-Cal, and recipients of CalWORKS and other public assistance programs may be eligible, with the final determination made by county offices. 61
59 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. (2013, January 7). Low Income Energy News. Retrieved from http://www.liheap.ncat.org/# 60 California Department of Health Care Services. (2012). Medi-Cal what it means to you. Retrieved from http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/publications/Documents/PUB68.pdf 61 California Department of Health Care Services. (2012). Medi-Cal what it means to you. Retrieved from http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/publications/Documents/PUB68.pdf
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National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Program Name National School Lunch Program Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? Yes, in terms of household income cap, but not a perfect match on income definition
(inclusions, exclusions) Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement Stricter income eligibility requirements than CARE/ESA. In order to qualify for free or
reduced-price meals, children must come from families with incomes at or below 185 percent of the FPG, with those from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the FPG eligible for free meals. 62
Income Notes 185 percent and 130 percent of the FPG are equal to $42,642.50 and $29,965, respectively, for a family of four.
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Household
Unit of Measure Definition Household composition for the purpose of making an eligibility determination for free and reduced priced benefits is based on economic units. An economic unit is a group of related or unrelated individuals who are not residents of an institution or boarding house but who are living as one economic unit, and who share housing and/or significant income and expenses of its members. Generally, individuals residing in the same house are an economic unit. However, more than one economic unit may reside together in the same house. Separate economic units in the same house are characterized by prorating expenses and economic independence from one another.63
Other Eligibility Criteria Students from low-income families. Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Children participating in the National School Lunch Program retain their eligibility from the date of eligibility for the current school year and up to 30 operating days in the subsequent school year. There is no cap on the number of eligible participants per household and the program eligibility guidelines are revisited on an annual basis.
Overview The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible students at over 100,000 public and non-profit private schools and residential child care institutions.64 In 2011, the program served more than 31 million children nationwide, including over 3.2 million children in California. While the Food and Nutrition Service administers the National School Lunch Program at the Federal level, at the state level, the Program is commonly administered by State education agencies though agreements with local school food authorities.65
In FY 2011, the National School Lunch Program accounted for $11.1 billion in Federal spending.
62 United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. (2011, March 25). Notice of Child Nutrition Programs—Income Eligibility Guidelines. Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/iegs/IEGs11-12.pdf 63 United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. (2012, August). In Eligibility manual for school meals: Determining and verifying eligibility. (Page 31). Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/EliMan.pdf 64 United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. (2012, August). National School Lunch Program fact sheet. Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/AboutLunch/NSLPFactSheet.pdf 65 United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. (2012, August). National School Lunch Program fact sheet. Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/AboutLunch/NSLPFactSheet.pdf
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program Name Supplemental Security Income Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? No –based on unit of measure Income Based on FPG? No Income Requirement Generally, individuals are eligible for SSI when their total countable income is less than
the Federal SSI benefit rate plus the any state supplemental payment. For 2013, the maximum monthly Federal SSI benefit rate is $710 for an individual and $1,066 for a couple and $356 for an essential person.66 In 2012, California’s State Supplemental Payment amounted to an additional $156.40 for an individual and $396.20 for a couple.67 This translates to much stricter eligibility requirements than for CARE and ESA.
Income Notes In addition to meeting the primary non-income requirements - being blind, disabled, or age 65 or older – applicants for SSI must also meet set income requirements, which are calculated differently than those of CARE and ESA.68 For SSI, an applicant’s countable income is used to determine both their eligibility status and benefit amount. In this case, countable income refers to the figure arrived at when adding an individual’s earned, un-earned, and in-kind income and then subtracting applicable SSI income exemptions.69
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Individual or Couple
Unit of Measure Definition The Social Security Administration defines an eligible couple as two SSI eligible individuals who are legally married under the laws of the State where they have a permanent home, living together in the same household and holding themselves out as husband and wife to the community in which they live, or determined by SSA to be entitled to either husband's or wife’s Social Security benefits as the spouse of the other.70 Eligible couples only exist when both members of the couple are SSI eligible, not when an individual is married to an ineligible spouse.71
Other Eligibility Criteria No cap on the number of individuals in a family or household that can be covered. Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Once receiving benefits, an enrollee’s eligibility is re-determined generally one every one to six years.72
Overview SSI is a Federal program that provides cash support to low-income individuals who are blind, disabled, or age 65 or older. Unlike Social Security, which is funded through dedicated payroll taxes, SSI payments are made using U.S. Treasury General Funds, with certain states, including California, supplementing Federal SSI payments with state funds. As of the end of 2011, nearly 1.3 million individuals in California were receiving SSI assistance.
66 United States Social Security Administration. (2012, October). SSI Federal Payment Amounts for 2013. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/SSI.html 67Disability Benefits 101. (2013) SSI FAQs. Retrieved from http://ca.db101.org/ca/programs/income_support/ss_disability/ssi/faqs.htm#_q339 68 United States Social Security Administration. (2012, October). Income exclusions for SSI program. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/incomexcluded.html 69 United States Social Security Administration. (2012, December). SSI income. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-income-ussi.htm 70 United States Social Security Administration. (1995, March 30). In Code of Federal regulations. (Section 416.1802 Effects of marriage on eligibility and amount of benefits). Retrieved from http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-1802.htm 71 United States Social Security Administration. (1995, March 30). In Code of Federal regulations. (Section 416.1802 Effects of marriage on eligibility and amount of benefits). Retrieved from http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-1802.htm 72 United States Social Security Administration. (2012, December). Understanding Supplemental Security Income Redeterminations. Retrieved from http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi/text-redets-ussi.htm
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Tribal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program Name Tribal TANF Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? No, based on unit of measure Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement In California, the income eligibility for Tribal TANF participation ranges between 125-200
percent FPG. Income Notes The program essentially allows Tribes to define their service area, service population,
time limits within the 60 month Federal guideline), and eligibility criterion among other standards. With 16 Tribes in California serving 52 counties73 from an appropriation of $87 million, the eligibility requirements for assistance vary greatly between Tribes based upon the needs of the community.
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Family
Unit of Measure Definition Tribal TANF programs define their own measurement unit based on community needs. Other Eligibility Criteria N/A Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Tribal TANF programs define their reapply/reassess timeframe based on community needs.
Overview The Tribal TANF program in California is an extension of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which gave federally recognized Tribes the autonomy, under Federal guidelines, to independently design, implement, and administer their own TANF program. Tribes are provided block grants by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance. The flexibility granted to the Tribes encourages work, responsibility and strengthening of families as long as the activities are consistent with the four purposes of TANF, described in the CalWorks/TANF program overview.
Women, Infants & Children (WIC)74
Program Name Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Current Categorically Eligible? Yes Alignment with CARE/ESA? Yes, in terms of household income cap, but not a perfect match on income definition
(inclusions, exclusions) Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement 185 percent of FPG for WIC75 Income Notes Numerous income exemptions, including certain financial assistance, loans, rebates.76 Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household,
Family or Household
73 California Department of Social Services. (2012). California Tribal TANF Program. Retrieved from http://tribaltanf.cdss.ca.gov/ 74 Note that the grammar used when spelling out the WIC program name varies across federal and state websites and program titles. This report does not place a comma after “infants” and uses an ampersand instead of the word “and”. The resulting “Women, Infants & Children” name is based on the logo in the right margin on the following website: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/Pages/default.aspx 75 United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. (2011, July 1). WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines 2011-2012. Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines11-12.htm 76 California Department of Public Health. (2009). California WIC Program Manual. Retrieved from http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/Documents/WPM/WIC-WPM-210-04.pdf
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Family, Individual, Other) Unit of Measure Definition The family unit/size is a group of related or nonrelated individuals who live together as
one household/economic unit. These individuals share income and consumption of goods or services.77
Other Eligibility Criteria • Participants are restricted to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or who have just had a baby, and children under five.
• Participants in SNAP, Medi-Cal, TANF, and SSI are automatically deemed income eligible to participate in WIC.
• There is no cap on the number of potential participants in the program, proof of income eligibility must be provided to enroll, and proof of enrollment in the public assistance programs above may be used as proof.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
N/A
Overview Funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, WIC is a health and nutrition program for pregnant women, infants and children up to age five that provides assistance for buying healthy supplemental foods from WIC-authorized vendors; nutrition education; and help finding healthcare and other community services. In the 650 sites throughout California, over 1.45 million participants are served every month.78
77 California Department of Public Health. California State WIC Plan 2012-2013 Section III State Operations VIII Certification and Eligibility 2012-2013. Retrieved from http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/Documents/State%20Plan%202012-2013/VIII%20Certification%20and%20Eligibility%202012-2013.pdf 78 California Department of Public Health. (2013, January 2) Women, Infants and Children Program. Retrieved from http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/Pages/default.aspx
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FINDINGS FROM REVIEW OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE CURRENT CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM LIST
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)79
Program Name Child Care and Development Block Grant Current Categorically Eligible? No Alignment with CARE/ESA? No, based on income requirement and unit of measure Income Based on FPG? No Income Requirement Family income at or below 85 percent of the State Median Income, which is less stringent
than CARE and ESA (see Appendix II). Income Notes N/A Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Family
Unit of Measure Definition N/A Other Eligibility Criteria Children receiving child care as a result of Child Care and Development Block Grant
funding must be living with parent(s) who are working or enrolled in school or training, or in need of protective services. Note that according to the most recently available US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) administrative data, unregulated child care providers constituted approximately 19 percent of all providers receiving Child Care and Development Fund support from HHS in FY 2010.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
N/A
Overview The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is a program designed to assist low-income families in obtaining child care so that parents can work or participate in educational or training activities. The purpose of the CCDBG is to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care services and assists the families of approximately 1.7 million children nationwide obtain child care services each month.80
County Low-Income Health Programs
Funding for the CCDBG comes from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which is administered by the Office of Child Care within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In FY 2012, California received $244,004,509 in funding from the CCDF.
Program Name County Low-Income Health Programs Current Categorically Eligible? No Alignment with CARE/ESA? Yes-Alameda and Contra Costa County Programs; No-the others Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement N/A
79 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. (2012) Child Care and Development Block Grant. Retrieved from https://www.cfda.gov/index?s=program&mode=form&tab=core&id=ea6d4aea3cba5d410cc4056deda58bf2
80 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. (2012). Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C 9858; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, PL 112-74. Retrieved from https://www.cfda.gov/index?s=program&mode=form&tab=core&id=ea6d4aea3cba5d410cc4056deda58bf2
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Income Notes Alameda County81 and Contra Costa County82 both participate in the Medi-Cal Coverage Expansion (MCE), which is a program designed for adults whose household income is at or below 133 percent of the FPG. In addition, these two counties participate in the Health Care Coverage Initiative (HCCI), a program aimed at adults (19-64 years of age) whose gross household income is between 134-200 percent of the FPG.
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Varies depending on the County program
Unit of Measure Definition N/A Other Eligibility Criteria While most of these programs have eligibility criteria that do not align with those of CARE
and ESA, programs operated in two of the 58 California counties – Alameda and Contra Costa – do have eligibility criteria that either align with or are more stringent than CARE and ESA. The remaining 56 counties in California participate in low-income health programs that do not align with CARE and ESA eligibility criteria. A number of counties participate in programs, such as the County Medical Services Program (CMSP), that base eligibility off of individual rather than household income. For the 35 counties that participate in CMSP, eligibility is limited to individuals with net non-exempt income at or below 200 percent of the FPG. Several counties also operate programs with income eligibility requirements that are less stringent than those of CARE or ESA. For example, the Healthy San Francisco Program in San Francisco County serves residents with an income at or below 500 percent of the FPG, which is far greater than the CARE and ESA income requirement of at or below 200 percent of the FPG.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
N/A
Overview All counties in California participate in certain low-income health programs run either by the counties themselves or by the State or Federal governments. While most of these programs have eligibility criteria that do not align with those of CARE and ESA, programs operated in two of the 58 California counties – Alameda and Contra Costa – do have eligibility criteria that either align with or are more stringent than CARE and ESA. The remaining 56 counties in California participate in low-income health programs that do not align with CARE and ESA eligibility criteria. A number of counties participate in programs, such as the County Medical Services Program (CMSP), that base eligibility off of individual rather than household income. For the 35 counties that participate in CMSP, eligibility is limited to individuals with net non-exempt income at or below 200 percent of the FPG. Several counties also operate programs with income eligibility requirements that are less stringent than those of CARE or ESA. For example, the Healthy San Francisco Program in San Francisco County serves residents with an income at or below 500 percent of the FPG, which is far greater than the CARE and ESA income requirement of at or below 200 percent of the FPG.
81 Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. (2011, July 1). HealthPAC plan: Eligibility, application, enrollment, and services interpretations and procedures. Retrieved from http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Documents/LIHP/Deliv/Alameda/18.2HPACPlan.pdf 82 Contra Costa Health Services. (2011, June). The Medi-Cal expansion program. Retrieved from http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Documents/LIHP/Deliv/Contra/15.1MCEGuide.pdf
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Head Start Program Name Head Start Current Categorically Eligible? No Alignment with CARE/ESA? No – based on unit of measure Income Based on FPG? Yes Income Requirement More stringent income eligibility than CARE/ESA, the Head Start requires applicants to
show a family income at or below 100 percent of the FPG83. There is no cap on the number of individuals that can be served in an eligible family or household.
Income Notes 100 percent of the FPG is equal to $11,170 for an individual and $23,050 for a family of four.
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Family
Unit of Measure Definition Family means all persons living in the same household who are (1) supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the child enrolling or participating in the program, and (2) related to the parent(s) or guardian(s) by blood, marriage, or adoption.84
Other Eligibility Criteria Available to families with a child between 3 and 5 years old. Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Children participating in Head Start programs that have been found to be income eligible retain that eligibility though that enrollment year and the immediately succeeding enrollment year.
Overview Head Start is a Federal program that provides comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and their families, with the aim of promoting the school readiness of children between the ages of three and five. 85 Grants are awarded directly to public or private non-profit organizations, as well as for-profit agencies, which must be located in the community they will be serving. At present, the Head Start program serves more than 909,000 low-income children and their families nationwide, with a funding level of over $6.8 billion. California’s Head Start program is the largest in the country, with the most current data indicating that there are over 2,200 Head Start programs, centers, and grantees in the State, including 23 Tribal Head Start programs and grantees.86
Housing Choice Voucher Rent Assistance Program (Section 8)
Program Name Housing Choice Voucher Rent Assistance Program Current Categorically Eligible? No Alignment with CARE/ESA? No, based on income requirement (some Section 8 income requirements are less
stringent than CARE/ESA) and unit of measure Income Based on FPG? No
83 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center. Office of Head Start. (1992, October 9). In Head Start program performance standards and other regulations 45 CFR 1305 (Section 1305.4). Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/standards/Head%20Start%20Requirements/1305/1305.4%20Age%20of%20children%20and%20family%20income.htm 84 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center. Office of Head Start. (1992). In Head Start program performance standards and other regulations 45 CFR 1305 (Section 1305.2). Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/standards/Head%20Start%20Requirements/1305/1305.2%20Definitions.htm 85 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Head Start. (2012). About Head Start. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/about 86 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Head Start. (2012). Head Start Locator. Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices#map-home
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Income Requirement Program income limits are adjusted for family size and level of income, divided between: • Extremely low-income, defined as 30 percent or less of the median family income for
the administered area; • Very low-income, defined as 50 percent or less of the median family income for the
administered area; and • Low-income, defined as 80 percent or less of the median family income for the
administered area.87
The requirements for extremely low-income and very low-income are more stringent than for CARE and ESA, but the requirements for low-income are less stringent (See Appendix II).
Income Notes N/A Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Individual or Family
Unit of Measure Definition Family can be considered a single person, a pregnant woman or a household with children under 18 living with parents or legal custodians.88
Other Eligibility Criteria Eligible individuals and families must meet citizenship, income, and other factors in order to receive assistance, with particular priorities placed on: families that have minor children, and/or are headed by a disabled senior; and families living in sub-standard housing, or that have to spend more than 50 percent of total salary on rent. There is no cap on family size.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
Income eligibility must be provided on an annual basis.
Overview Section 8 is a Federal housing program which provides housing assistance to low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled. Its primary aim is to provide low-income individuals and families with the opportunity to afford safe and sanitary housing in the private market.89
Housing assistance is provided to Section 8 recipients in the form of rental subsidies, limiting the monthly rent payments required from the recipients. Since this assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing; whether it is a single-family home, townhome, or apartment. Funding is provided by the Congress, with the U.S. Department of Housing and Development overseeing it. Since Section 8 is administered at a county level, housing agencies (HA) across the nation administer these funds locally. In FY2013, over $19 billion has been allocated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s national tenant-based rental assistance programs. Within California, there are over 114 individual public housing agencies in 52 counties that are administering Section 8 Housing.
87 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2009, August 1). In HUD Occupancy Handbook. (Chapter 3. Eligibility for Assistance and Occupancy). Retrieved from portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=DOC_35645.pdf 88 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2012). Glossary. Retrieved from http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/buying/glossary 89 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Housing Choice Vouchers Fact Sheet. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/about/fact_sheet
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Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202) 90
Program Name Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program Current Categorically Eligible? No Alignment with CARE/ESA? No, based on unit of measure Income Based on FPG? No Income Requirement Applicant’s income level has to be at or below 50 percent of the area median income,
which is more stringent than CARE and ESA (see Appendix II). Priority is generally given to those individuals currently paying 50 percent of their income in rent, the involuntarily displaced, and those living in substandard housing.
Income Notes Income eligibility criteria for Section 202 housing are mostly handled at the facility level, and each facility has its own eligibility requirements. The average income of a Section 202 resident is approximately $10,000 a year.91
Unit of Measure for Income Determination (Household, Family, Individual, Other)
Family
Unit of Measure Definition Very low-income household comprised of at least one person who is at least 62 years old at the time of initial occupancy.
Other Eligibility Criteria While there are minimal non-income eligibility criteria involved in Section 202 housing, it is required that at least one person in household (in this program, household is used to reference family) must be at least 62 years old.
Frequency to Reapply/Reassess Eligibility
N/A
Overview Section 202 is a Federal program that helps expand the supply of affordable housing and supportive services for the elderly. The program provides very low-income elderly with the opportunities and options to live independently in an environment that offers various supportive services like cooking, transportation, and cleaning. With $545 million in Federally funded grants administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Section 202 supplies it’s participants with housing benefits in the form of inexpensive monthly rent of homes or apartments in group residential settings. The participants do not receive cash benefits for assistance, rather their rents are reduced, and therefore assisted housing benefits can only be applied towards housing costs. Section 202 housing attempts to reduce participant rental expenses to less than 50 percent of their monthly income.92
That said, benefit decisions are made at the facility level and each one differs.
90 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 202 Portal, http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/mfh/mfinfo/sec202ptl 91 Paying for Senior Care. (2012, August). Government Housing Options and Long Term Senior Care. Retrieved from http://www.payingforseniorcare.com/longtermcare/resources/hud_section_202.html 92 Congressional Research Service. (2010, September 13). Section 202 and Other HUD Rental Housing Programs for Low-Income Elderly Residents. Retrieved from http://aging.senate.gov/crs/aging13.pdf
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CONCLUSION This report contains information on the project background, approach and key findings of a comparison between the eligibility requirements of the CARE/ESA programs, current categorically eligible CARE/ESA programs, and other Federal, State, and County-level public assistance programs for low-income individuals. ICF was asked to examine the programs that are currently on the categorical eligibility list and determine their alignment with the CARE and ESA program eligibility requirements. We were also asked to identify and research other programs to evaluate their level of alignment with the CARE/ESA program eligibility criteria. To be considered in alignment, a program had to have at least as stringent eligibility rules as those of the CARE and ESA programs based on the following two variables: 1) Income threshold at or below 200 percent of FPG; and 2) Income threshold that is applied to a household as a unit of measure, as opposed to individual or
family. If a program was determined to be in alignment on these two basic program elements, then a closer examination of the program’s income definition inclusions and exclusions was conducted to determine whether they were at least as restrictive as those cited in the General Order 153 Total Household Income definition that is used for CARE and ESA. ICF has explored different units of measure for programs, including household, family, and individual. In addition, we have developed a table to facilitate comparison between programs that use an income index that is different than FPG, such as State median income. The table, included in Appendix II, standardizes the nomenclature between FPG and other income index frameworks. After reviewing a mixture of current categorically eligible and other programs, including 58 County and 15 Federal and State programs, this report concludes that there is no match between the detailed eligibility requirements of the CARE/ESA programs when compared to those of the current categorically eligible CARE/ESA programs and other Federal, State, and County-level public assistance programs for low-income individuals. While CalFresh/SNAP, NSLP and WIC requirements align broadly with the CARE/ESA program 200 percent income eligibility cap and the use of household as a unit of measure; the inclusions and exclusions in each program’s income calculations prevent the three programs from matching the CARE/ESA eligibility criteria. In addition, the Head Start Income Eligible (Tribal Only) and general Head Start programs also use income eligibility caps at least as stringent as those of the CARE/ESA programs; however, they use family as a unit of measure. The definition of family in the Head Start programs lines up relatively well with the definition of household in the CARE/ESA programs and while misaligned in terms of unit of measure, Head Start is worth consideration as being relatively close to alignment.
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Lastly, while the Contra Costa and Alameda County Low-Income Health Programs demonstrate broad alignment with the CARE/ESA eligibility criteria of 200 percent FPG income cap and household unit of measure; including county programs in the list of statewide categorically eligible programs may create additional administrative confusion for the IOUs, especially as people move into and out of the counties.
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United States Social Security Administration. (2011). Supplemental Security Income (SSI) annual statistical report. Retrieved from http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2011/background.pdf*
United States Social Security Administration. (2011, December). Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients by state and county. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_sc/2011/ca.pdf*
United States Social Security Administration. (2012).SSA FY 2013 budget justification. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/budget/2013SSIP.pdf*
United States Social Security Administration. (2012).A guide to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for groups and organizations. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11015.pdf*
United States Social Security Administration. (2012, August). Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11000.pdf*
United States Social Security Administration. (2012, October). Income exclusions for SSI program. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/incomexcluded.html
United States Social Security Administration. (2012, October). SSI Federal Payment Amounts for 2013. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/SSI.html
United States Social Security Administration. (2012, December). SSI income. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-income-ussi.htm
United States Social Security Administration. (2012, December 27). Understanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Eligibility Requirements Redeterminations. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-eligibility-ussi.htm*
United States Social Security Administration. (2012, December). Understanding Supplemental Security Income Redeterminations. Retrieved from http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi/text-redets-ussi.htm
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APPENDIX II: COMPARISON OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND CALIFORNIA
MEDIAN INCOME
Num
ber o
f Per
sons
100% FPG 201294
200% FPG 2012
Estimated CA median income 2012/201395
85% CA median income (CCDBG)
80% CA median income (Section 8)
60% CA median income (LIHEAP)
50% CA median income (Section 8, Section 202)
30% CA median income (Section 8)
SSI96
1 $ 11,170.00 $ 22,340.00 $ 40,506.67 $ 34,430.67 $ 32,405.33 $ 24,304.00 $ 20,253.33 $ 12,152.00* $ 8,386.75**
2 $ 15,130.00 $ 30,260.00 $ 52,970.00 $ 45,024.50 $ 42,376.00 $ 31,782.00 $ 26,485.00 $ 15,891.00* $ 2,578.71**
3 $ 19,090.00 $ 38,180.00 $ 65,433.33 $ 55,618.33 $ 52,346.67 $ 39,260.00 $ 32,716.67* $ 19,630.00*
4 $ 23,050.00 $ 46,100.00 $ 77,896.67 $ 66,212.17 $ 62,317.33 $ 46,738.00 $ 38,948.33* $ 23,369.00*
5 $ 27,050.00 $ 54,100.00 $ 90,360.00 $ 76,806.00 $ 72,288.00 $ 54,216.00 $ 45,180.00* $ 27,108.00*
6 $ 30,970.00 $ 61,940.00 $ 102,823.33 $ 87,399.83 $ 82,258.67 $ 61,694.00* $ 51,411.67* $ 30,847.00*
7 $ 34,930.00 $ 69,860.00 $ 105,159.60 $ 89,385.66 $ 84,127.68 $ 63,095.76* $ 52,579.80* $ 31,547.88* 8 $ 38,890.00 $ 77,780.00 $ 107,496.48 $ 91,372.01 $ 85,997.18 $ 64,497.89* $ 53,748.24* $ 32,248.94*
*Cells that are highlighted in yellow and marked with an asterisk indicate programs or number of persons per unit of measure within a program that possess more stringent income eligibility requirements compared to the CARE and ESA programs. **The amount here is given without the additional supplement from the State of California. Even with that supplement, however, the amount is within 200 percent of the FPG.
94 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation. (2012, February 9). 2012 HHS Poverty Guidelines. Retrieved from http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml#guidelines 95 United States Department of Health and Human Services. Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation. LIHEAP Clearinghouse. (2012, November 1). California State Median Income for FFY 2012/2013. http://www.liheap.ncat.org/profiles/povertytables/FY2013/casmi.htm 96 United States Social Security Administration. (2012, October 16). SSI Federal Payment Amounts for 2013. Retrieved from http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/SSI.html
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APPENDIX III: ICF INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE QUALIFICATIONS ICF brings to the CARE and ESA Program Categorical Eligibility Study a team with deep experience running energy efficiency programs, including limited and low income programs, as well as practical expertise in navigating a wide variety of income eligibility requirements for various State and Federal programs. The ICF team provides a unique combination of practical expertise that ranges from implementing the Louisiana Road Home project and administering over 130 energy efficiency programs for utilities across the United States, to providing technical assistance to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Family Assistance Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) programs and facilitating the development of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for HHS. The Road Home project is particularly relevant to the Categorical Eligibility Study as ICF’s development of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Income Calculator required an in-depth understanding of various income eligibility criteria. ICF also possesses hands-on experience gained from implementing limited and low-income energy efficiency programs for various utilities; details about ICF’s administration of the Limited Income Energy Efficiency Programs (LIEEP) for Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) are provided below. Following are samples of relevant corporate capabilities and projects followed by a table of existing energy efficiency programs implemented by ICF. Further information about ICF can be found at http://www.icfi.com/. Understanding Local, State, and Federal Low Income Eligibility Requirements
ICF has a long history of supporting a variety of low income eligibility programs, including:
– Determining eligibility of over 18,000 applications as part of the company’s administration of the $829M post-Hurricane Katrina Louisiana Road Home recovery program. For the Road Home project, ICF developed the HUD Income Calculator which was based on the low income eligibility for the HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, using the “80 percent of median income” rule.
– ICF also supported the HHS Office of Community Services in developing application reviewer tools for the Community Economic Development and Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individual programs.
– For HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing, ICF developed web-based training modules, including an “Income and Allowances Calculator” to assist local HUD staff in determining the income eligibility of applicants to HUD programs.
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Limited Income Energy Efficiency Program, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) Since 2008, ICF has partnered with BGE to design, develop, and implement BGE’s full portfolio of residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) energy efficiency programs under the EmPOWER Maryland Act. ICF designed, filed, and received approval for BGE’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Portfolio in late 2008 to run programs from 2009 to 2011. This full end-to-end services contract includes program design, outreach, field implementation, advertising, marketing, database tracking and management, back office and Call Center support, and quality control/assurance. BGE’s LIEEP program was designed by ICF and offered a broad array of energy efficiency and conservation measures to income-qualified gas and electric customers in primary, single-family residences, at no cost other than the general EmPOWER Maryland surcharge on their energy bills. BGE’s LIEEP program also included space heating, water heating and appliance replacements, making it more complex than a traditional weatherization program. Limited Income Program, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) Simultaneous to starting up and running BGE’s program, ICF implemented a smaller scale portfolio for SMECO, a Maryland rural electric cooperative bordering BGE’s service territory. This included a LIEEP program modeled after the BGE LIEEP program. As with the BGE program, SMECO’s program aimed to increase the overall energy efficiency of limited income homes, enhance property values, improve comfort, and provide healthier and safer homes. Program results through the end of 2011 included 268 SMECO customers and 832 MWH of reported savings. ICF was successful in running LIEEP programs for BGE and SMECO; both utilities filed to have ICF continue administering the programs rather than turn them over to the State Weatherization Assistance Program for implementation. Other Limited Income Energy Efficiency Program Experience In Michigan, ICF was selected by DTE Energy to run its low income program, working with the local network of existing Community Action Agencies (CAAs) while providing alternative delivery mechanisms should a CAA falter. In South Carolina, SCE&G asked ICF to design a low income program to complement its existing, market-based residential program portfolio. These examples demonstrate that utility clients increasingly recognize ICF’s ability to successfully apply and adapt its whole-house program delivery expertise to low income populations. Other Types of Limited Income Program Experience ICF has not only expanded the breadth of its consulting service offerings since originating as the Inner City Fund in 1969, the company has also continued to work closely with limited income communities and the wide variety of programs that serve them. Staff members in ICF’s Housing and Community Development practice work with government, nonprofit, and commercial clients every day on the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs, initiatives, and other efforts that provide lower-income persons with opportunities for improved housing, employment, and overall self-sufficiency.
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For example, ICF has provided assistance to HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grantees since the program’s inception in 2008, and has received additional funding from HUD each year to help address HUD’s priority areas of: 1) grantee management and performance measurement capabilities; 2) ability to serve low-income households and underserved populations; and 3) capacity building for public-private partnerships. Since its creation in 1990, ICF has been involved in the design and delivery of training and technical assistance services to grantees of the HUD HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). HOME is the largest Federal block grant to State and local governments designed to construct, acquire, and/or rehabilitate housing for low-income households. It specifically requires that non-profit organizations become and remain part of the solution for delivering such activities within each grantee’s jurisdiction. The range of services ICF has provided under HOME and NSP funding include: a) expert training for grantee and nonprofit staff on program rules, program delivery, and housing finance; b) online training and tools, such as income determination requirements and calculators, project underwriting templates, and subsidy layering guidance; c) needs assessments, technical assistance plans, and on-site expert staff support to improve grantee performance; d) conference support and management, including facilities, marketing, registration, track and session design, and presentations; and e) development and maintenance of program websites, among others. Since 1997, ICF has worked with the HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Family Assistance to develop and implement field-based training and technical assistance to TANF and Tribal TANF agencies through multiple contracts. ICF has provided assistance through long-term initiatives such as:
1. Urban Partnerships Initiative (2001-2007). Delivered targeted technical assistance to 26 urban areas on TANF and related partner agencies including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego.
2. Rural Communities Initiative (2007-2010). Provided training and technical assistance to 16 rural States, Counties, and Tribes, the opportunity to share information and promising practices on issues central to the TANF population, such as transportation, job skills, substance abuse, and child care. This includes the Hoopa Valley Tribal TANF Program.
3. California Counties Academy (2008). Facilitated two and a half day Academy and pre-Academy Webinars in order to introduce staff from 18 California counties to new programs, strategies, and ideas that strengthen their capacity to achieve higher levels of federally required work participation rates.
4. Promising Pathways Initiative (2010-2012). Provided technical assistance interventions to 10 States and one Tribal TANF program that were focused on helping innovative and promising TANF programs define and document their practices. This included the Supporting Employment Empowerment (SEE) Hawaii Work Program and the Tanana Chiefs Conference Tribal TANF program in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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ICF has established experience in understanding the field’s needs, promising programs, and evidence-based research on TANF programs and work supports and designing targeted and responsive short-term technical assistance to Regions and their States, Territories, and Tribes. ICF also works with all 10 ACF Regional Offices to deliver targeted technical assistance and training to State, Territory, and Tribal TANF programs. For example, ICF has worked with ACF Region IX to deliver 3-4 workshops for all State, Territory, and Tribal TANF programs in Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada and all Tribal TANF programs in Arizona, California, and Nevada. ICF provides additional technical assistance to States, Territories, localities, and Tribal TANF programs as requested. This includes providing a wraparound systems training for Hoopa Valley Tribal TANF Program held in July 2008.
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Exhibit III. Existing Energy Efficiency Programs Implemented by ICF
Client Program AEP Texas ENERGY STAR Homes Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) Residential Portfolio Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) I&C Portfolio Centerpoint Energy Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Centerpoint Energy Clean Air Technology Centerpoint Energy ENERGY STAR Homes Consolidated Edison Targeted DSM M&V Consumers Energy Residential Portfolio Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility Delaware SEU, Home Performance w/ ENERGY STAR Detroit Edison (DTE) Residential Portfolio
Duke Energy C&I—Higher Education, Healthcare, and Commercial Real Estate
Entergy Arkansas Residential Portfolio Entergy Texas ENERGY STAR Homes Georgia Power EE Portfolio Joint Management Committee Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR MA Department of Energy Resources Green Communities National Grid GasNetworks National Grid Energywise Multifamily Program New Mexico Gas Company ENERGY STAR Homes New York, City on NY (via Environmental Defense Fund)
Clean Heat Program
NYSERDA Commercial Lighting Program Oncor Solar Hot Water Oncor Home Performance
PECO Energy Smart Equipment and Smart Construction Incentives Program (sub to KEMA)
Pepco and Delmarva Residential Portfolio PG&E Field Services PNM ENERGY STAR Homes Public Service Company of Oklahoma ENERGY STAR for New Homes San Francisco, City in CA Energy Watch Program Santa Barbara, County in CA Benchmarking Policy South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) C&I South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) Residential Southern California Edison (SCE) Benchmarking Southern California Edison (SCE) Whole House Retrofit Southern California Edison (SCE) California Advanced Lighting Control Training Program Southern California Gas Whole House Retrofit Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) C&I Portfolio Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) Residential Portfolio We Energies Way to Save, Burlington! Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)
Benchmarking
Worcester, City in MA Worcester Green Communities
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APPENDIX IV: SAMPLES OF VERIFICATION LETTERS/LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE Documentation from the following programs is included:
• CalFresh/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• Head Start
• Medi-Cal
• National School Lunch Program
Attachment C
Advice No. 4457, et al.
Matrix – Abbreviated Summary
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Prog
ram
Nam
eCu
rren
t Cat
egor
ical
ly
Elig
ible
?Al
ignm
ent w
ith
CARE
/ESA
Inco
me
Base
d on
FP
GIn
com
e Re
quire
men
t
Bure
au o
f Ind
ian
Affa
irs G
ener
al
Assi
stan
ce
Yes
No
- bas
ed o
n in
com
e re
quire
men
t N
oG
ener
al A
ssist
ance
is n
ot ti
ed to
a F
eder
al o
r sta
te in
dex
for i
ncom
e el
igib
ility
, but
is
dete
rmin
ed so
lely
bas
ed o
n ea
rned
and
une
arne
d in
com
e, a
nd o
ther
reso
urce
s.
CalF
resh
/SN
APYe
sYe
s, b
ut n
ot a
mat
ch o
n in
com
e de
finiti
on (i
nclu
sions
, ex
clus
ions
)
Yes
CalF
resh
is in
dexe
d to
130
per
cent
of t
he F
PG o
r 165
per
cent
of t
he F
PG if
the
hous
ehol
d ha
s an
elde
rly o
r disa
bled
indi
vidu
al.
CalW
ORK
s/TA
NF
Yes
No
– ba
sed
on in
com
e re
quire
men
t and
uni
t of
mea
sure
No
- Cal
WO
RKs h
as sc
aled
in
com
e lim
its b
ased
on
fam
ily si
ze.
Have
a n
et m
onth
ly in
com
e le
ss th
an th
e m
axim
um a
id p
aym
ent f
or fa
mily
size
and
less
th
an $
2000
in c
ash,
ban
k, a
ccou
nts a
nd o
ther
reso
urce
s ($3
000
if 60
yea
rs o
r old
er)
Head
Sta
rt (T
ribal
O
nly)
Yes
No
– ba
sed
on u
nit o
f mea
sure
Ye
sM
ore
strin
gent
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty th
an C
ARE/
ESA,
the
Amer
ican
Indi
an H
ead
Star
t req
uire
s ap
plic
ants
to sh
ow a
fam
ily in
com
e at
or b
elow
100
per
cent
of t
he F
PG. N
o ca
p on
the
num
ber o
f ind
ivid
uals
that
can
be
serv
ed in
an
elig
ible
fam
ily o
r hou
seho
ld.
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
BYe
sN
OTE
: Par
ticip
ants
in th
is pr
ogra
m a
re tr
ansit
ioni
ng to
M
edi-C
al a
nd sh
ould
be
rem
oved
from
the
Cate
goric
al
Elig
ibili
ty L
istLo
w-In
com
e H
ome
Ener
gy A
ssis
tanc
e Pr
ogra
m (L
IHEA
P)
Yes
No
- bas
ed o
n in
com
e re
quire
men
tN
o (n
ot in
Cal
iforn
ia)
LIHE
AP in
Cal
iforn
ia is
inde
xed
to 6
0 pe
rcen
t of t
he st
ate’
s med
ian
inco
me,
as t
he st
atut
e st
ates
that
LIH
EAP
can
be in
dexe
d to
eith
er 6
0 pe
rcen
t of t
he st
ate’
s med
ian
inco
me
or 1
50
perc
ent o
f the
Fed
eral
pov
erty
leve
l, w
hich
ever
is h
ighe
r. Fo
r hou
seho
lds w
ith fi
ve p
erso
ns
or le
ss, L
IHEA
P is
less
strin
gent
than
CAR
E an
d ES
A. F
or si
x pe
ople
or m
ore,
it is
mor
e st
ringe
nt (s
ee A
ppen
dix
II).
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ent C
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rix -
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Prog
ram
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Bure
au o
f Ind
ian
Affa
irs G
ener
al
Assi
stan
ce
CalF
resh
/SN
AP
CalW
ORK
s/TA
NF
Head
Sta
rt (T
ribal
O
nly)
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
B
Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(LIH
EAP)
Inco
me
Not
esU
nit o
f Mea
sure
(H
ouse
hold
, Fam
ily,
Indi
vidu
al, O
ther
)
Uni
t of M
easu
re D
efin
ition
Hous
ehol
d
Info
rmat
ion
glea
ned
from
the
appl
icat
ion
allo
ws u
p-to
ten
indi
vidu
als t
o co
mpr
ise th
e ho
useh
old,
whi
le e
ach
addi
tiona
l pe
rson
afte
r eig
ht m
ust a
dd $
406
gros
s/$3
12 n
et to
the
over
all n
et
inco
me
of th
e ho
useh
old.
The
re is
an
addi
tiona
l res
ourc
e ch
eck
with
an
expl
icit
$2,0
00 li
mit.
Hous
ehol
dIn
Cal
Fres
h/SN
AP, a
hou
seho
ld is
def
ined
as
an in
divi
dual
or a
gro
up o
f peo
ple
who
buy
fo
od a
nd p
repa
re m
eals
toge
ther
to e
at a
t ho
me
CalW
ORK
s has
seve
ral i
ncom
e so
urce
exe
mpt
ions
that
are
not
pr
esen
t in
the
CARE
/ESA
inco
me
defin
ition
. Th
e in
com
e el
igib
ility
gu
idel
ines
are
tied
to p
rogr
am p
aym
ents
bas
ed o
n fa
mily
size
, car
ow
ners
hip
and
othe
r res
ourc
es, a
nd re
gula
tions
do
not p
rovi
de
stra
ight
forw
ard
com
paris
on to
FPG
. Spe
cific
ally
, SSI
ben
efits
, loa
ns,
and
Earn
ed In
com
e Ta
x Cr
edits
are
inco
me
sour
ce e
xem
ptio
ns in
Ca
lWO
RKs;
the
prog
ram
ded
ucts
$11
2 fr
om e
ach
wor
king
fam
ily
mem
ber,
whi
ch is
add
ed to
a p
artic
ipan
t’s u
near
ned
inco
me.
A
fam
ily m
ay p
osse
ss u
p to
$2,
000
in re
sour
ces (
$3,0
00 if
the
fam
ily
incl
udes
som
eone
60
or o
ver)
. How
ever
, not
all
inco
me
and
poss
essio
ns a
re in
clud
ed in
this
requ
irem
ent.
For e
xam
ple,
an
indi
vidu
al’s
hom
e, h
ouse
goo
ds, a
nd c
erta
in tr
usts
are
not
cou
nted
as
thes
e ite
ms a
re n
ot re
adily
acc
essib
le to
serv
e as
a fi
nanc
ial
supp
ort f
or a
fam
ily.
Fam
ilyTh
e fa
mily
rece
ivin
g Ca
lWO
RKs/
TAN
F is
defin
ed a
s an
indi
vidu
al/f
amily
rece
ivin
g ca
sh
aid
and
part
icip
atin
g in
Wel
fare
to W
ork
serv
ices
.
100
perc
ent o
f the
FPG
is e
qual
to $
11,1
70 fo
r an
indi
vidu
al a
nd
$23,
050
for a
fam
ily o
f fou
r. Tr
ibes
may
also
enr
oll a
dditi
onal
ch
ildre
n in
the
com
mun
ity w
ho d
o no
t mee
t the
low
-inco
me
crite
ria, s
o lo
ng a
s the
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am p
redo
min
antly
serv
es
child
ren
who
mee
t the
low
inco
me
crite
ria.
Fam
ilyFa
mily
mea
ns a
ll pe
rson
s liv
ing
in th
e sa
me
hous
ehol
d w
ho a
re (1
) sup
port
ed b
y th
e in
com
e of
the
pare
nt(s
) or g
uard
ian(
s) o
f the
ch
ild e
nrol
ling
or p
artic
ipat
ing
in th
e pr
ogra
m,
and
(2) r
elat
ed to
the
pare
nt(s
) or g
uard
ian(
s)
by b
lood
, mar
riage
, or a
dopt
ion.
The
med
ian
inco
me
for a
fam
ily o
f fou
r in
Calif
orni
a is
$77,
896,
and
fr
om th
at n
umbe
r is f
ound
60
perc
ent o
f the
stat
e’s m
edia
n in
com
e, w
hich
is a
djus
ted
for f
amily
size
. Ba
sed
on 2
012
FPG
, eve
ry
hous
ehol
d siz
e an
d as
soci
ated
inco
me
as d
efin
ed in
LIH
EAP
will
ex
ceed
the
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty c
riter
ia o
f CAR
E/ES
A (2
00%
FPG
).
Hous
ehol
d/Fa
mily
Hous
ehol
d an
d fa
mily
are
use
d in
terc
hang
eabl
y in
the
appr
oved
LIH
EAP
stat
e pl
an.
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ent C
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rix -
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ted
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mar
y
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ram
Nam
e
Bure
au o
f Ind
ian
Affa
irs G
ener
al
Assi
stan
ce
CalF
resh
/SN
AP
CalW
ORK
s/TA
NF
Head
Sta
rt (T
ribal
O
nly)
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
B
Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(LIH
EAP)
Oth
er E
ligib
ility
Crit
eria
Freq
uenc
y to
Rap
ply/
Reas
sess
Elig
ibili
ty
Addi
tiona
l req
uire
men
ts in
clud
e en
rollm
ent i
n a
Fede
rally
reco
gniz
ed
trib
e, c
oncu
rren
t app
licat
ion
to T
ANF,
resid
ency
in a
serv
ice
area
, and
sig
ned
agre
emen
t to
adhe
re to
an
empl
oym
ent s
trat
egy
in th
e In
divi
dual
Se
lf-Su
ffici
ency
Pla
n (IS
P).
Elig
ibili
ty is
revi
ewed
for G
ener
al A
ssist
ance
on
a re
gula
r bas
is; e
very
thre
e m
onth
s for
in
divi
dual
s who
are
em
ploy
able
, and
eve
ry si
x m
onth
s for
all
reci
pien
ts. B
ecau
se
elig
ibili
ty is
revi
ewed
so o
ften
, it a
lmos
t ser
ves a
s a so
urce
of e
ligib
ility
con
firm
atio
n.
Ther
e is
no c
ap o
n th
e nu
mbe
r of p
artic
ipan
ts; t
he p
rogr
am is
ava
ilabl
e to
any
and
all
indi
vidu
als l
ivin
g in
hom
e w
ho a
pply
for C
alFr
esh
bene
fits.
U
nlik
e CA
RE a
nd E
SA, C
alFr
esh
has a
wor
k re
quire
men
t for
its
part
icip
ants
of 2
0 ho
urs p
er w
eek
to re
mai
n el
igib
le.
Elig
ibili
ty is
reas
sess
ed o
n a
quar
terly
bas
is. R
ecip
ient
s are
requ
ired
to c
ompl
ete
such
a
repo
rt to
ens
ure
ther
e ar
e no
cha
nges
or v
iola
tion
with
in th
e ho
useh
old.
The
qua
rter
ly
repo
rt m
ust b
e co
mpl
ete
and
subm
itted
to c
ontin
ue to
rece
ive
serv
ices
; the
hou
seho
ld’s
be
nefit
s will
not
be
alte
red
durin
g th
e ev
alua
tion
of th
e su
bmitt
ed re
port
for u
p to
3
mon
ths w
ill th
e re
view
is b
eing
con
duct
ed.
Part
icip
atio
n is
limite
d to
hou
seho
lds w
ith m
inor
chi
ldre
n an
d ei
ther
an
abse
nt o
r dec
ease
d pa
rent
. The
am
ount
of a
fam
ily's
mon
thly
ass
istan
ce
paym
ent d
epen
ds o
n a
num
ber o
f fac
tors
, inc
ludi
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of
peop
le w
ho a
re e
ligib
le a
nd th
e sp
ecia
l nee
ds o
f any
of t
hose
fam
ily
mem
bers
. The
inco
me
of th
e fa
mily
is c
onsid
ered
in c
alcu
latin
g th
e am
ount
of c
ash
aid
the
fam
ily re
ceiv
es.
Pros
pect
ive
prog
ram
par
ticip
ants
m
ust:
hous
ehol
d or
35
hour
s per
wee
k in
a tw
o-pa
rent
hou
seho
ld.
Elig
ibili
ty is
reas
sess
ed o
n a
quar
terly
bas
is. R
ecip
ient
s are
requ
ired
to c
ompl
ete
such
a
repo
rt to
ens
ure
ther
e ar
e no
cha
nges
or v
iola
tion
with
in th
e fa
mily
rece
ivin
g as
sista
nce.
Th
e qu
arte
rly re
port
mus
t be
com
plet
e an
d su
bmitt
ed to
con
tinue
to re
ceiv
e se
rvic
es;
bene
fits w
ill n
ot b
e al
tere
d du
ring
the
eval
uatio
n of
the
subm
itted
repo
rt.
Avai
labl
e to
fam
ilies
with
a c
hild
bet
wee
n 3
and
5 ye
ars o
ld.
Child
ren
part
icip
atin
g in
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams t
hat h
ave
been
foun
d to
be
inco
me
elig
ible
reta
in th
at e
ligib
ility
thou
gh th
at e
nrol
lmen
t yea
r and
the
imm
edia
tely
su
ccee
ding
enr
ollm
ent y
ear.
This
polic
y di
ffers
from
bot
h CA
RE a
nd E
SA; E
SA e
nrol
lmen
t on
ly o
ccur
s onc
e an
d CA
RE in
clud
es p
rovi
sions
for r
ecer
tifyi
ng in
com
e el
igib
ility
eve
ry
two
year
s for
hou
seho
lds o
n a
non-
fixed
inco
me
and
ever
y fo
ur y
ears
for h
ouse
hold
s on
a fix
ed in
com
e. A
ll th
ree
prog
ram
s rev
isit t
heir
prog
ram
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
ts o
n an
an
nual
bas
is, H
ead
Star
t as a
resu
lt of
upd
ated
Fed
eral
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es, a
nd C
ARE
and
ESA
as a
resu
lt of
the
annu
al re
view
of C
E pr
ogra
ms.
In a
dditi
on to
inco
me,
hou
seho
lds w
here
one
or m
ore
indi
vidu
als a
re
rece
ivin
g SN
AP (C
ALFr
esh)
ben
efits
are
elig
ible
for L
IHEA
P. S
NAP
(C
ALFr
esh)
ben
efits
also
con
fer e
ligib
ility
for C
ARE
and
ESA.
In L
IHEA
P, h
ouse
hold
s mus
t rea
pply
eve
ry y
ear,
whi
le C
ARE
requ
ires r
e-en
rollm
ent e
very
tw
o ye
ars (
ever
y fo
ur y
ears
if fi
xed
inco
me)
and
ESA
is a
one
-tim
e be
nefit
to th
e ho
me
itsel
f.
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Abbr
evia
ted
Sum
mar
y
Page
4 o
f 55
Prog
ram
Nam
eCu
rren
t Cat
egor
ical
ly
Elig
ible
?Al
ignm
ent w
ith
CARE
/ESA
Inco
me
Base
d on
FP
GIn
com
e Re
quire
men
t
Med
i-Cal
Yes
No
- bas
ed o
n in
com
e re
quire
men
t and
uni
t of
mea
sure
Yes
Betw
een
100-
250
perc
ent F
PG
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool L
unch
Pr
ogra
m (N
SLP)
Yes
Yes,
but
not
a m
atch
on
inco
me
defin
ition
(inc
lusio
ns,
excl
usio
ns)
Yes
Stric
ter i
ncom
e el
igib
ility
requ
irem
ents
than
CAR
E/ES
A. In
ord
er to
qua
lify
for f
ree
or
redu
ced-
pric
e m
eals,
chi
ldre
n m
ust c
ome
from
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
at o
r bel
ow 1
85
perc
ent o
f the
FPG
, with
thos
e fr
om fa
mili
es w
ith in
com
es a
t or b
elow
130
per
cent
of t
he
FPG
elig
ible
for f
ree
mea
ls
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Yes
No
– ba
sed
on u
nit o
f mea
sure
N
oG
ener
ally
, ind
ivid
uals
are
elig
ible
for S
SI w
hen
thei
r tot
al c
ount
able
inco
me
is le
ss th
an th
e Fe
dera
l SSI
ben
efit
rate
plu
s the
any
stat
e su
pple
men
tal p
aym
ent.
For 2
013,
the
max
imum
m
onth
ly F
eder
al S
SI b
enef
it ra
te is
$71
0 fo
r an
indi
vidu
al a
nd $
1,06
6 fo
r a c
oupl
e an
d $3
56
for a
n es
sent
ial p
erso
n. In
201
2, C
alifo
rnia
’s S
tate
Sup
plem
enta
l Pay
men
t am
ount
ed to
an
addi
tiona
l $15
6.40
for a
n in
divi
dual
and
$39
6.20
for a
cou
ple.
Thi
s tra
nsla
tes t
o m
uch
stric
ter e
ligib
ility
requ
irem
ents
than
for C
ARE
and
ESA.
Trib
al T
ANF
Yes
No,
bas
ed o
n un
it of
mea
sure
Yes
In C
alifo
rnia
, the
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty fo
r Trib
al T
ANF
part
icip
atio
n ra
nges
bet
wee
n 12
5-20
0%
of th
e Fe
dera
l pov
erty
leve
l.
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts, &
Ch
ildre
n (W
IC)
Yes
Yes,
but
not
a m
atch
on
inco
me
defin
ition
(inc
lusio
ns,
excl
usio
ns)
Yes
185
perc
ent o
f FPG
for W
IC
Child
Car
e an
d D
evel
opm
ent B
lock
G
rant
No
No,
bas
ed o
n in
com
e re
quire
men
t and
uni
t of
mea
sure
No
Fam
ily in
com
e at
or b
elow
85
perc
ent o
f the
Sta
te M
edia
n In
com
e, w
hich
is le
ss st
ringe
nt
than
CAR
E an
d ES
A (s
ee A
ppen
dix
II).
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Abbr
evia
ted
Sum
mar
y
Page
5 o
f 55
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Med
i-Cal
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool L
unch
Pr
ogra
m (N
SLP)
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Trib
al T
ANF
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts, &
Ch
ildre
n (W
IC)
Child
Car
e an
d D
evel
opm
ent B
lock
G
rant
Inco
me
Not
esU
nit o
f Mea
sure
(H
ouse
hold
, Fam
ily,
Indi
vidu
al, O
ther
)
Uni
t of M
easu
re D
efin
ition
Med
i-Cal
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty is
var
ied
betw
een
100
perc
ent a
nd 2
50
perc
ent o
f the
Fed
eral
pov
erty
leve
l. Fo
r the
Chi
ldre
n Ag
es 6
– 1
9 Pr
ogra
m, f
or e
xam
ple,
the
inco
me
ceili
ng is
100
per
cent
of t
he
pove
rty
leve
l, w
hile
it is
133
per
cent
for C
hild
ren
Ages
1 th
roug
h 6.
Th
e W
orki
ng D
isabl
ed P
rogr
am, o
n th
e ot
her e
nd o
f the
spec
trum
, is
inde
xed
to 2
50 p
erce
nt o
f the
Fed
eral
pov
erty
leve
l.
Indi
vidu
al/F
amily
Ther
e is
no c
ap o
n th
e nu
mbe
r on
enro
lled
pers
ons i
n th
e fa
mily
, and
a p
erso
n m
ay
rece
ive
bene
fits a
s lon
g as
they
qua
lify;
ther
e is
no ti
me
limit
on b
enef
its.
185
perc
ent a
nd 1
30 p
erce
nt o
f the
FPG
are
equ
al to
$42
,642
.50
and
$29,
965,
resp
ectiv
ely,
for a
fam
ily o
f fou
r.Ho
useh
old
Hous
ehol
d co
mpo
sitio
n fo
r the
pur
pose
of
mak
ing
an e
ligib
ility
det
erm
inat
ion
for f
ree
and
redu
ced
pric
ed b
enef
its is
bas
ed o
n ec
onom
ic u
nits
. An
econ
omic
uni
t is a
gro
up
of re
late
d or
unr
elat
ed in
divi
dual
s who
are
In a
dditi
on to
mee
ting
the
prim
ary
non-
inco
me
requ
irem
ents
- be
ing
blin
d, d
isabl
ed, o
r age
65
or o
lder
– a
pplic
ants
for S
SI m
ust
also
mee
t set
inco
me
requ
irem
ents
, whi
ch a
re c
alcu
late
d di
ffere
ntly
than
thos
e of
CAR
E an
d ES
A. F
or S
SI, a
n ap
plic
ant’s
co
unta
ble
inco
me
is us
ed to
det
erm
ine
both
thei
r elig
ibili
ty st
atus
an
d be
nefit
am
ount
. In
this
case
, cou
ntab
le in
com
e re
fers
to th
e fig
ure
arriv
ed a
t whe
n ad
ding
an
indi
vidu
al’s
ear
ned,
un-
earn
ed,
and
in-k
ind
inco
me
and
then
subt
ract
ing
appl
icab
le S
SI in
com
e ex
empt
ions
.
Indi
vidu
al/C
oupl
eTh
e So
cial
Sec
urity
Adm
inist
ratio
n de
fines
an
elig
ible
cou
ple
as tw
o SS
I elig
ible
indi
vidu
als
who
are
lega
lly m
arrie
d un
der t
he la
ws o
f the
St
ate
whe
re th
ey h
ave
a pe
rman
ent h
ome,
liv
ing
toge
ther
in th
e sa
me
hous
ehol
d an
d ho
ldin
g th
emse
lves
out
as h
usba
nd a
nd w
ife
to th
e co
mm
unity
in w
hich
they
live
, or
dete
rmin
ed b
y SS
A to
be
entit
led
to e
ither
hu
sban
d's o
r wife
’s S
ocia
l Sec
urity
ben
efits
as
the
spou
se o
f the
oth
er. E
ligib
le c
oupl
es o
nly
exist
whe
n bo
th m
embe
rs o
f the
cou
ple
are
The
prog
ram
ess
entia
lly a
llow
s Trib
es to
def
ine
thei
r ser
vice
are
a,
serv
ice
popu
latio
n, ti
me
limits
with
in th
e 60
mon
th F
eder
al
guid
elin
e), a
nd e
ligib
ility
crit
erio
n am
ong
othe
r sta
ndar
ds. W
ith 1
6 Tr
ibes
in C
alifo
rnia
serv
ing
52 c
ount
ies f
rom
an
appr
opria
tion
of
$87
mill
ion,
the
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
ts fo
r ass
istan
ce v
ary
grea
tly
betw
een
Trib
es b
ased
upo
n th
e ne
eds o
f the
com
mun
ity.
Fam
ilyTr
ibal
TAN
F pr
ogra
ms d
efin
e th
eir o
wn
mea
sure
men
t uni
t bas
ed o
n co
mm
unity
ne
eds.
Num
erou
s inc
ome
exem
ptio
ns, i
nclu
ding
cer
tain
fina
ncia
l as
sista
nce,
loan
s, re
bate
s.Fa
mily
/Hou
seho
ld
The
fam
ily u
nit/
size
is a
grou
p of
rela
ted
or
nonr
elat
ed in
divi
dual
s who
live
toge
ther
as
one
hous
ehol
d/ec
onom
ic u
nit.
Thes
e in
divi
dual
s sha
re in
com
e an
d co
nsum
ptio
n of
go
ods o
r ser
vice
s.
Fam
ily
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chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Abbr
evia
ted
Sum
mar
y
Page
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f 55
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Med
i-Cal
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool L
unch
Pr
ogra
m (N
SLP)
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Trib
al T
ANF
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts, &
Ch
ildre
n (W
IC)
Child
Car
e an
d D
evel
opm
ent B
lock
G
rant
Oth
er E
ligib
ility
Crit
eria
Freq
uenc
y to
Rap
ply/
Reas
sess
Elig
ibili
ty
Elig
ibili
ty is
re-d
eter
min
ed a
t lea
st o
nce
ever
y tw
elve
mon
ths,
whi
ch is
mor
e fr
eque
nt
than
CAR
E.
Stud
ents
from
low
-inco
me
fam
ilies
.Ch
ildre
n pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in th
e N
atio
nal S
choo
l Lun
ch P
rogr
am re
tain
thei
r elig
ibili
ty fr
om
the
date
of e
ligib
ility
for t
he c
urre
nt sc
hool
yea
r and
up
to 3
0 op
erat
ing
days
in th
e su
bseq
uent
scho
ol y
ear.
Ther
e is
no c
ap o
n th
e nu
mbe
r of e
ligib
le p
artic
ipan
ts p
er
hous
ehol
d an
d th
e pr
ogra
m e
ligib
ility
gui
delin
es a
re re
visit
ed o
n an
ann
ual b
asis.
No
cap
on th
e nu
mbe
r of i
ndiv
idua
ls in
a fa
mily
or h
ouse
hold
that
can
be
cove
red.
O
nce
rece
ivin
g be
nefit
s, a
n en
rolle
e’s e
ligib
ility
is re
-det
erm
ined
gen
eral
ly o
ne e
very
one
to
six
year
s.
Trib
al T
ANF
prog
ram
s def
ine
thei
r rea
pply
/rea
sses
s tim
efra
me
base
d on
com
mun
ity
need
s.
or w
ho h
ave
just
had
a b
aby,
and
chi
ldre
n un
der f
ive.
deem
ed in
com
e el
igib
le to
par
ticip
ate
in W
IC.
proo
f of i
ncom
e el
igib
ility
mus
t be
prov
ided
to e
nrol
l, an
d pr
oof o
f en
rollm
ent i
n th
e pu
blic
ass
istan
ce p
rogr
ams a
bove
may
be
used
as
proo
f.
Child
ren
rece
ivin
g ch
ild c
are
as a
resu
lt of
CCD
BG fu
ndin
g m
ust b
e liv
ing
with
par
ent(
s) w
ho a
re w
orki
ng o
r enr
olle
d in
scho
ol o
r tra
inin
g, o
r in
need
of p
rote
ctiv
e se
rvic
es. N
ote
that
acc
ordi
ng to
the
mos
t rec
ently
av
aila
ble
HHS
adm
inist
rativ
e da
ta, u
nreg
ulat
ed c
hild
car
e pr
ovid
ers
cons
titut
ed a
ppro
xim
atel
y 19
per
cent
of a
ll pr
ovid
ers r
ecei
ving
CCD
F su
ppor
t in
FY 2
010.
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ent C
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rix -
Abbr
evia
ted
Sum
mar
y
Page
7 o
f 55
Prog
ram
Nam
eCu
rren
t Cat
egor
ical
ly
Elig
ible
?Al
ignm
ent w
ith
CARE
/ESA
Inco
me
Base
d on
FP
GIn
com
e Re
quire
men
t
Coun
ty L
ow-In
com
e H
ealth
Pro
gram
sN
oYe
s-Al
amed
a an
d Co
ntra
Cos
ta
Coun
ty P
rogr
ams;
No-
the
othe
rs
Yes
Alam
eda
Coun
ty a
nd C
osta
Cou
nty
both
par
ticip
ate
in th
e M
edi-C
al C
over
age
Expa
nsio
n (M
CE),
whi
ch is
a p
rogr
am d
esig
ned
for a
dults
who
se h
ouse
hold
inco
me
is at
or b
elow
133
pe
rcen
t of t
he F
PG. I
n ad
ditio
n, th
ese
two
coun
ties p
artic
ipat
e in
the
Heal
th C
are
Cove
rage
In
itiat
ive
(HCC
I), a
pro
gram
aim
ed a
t adu
lts (1
9-64
yea
rs o
f age
) who
se g
ross
hou
seho
ld
inco
me
is be
twee
n 13
4-20
0 pe
rcen
t of t
he F
PG.
Head
Sta
rt
No
No
– ba
sed
on u
nit o
f mea
sure
Ye
sM
ore
strin
gent
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty th
an C
ARE/
ESA,
the
Head
Sta
rt re
quire
s app
lican
ts to
sh
ow a
fam
ily in
com
e at
or b
elow
100
per
cent
of t
he F
PG. N
o ca
p on
the
num
ber o
f in
divi
dual
s tha
t can
be
serv
ed in
an
elig
ible
fam
ily o
r hou
seho
ld.
Hou
sing
Cho
ice
Vouc
her R
ent
Assi
stan
ce P
rogr
am
(Sec
tion
8)
No
No,
bas
ed o
n in
com
e re
quire
men
t and
uni
t of
mea
sure
No
Prog
ram
inco
me
limits
are
adj
uste
d fo
r fam
ily si
ze a
nd le
vel o
f inc
ome,
div
ided
bet
wee
n:
adm
inist
ered
are
a;
adm
inist
ered
are
a; a
nd
adm
inist
ered
are
a.
The
requ
irem
ents
for e
xtre
mel
y lo
w-in
com
e an
d ve
ry lo
w-in
com
e ar
e m
ore
strin
gent
than
fo
r CAR
E an
d ES
A, b
ut th
e re
quire
men
ts fo
r low
-inco
me
are
less
(See
App
endi
x II)
.
Supp
ortiv
e H
ousi
ng
for t
he E
lder
ly
Prog
ram
(Sec
tion
202)
No
No,
bas
ed o
n in
com
e re
quire
men
t and
uni
t of
mea
sure
No
Appl
ican
t’s in
com
e le
vel h
as to
be
at o
r bel
ow 5
0 pe
rcen
t of t
he a
rea
med
ian
inco
me,
w
hich
is m
ore
strin
gent
than
CAR
E an
d ES
A (s
ee A
ppen
dix
II). P
riorit
y is
gene
rally
giv
en to
th
ose
indi
vidu
als c
urre
ntly
pay
ing
50 p
erce
nt o
f the
ir in
com
e in
rent
, the
invo
lunt
arily
di
spla
ced,
and
thos
e liv
ing
in su
bsta
ndar
d ho
usin
g.
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ent C
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rix -
Abbr
evia
ted
Sum
mar
y
Page
8 o
f 55
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Coun
ty L
ow-In
com
e H
ealth
Pro
gram
s
Head
Sta
rt
Hou
sing
Cho
ice
Vouc
her R
ent
Assi
stan
ce P
rogr
am
(Sec
tion
8)
Supp
ortiv
e H
ousi
ng
for t
he E
lder
ly
Prog
ram
(Sec
tion
202)
Inco
me
Not
esU
nit o
f Mea
sure
(H
ouse
hold
, Fam
ily,
Indi
vidu
al, O
ther
)
Uni
t of M
easu
re D
efin
ition
100
perc
ent o
f the
FPG
is e
qual
to $
11,1
70 fo
r an
indi
vidu
al a
nd
$23,
050
for a
fam
ily o
f fou
r. Fa
mily
Fam
ily m
eans
all
pers
ons l
ivin
g in
the
sam
e ho
useh
old
who
are
(1) s
uppo
rted
by
the
inco
me
of th
e pa
rent
(s) o
r gua
rdia
n(s)
of t
he
child
enr
ollin
g or
par
ticip
atin
g in
the
prog
ram
, an
d (2
) rel
ated
to th
e pa
rent
(s) o
r gua
rdia
n(s)
by
blo
od, m
arria
ge, o
r ado
ptio
n.
Indi
vidu
al/F
amily
A sin
gle
pers
on, a
pre
gnan
t wom
an o
r a
hous
ehol
d w
ith c
hild
ren
unde
r 18
livin
g w
ith
pare
nts o
r leg
al c
usto
dian
s.
Inco
me
elig
ibili
ty c
riter
ia fo
r Sec
tion
202
hous
ing
are
mos
tly
hand
led
at th
e fa
cilit
y le
vel,
and
each
faci
lity
has i
ts o
wn
elig
ibili
ty
requ
irem
ents
. The
ave
rage
inco
me
of a
Sec
tion
202
resid
ent i
s ap
prox
imat
ely
$10,
000
a ye
ar.
Fam
ily
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ent C
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rix -
Abbr
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ted
Sum
mar
y
Page
9 o
f 55
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Coun
ty L
ow-In
com
e H
ealth
Pro
gram
s
Head
Sta
rt
Hou
sing
Cho
ice
Vouc
her R
ent
Assi
stan
ce P
rogr
am
(Sec
tion
8)
Supp
ortiv
e H
ousi
ng
for t
he E
lder
ly
Prog
ram
(Sec
tion
202)
Oth
er E
ligib
ility
Crit
eria
Freq
uenc
y to
Rap
ply/
Reas
sess
Elig
ibili
ty
Whi
le m
ost o
f the
se p
rogr
ams h
ave
elig
ibili
ty c
riter
ia th
at d
o no
t alig
n w
ith th
ose
of C
ARE
and
ESA,
pro
gram
s ope
rate
d in
two
of th
e 58
Ca
lifor
nia
coun
ties –
Ala
med
a an
d Co
ntra
Cos
ta –
do
have
elig
ibili
ty
crite
ria th
at e
ither
alig
n w
ith o
r are
mor
e st
ringe
nt th
an C
ARE
and
ESA.
Th
e re
mai
ning
56
coun
ties i
n Ca
lifor
nia
part
icip
ate
in lo
w-in
com
e he
alth
pr
ogra
ms t
hat d
o no
t alig
n w
ith C
ARE
and
ESA
elig
ibili
ty c
riter
ia. A
nu
mbe
r of c
ount
ies p
artic
ipat
e in
pro
gram
s, su
ch a
s the
Cou
nty
Med
ical
Se
rvic
es P
rogr
am (C
MSP
), th
at b
ase
elig
ibili
ty o
ff of
indi
vidu
al ra
ther
than
ho
useh
old
inco
me.
For
the
35 c
ount
ies t
hat p
artic
ipat
e in
CM
SP,
elig
ibili
ty is
lim
ited
to in
divi
dual
s with
net
non
-exe
mpt
inco
me
at o
r be
low
200
per
cent
of t
he F
PG. S
ever
al c
ount
ies a
lso o
pera
te p
rogr
ams
with
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
ts th
at a
re le
ss st
ringe
nt th
an th
ose
of
CARE
or E
SA. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
Heal
thy
San
Fran
cisc
o Pr
ogra
m in
San
Fr
anci
sco
Coun
ty se
rves
resid
ents
with
an
inco
me
at o
r bel
ow 5
00
perc
ent o
f the
FPG
, whi
ch is
far g
reat
er th
an th
e CA
RE a
nd E
SA in
com
e re
quire
men
t of a
t or b
elow
200
per
cent
of t
he F
PG.
Avai
labl
e to
fam
ilies
with
a c
hild
bet
wee
n 3
and
5 ye
ars o
ld.
Child
ren
part
icip
atin
g in
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams t
hat h
ave
been
foun
d to
be
inco
me
elig
ible
reta
in th
at e
ligib
ility
thou
gh th
at e
nrol
lmen
t yea
r and
the
imm
edia
tely
su
ccee
ding
enr
ollm
ent y
ear.
This
polic
y di
ffers
from
bot
h CA
RE a
nd E
SA; E
SA e
nrol
lmen
t on
ly o
ccur
s onc
e an
d CA
RE in
clud
es p
rovi
sions
for r
ecer
tifyi
ng in
com
e el
igib
ility
eve
ry
two
year
s for
hou
seho
lds o
n a
non-
fixed
inco
me
and
ever
y fo
ur y
ears
for h
ouse
hold
s on
a fix
ed in
com
e. A
ll th
ree
prog
ram
s rev
isit t
heir
prog
ram
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
ts o
n an
an
nual
bas
is, H
ead
Star
t as a
resu
lt of
upd
ated
Fed
eral
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es, a
nd C
ARE
and
ESA
as a
resu
lt of
the
annu
al re
view
of C
E pr
ogra
ms.
Elig
ible
indi
vidu
als a
nd fa
mili
es m
ust m
eet c
itize
nshi
p, in
com
e, a
nd o
ther
fa
ctor
s in
orde
r to
rece
ive
assis
tanc
e, w
ith p
artic
ular
prio
ritie
s pla
ced
on:
fam
ilies
that
hav
e m
inor
chi
ldre
n, a
nd/o
r are
hea
ded
by a
disa
bled
se
nior
; and
fam
ilies
livi
ng in
sub-
stan
dard
hou
sing,
or t
hat h
ave
to sp
end
mor
e th
an 5
0 pe
rcen
t of t
otal
sala
ry o
n re
nt. T
here
is n
o ca
p on
fam
ily
size.
Inco
me
elig
ibili
ty m
ust b
e pr
ovid
ed o
n an
ann
ual b
asis.
Whi
le th
ere
is m
inim
al n
on-in
com
e el
igib
ility
crit
eria
invo
lved
in S
ectio
n 20
2 ho
usin
g, it
is re
quire
d of
the
appl
ican
ts to
be
at le
ast 6
2 ye
ars o
ld.
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ent C
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rix -
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e, C
ARE
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ram
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crip
tions
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of 5
5
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ram
Nam
eTy
pe (I
OU
N
ame/
Stat
e/F
ed)
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
Sou
rce
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
(If
tem
pora
ry, d
ate
of
expi
ry)
Inco
me
Elig
ibili
ty
Bure
au o
f Ind
ian
Affa
irs G
ener
al
Assi
stan
ce
Fede
ral
Depa
rtm
ent o
f the
Inte
rior (
DOI),
Offi
ce o
f Ind
ian
Ener
gy &
Eco
nom
icDe
velo
pmen
tBI
A do
es n
ot e
xpire
. The
re is
no
sepa
rate
fu
ndin
g as
soci
ated
with
Pub
lic L
aw 1
02-
477.
All
the
fund
s inv
olve
d in
an
entit
y's
"477
" pla
n ar
e th
ose
whi
ch th
e en
tity
wou
ld o
ther
wise
rece
ive
unde
r the
au
thor
ity o
f the
indi
vidu
al p
rogr
ams i
t ch
oose
s to
cons
olid
ate
in it
s "47
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lan.
Fo
r Pro
gram
Yea
r 200
6, $
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4 in
Co
mpr
ehen
sive
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ices
fund
ing
for a
dults
w
as tr
ansf
erre
d to
the
DOI u
nder
"477
".
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for P
rogr
am Y
ear 2
006,
$3,
383,
316
in
Supp
lem
enta
l You
th S
ervi
ces f
undi
ng fo
r ad
ults
was
tran
sfer
red
to th
e DO
I.
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not
hav
e su
ffici
ent r
esou
rces
to m
eet t
he e
ssen
tial n
eed
item
s of f
ood,
clot
hing
, she
lter,
and
utili
ties (
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d de
term
ined
in §
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e, C
ARE
and
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ram
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crip
tions
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5
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ram
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e
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au o
f Ind
ian
Affa
irs G
ener
al
Assi
stan
ce
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AP
Inde
xed
to F
eder
al o
r Oth
er In
com
e Le
vels
?N
on-In
com
e Re
quire
men
ts?
No
Mus
t be
an e
nrol
led
mem
ber o
f a fe
dera
lly re
cogn
ized
Amer
ican
Indi
an/A
lask
a N
ativ
e tr
ibe.
Mus
t app
ly
conc
urre
ntly
for f
inan
cial
ass
istan
ce fr
om o
ther
stat
e, tr
ibal
, cou
nty,
loca
l, or
oth
er fe
dera
l age
ncy
prog
ram
s fo
r whi
ch h
e/sh
e is
elig
ible
; Mus
t not
rece
ive
com
para
ble
publ
ic a
ssist
ance
; M
ust d
evel
op a
nd si
gn a
n em
ploy
men
t str
ateg
y in
the
Indi
vidu
al S
elf-S
uffic
ienc
y Pl
an (I
SP) I
f an
appl
ican
t or r
ecip
ient
is d
eter
min
ed to
be
“em
ploy
able
,” th
en h
e/sh
e m
ust f
ollo
w th
e po
licy
on e
mpl
oym
ent i
n or
der t
o re
mai
n el
igib
le fo
r Gen
eral
As
sista
nce.
Thi
s inc
lude
s:1.
Act
ivel
y se
ekin
g em
ploy
men
t inc
ludi
ng th
e us
e of
ava
ilabl
e st
ate,
trib
al, c
ount
y, lo
cal o
r BIA
fund
ed
empl
oym
ent s
ervi
ces,
and
prov
ide
evid
ence
of m
onth
ly e
ffort
s to
obta
in e
mpl
oym
ent
2. M
ake
satis
fact
ory
prog
ress
in a
n IS
P 3.
Acc
ept l
ocal
and
seas
onab
le e
mpl
oym
ent w
hen
it is
avai
labl
e
The
max
imum
gro
ss a
llow
ed is
130
% o
f the
Fed
eral
pov
erty
leve
l (FP
L) o
r 165
% o
f the
FPL
if th
e ho
useh
old
has a
n el
derly
or
disa
bled
per
son
who
qua
lifie
s to
be a
sepa
rate
hou
seho
ld. I
f the
hou
seho
ld p
asse
s the
gro
ss in
com
e te
st, t
hen
the
net i
ncom
e te
st is
com
pute
d. N
et in
com
e is
com
pute
d by
ded
uctin
g th
e fo
llow
ing,
if a
pplic
able
, fro
m g
ross
inco
me.
The
resu
ltant
am
ount
ca
nnot
exc
eed
100%
of t
he F
PL:
- Ear
ned
inco
me
has a
n al
low
able
ded
uctio
n of
20%
(i.e
., 80
% o
f the
gro
ss e
arne
d in
com
e co
unts
in th
e ca
lcul
atio
n of
ben
efit
leve
ls). E
xam
ples
of e
arne
d in
com
e in
clud
e w
ages
and
sala
ries,
strik
er's
bene
fits,
etc.
- S
tand
ard
Dedu
ctio
n –
A de
duct
ion
allo
wed
per
hou
seho
ld p
er m
onth
. $14
7 fo
r hou
seho
lds o
f 1–3
per
sons
, $15
5 fo
r 4 p
erso
ns,
$181
for 5
per
sons
, and
$20
8 fo
r 6 o
r mor
e pe
rson
s (ef
fect
ive
10/1
/11)
. - E
xces
s She
lter –
A m
onth
ly sh
elte
r cos
t in
exce
ss o
f 50%
of t
he h
ouse
hold
's in
com
e af
ter a
ll ab
ove
dedu
ctio
ns a
re co
nsid
ered
. Th
e ex
cess
shel
ter d
educ
tion
mus
t not
exc
eed
the
curr
ent m
axim
um o
f $45
9 (e
ffect
ive
10/1
/11)
. - H
omel
ess H
ouse
hold
She
lter –
Ava
ilabl
e to
hom
eles
s per
sons
who
are
not
rece
ivin
g fr
ee sh
elte
r for
the
entir
e m
onth
. If t
he
hom
eles
s she
lter a
llow
ance
is u
sed,
sepa
rate
util
ity co
sts a
re n
ot a
llow
ed b
ecau
se th
e ho
mel
ess s
helte
r allo
wan
ce in
clud
es a
ut
ility
com
pone
nt. T
he cu
rren
t allo
wan
ce is
$14
3.
- Sta
ndar
d U
tility
Allo
wan
ce (S
UA)
– A
llow
ed fo
r a h
ouse
hold
that
incu
rs u
tility
cost
s, w
hich
are
sepa
rate
and
apa
rt fr
om th
e ho
useh
old'
s ren
t/m
ortg
age
paym
ent.
The
curr
ent a
llow
ance
is $
329
(effe
ctiv
e 10
/1/1
1).
- Lim
ited
Util
ity A
llow
ance
(LU
A) –
Allo
wed
for a
hou
seho
ld th
at in
curs
exp
ense
s for
at l
east
two
sepa
rate
util
ities
oth
er th
an
heat
ing
and
cool
ing
are
elig
ible
for a
LUA.
The
LUA
allo
wan
ce is
$99
(effe
ctiv
e 10
/1/1
1).
- Tel
epho
ne U
tility
Allo
wan
ce (T
UA)
- A
hous
ehol
d th
at is
not
elig
ible
for t
he S
UA
or LU
A bu
t inc
urs a
tele
phon
e ex
pens
e or
in
its a
bsen
ce a
n eq
uiva
lent
form
of c
omm
unic
atio
n, is
elig
ible
to re
ceiv
e a
tele
phon
e de
duct
ion.
The
TU
A al
low
ance
is
unch
ange
d an
d re
mai
ns $
20 (e
ffect
ive
10/1
/11)
. - D
epen
dent
Car
e –
The
actu
al co
st, n
ot e
xcee
ding
the
max
imum
dep
ende
nt ca
re d
educ
tion,
for c
are
of a
child
or o
ther
de
pend
ent.
Up
to $
200
per m
onth
for t
he c
ost o
f dep
ende
nt c
are
for a
chi
ld, u
nder
2 y
ears
of a
ge a
nd u
p to
$17
5 pe
r mon
th fo
r ea
ch o
ther
dep
ende
nt ca
n be
ded
ucte
d.
- Med
ical
Ded
uctio
n –
The
port
ion
of m
edic
al e
xpen
ses,
excl
udin
g sp
ecia
l die
ts, i
n ex
cess
of t
he a
llow
able
am
ount
of $
35 p
er
hous
ehol
d pe
r mon
th (i
ncur
red
by a
ny h
ouse
hold
mem
ber w
ho is
eld
erly
or d
isabl
ed).
Cert
ain
non-
citiz
ens s
uch
as th
ose
adm
itted
for h
uman
itaria
n re
ason
s and
thos
e ad
mitt
ed fo
r per
man
ent
resid
ence
are
elig
ible
for C
alFr
esh
bene
fits.
Elig
ible
hou
seho
ld m
embe
rs ca
n ge
t Cal
Fres
h be
nefit
s eve
n if
othe
r mem
bers
of t
he h
ouse
hold
are
not
elig
ible
.
Are
child
ren
unde
r 18
year
s of a
ge re
gard
less
of e
ntry
dat
e.
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ent C
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e, C
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crip
tions
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e
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au o
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ian
Affa
irs G
ener
al
Assi
stan
ce
CalF
resh
/SN
AP
Who
is E
ligib
le?
Indi
vidu
al, F
amily
, Hou
seho
ld?
Whe
n is
pro
gram
elig
ibili
ty re
visi
ted
or u
pdat
ed?
(Pro
gram
Lev
el)
If Fa
mily
or H
ouse
hold
, Cap
on
Num
bers
?
Hous
ehol
dTh
e Bu
reau
will
revi
ew e
ligib
ility
for G
ener
al A
ssist
ance
:1.
Rev
iew
indi
vidu
al e
ligib
ility
for G
ener
al A
ssist
ance
eve
ry 3
mon
ths f
or in
divi
dual
s who
are
em
ploy
able
and
are
no
t exe
mpt
from
seek
ing
empl
oym
ent
2. R
evie
w e
ligib
ility
eve
ry 6
mon
ths f
or a
ll re
cipi
ents
and
,3.
Rev
iew
elig
ibili
ty w
hene
ver t
here
is a
chan
ge in
stat
us
Rede
term
inat
ion
is an
eva
luat
ion
by a
soci
al se
rvic
es w
orke
r to
asse
ss th
e ne
ed fo
r con
tinue
d fin
anci
al a
ssist
ance
as
outli
ned
in §
20.
304.
It in
clud
es:
(a) A
hom
e vi
sit;
(b) A
n es
timat
e of
inco
me,
livi
ng ci
rcum
stan
ces,
hous
ehol
d co
mpo
sitio
n fo
r the
mon
th(s
) for
whi
ch fi
nanc
ial
assis
tanc
e is
to b
e pr
ovid
ed; a
nd
(c) A
ppro
pria
te re
visio
ns to
the
case
pla
n an
d th
e IS
P.
No
Hous
ehol
dCa
lFre
sh re
cipi
ents
mus
t not
ify th
eir l
ocal
Cou
nty
Wel
fare
Dep
artm
ent a
bout
chan
ges i
n th
eir i
ncom
e or
oth
er
circ
umst
ance
s. S
uch
chan
ges m
ay a
ffect
thei
r elig
ibili
ty fo
r ben
efits
. The
re a
re tw
o ki
nds o
f rep
ortin
g: C
hang
e an
d Q
uart
erly
, whi
ch a
re d
escr
ibed
bel
ow:
Chan
ge R
epor
ting:
Chan
ge re
port
ing
hous
ehol
ds a
re th
ose
in w
hich
hou
seho
ld m
embe
rs a
re se
ason
al a
nd/o
r mig
rant
farm
wor
kers
, el
derly
, disa
bled
or h
omel
ess.
Th
ese
hous
ehol
ds a
re re
quire
d to
repo
rt w
ithin
10
days
from
the
date
of a
cha
nge
in w
ritin
g, v
erba
lly o
r in
pers
on.
Chan
ges r
equi
red
to b
e re
port
ed a
re: t
he so
urce
and
am
ount
of g
ross
inco
me
of m
ore
than
$25
; add
ition
or l
oss o
f a
hous
ehol
d m
embe
r; ad
dres
s cha
nges
and
shel
ter c
osts
; whe
n ca
sh o
n ha
nd, s
tock
s, bo
nds,
mon
ey in
a b
ank
acco
unt
or sa
ving
s rea
ch a
tota
l of $
2,00
0 ($
3,00
0 fo
r eld
erly
and
disa
bled
hou
seho
lds)
; a c
hang
e in
chi
ld su
ppor
t pay
men
ts
mad
e to
a n
on-h
ouse
hold
mem
ber
Qua
rter
ly R
epor
ting:
Qua
rter
ly R
epor
ting
(QR)
hou
seho
lds a
re re
quire
d to
repo
rt e
very
3 m
onth
s on
the
QR
7 fo
rm.
The
form
ask
s the
hou
seho
ld to
repo
rt in
com
e, m
edic
al a
nd ch
ild ca
re e
xpen
ses a
nd a
ny ch
ange
that
the
hous
ehol
d is
expe
ctin
g to
cha
nge
in th
e ne
xt 3
mon
ths (
next
QR
quar
ter)
. - I
n-be
twee
n re
port
ing
chan
ges o
n th
e Q
R 7,
dur
ing
the
quar
ter,
the
QR
hous
ehol
ds a
re re
quire
d to
repo
rt
-ch
ange
s of a
ddre
ss.
- Hou
seho
lds m
ay re
port
, du
ring
the
quar
ter,
any
chan
ge th
at co
uld
incr
ease
ben
efits
, suc
h as
, a jo
b lo
ss o
r in
crea
sed
shel
ter e
xpen
ses.
- B
enef
its ca
nnot
be
decr
ease
d m
id-q
uart
er u
nles
s: th
e co
unty
has
to im
pose
a sa
nctio
n/fin
anci
al p
enal
ty, a
n in
divi
dual
is a
ppro
ved
for b
enef
its in
ano
ther
hou
seho
ld o
r, in
corr
ect i
nfor
mat
ion
has b
een
repo
rted
by
the
hous
ehol
d.
No
cap
- pro
gram
ava
ilabl
e to
any
and
all
indi
vidu
als l
ivin
g in
hom
e th
at w
ishes
to a
pply
for f
ood
stam
p be
nefit
s. I
nfor
mat
ion
from
ap
plic
atio
n al
low
s up-
to te
n (1
0) in
divi
dual
s on
form
, whi
le e
ach
addi
tiona
l per
son
afte
r 8 m
ust a
dd $
406
gros
s and
$31
2 to
the
net
inco
me
of th
e ho
useh
old.
http
://w
ww
.cds
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.gov
/foo
dsta
mps
/ent
res/
form
s/en
glish
/DFA
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ent C
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ARE
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crip
tions
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irs G
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al
Assi
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ce
CalF
resh
/SN
AP
Freq
uenc
y of
Enr
ollm
ent?
Is E
ligib
ility
Con
firm
ed?
Met
hod
and
Freq
uenc
y of
Elig
ibili
ty C
onfir
mat
ion
The
Bure
au w
ill re
view
elig
ibili
ty fo
r Gen
eral
Ass
istan
ce:
1. R
evie
w in
divi
dual
elig
ibili
ty fo
r Gen
eral
Ass
istan
ce e
very
3 m
onth
s fo
r ind
ivid
uals
who
are
em
ploy
able
and
are
not
exe
mpt
from
seek
ing
empl
oym
ent
2. R
evie
w e
ligib
ility
eve
ry 6
mon
ths f
or a
ll re
cipi
ents
and
,3.
Rev
iew
elig
ibili
ty w
hene
ver t
here
is a
chan
ge in
stat
us
Rede
term
inat
ion
is an
eva
luat
ion
by a
soci
al se
rvic
es w
orke
r to
asse
ss
the
need
for c
ontin
ued
finan
cial
ass
istan
ce a
s out
lined
in §
20.
304.
It
incl
udes
: (a
) A h
ome
visit
; (b
) An
estim
ate
of in
com
e, li
ving
circ
umst
ance
s, ho
useh
old
com
posit
ion
for t
he m
onth
(s) f
or w
hich
fina
ncia
l ass
istan
ce is
to b
e pr
ovid
ed; a
nd
(c) A
ppro
pria
te re
visio
ns to
the
case
pla
n an
d th
e IS
P.
The
Bure
au w
ill re
view
elig
ibili
ty fo
r Gen
eral
Ass
istan
ce:
1. R
evie
w in
divi
dual
elig
ibili
ty fo
r Gen
eral
Ass
istan
ce e
very
3 m
onth
s for
in
divi
dual
s who
are
em
ploy
able
and
are
not
exe
mpt
from
seek
ing
empl
oym
ent
2. R
evie
w e
ligib
ility
eve
ry 6
mon
ths f
or a
ll re
cipi
ents
and
,3.
Rev
iew
elig
ibili
ty w
hene
ver t
here
is a
chan
ge in
stat
us
Rede
term
inat
ion
is an
eva
luat
ion
by a
soci
al se
rvic
es w
orke
r to
asse
ss th
e ne
ed
for c
ontin
ued
finan
cial
ass
istan
ce a
s out
lined
in §
20.
304.
It in
clud
es:
(a) A
hom
e vi
sit;
(b) A
n es
timat
e of
inco
me,
livi
ng ci
rcum
stan
ces,
hous
ehol
d co
mpo
sitio
n fo
r the
m
onth
(s) f
or w
hich
fina
ncia
l ass
istan
ce is
to b
e pr
ovid
ed; a
nd
(c) A
ppro
pria
te re
visio
ns to
the
case
pla
n an
d th
e IS
P.
The
appl
ican
t is t
he p
rimar
y so
urce
of i
nfor
mat
ion
used
to d
eter
min
e el
igib
ility
and
ne
ed. I
f it i
s nec
essa
ry to
secu
re in
form
atio
n su
ch a
s med
ical
reco
rds f
rom
oth
er
sour
ces,
the
appl
ican
t mus
t aut
horiz
e th
e re
leas
e of
info
rmat
ion.
An
appl
ican
t mus
t im
med
iate
ly re
port
to th
e so
cial
serv
ices
wor
ker a
ny ch
ange
s in
circ
umst
ance
s tha
t m
ay a
ffect
his/
her e
ligib
ility
or t
he a
mou
nt o
f fin
anci
al a
ssist
ance
they
rece
ive.
Unk
now
nYe
sAs
stat
ed in
the
gene
ral p
roce
ss:
(htt
p://
ww
w.c
alfr
esh.
ca.g
ov/e
ntre
s/ge
tinfo
/fsm
an3.
pdf)
Yes e
ligib
ility
is co
nfirm
ed. T
his o
ccur
s thr
ough
the
cour
se o
f the
app
licat
ion
proc
ess
as h
ouse
hold
s mus
t hav
e in
form
atio
n ve
rifie
d th
roug
h pr
ovid
ed d
ocum
ents
, in
terv
iew
s, et
c. If
the
hous
ehol
d fa
ils to
pro
vide
such
info
rmat
ion/
inte
rvie
w, t
hey
will
be
not
ified
. Sim
ilarly
if th
e fa
mily
adh
eres
/com
plet
es th
e ve
rific
atio
n pr
oces
s the
y ar
e gr
ante
d ac
cess
to th
e pr
ogra
m.
The
appl
icat
ion
proc
ess i
nclu
des f
iling
and
com
plet
ing
an a
pplic
atio
n, b
eing
in
terv
iew
ed, a
nd h
avin
g ce
rtai
n in
form
atio
n ve
rifie
d. T
he C
WD
shal
l act
pro
mpt
ly o
n al
l app
licat
ions
and
pro
vide
food
stam
p be
nefit
s ret
roac
tive
to th
e m
onth
of
appl
icat
ion
to th
ose
hous
ehol
ds th
at h
ave
com
plet
ed th
e ap
plic
atio
n pr
oces
s and
hav
e be
en d
eter
min
ed e
ligib
le. E
xped
ited
serv
ice
shal
l be
avai
labl
e to
hou
seho
lds t
hat
qual
ify u
nder
the
prov
ision
s of S
ectio
n 63
-301
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Num
ber o
f Tot
al P
artie
s in
Calif
orni
a En
rolle
d in
Pro
gram
Prog
ram
Geo
grap
hic
Boun
dary
Prog
ram
Ben
efit/
Ove
rvie
w a
nd U
RL
Unk
now
nM
ust r
esid
e in
a se
rvic
e ar
ea o
r des
igna
ted
serv
ice
area
au
thor
ized
by th
e As
sista
nt S
ecre
tary
-Indi
an A
ffairs
. A
serv
ice
area
coul
d in
clud
e c
an in
clud
e a
rese
rvat
ion,
ne
ar re
serv
atio
n, o
r oth
er g
eogr
aphi
c loc
atio
n.
Gene
ral A
ssist
ance
fund
s mus
t be
used
for e
ssen
tial n
eeds
of f
ood,
clot
hing
, she
lter a
nd u
tiliti
es to
clie
nts d
eem
ed
elig
ible
for s
ervi
ces
http
://w
ww
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/fds
ys/p
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ogra
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rves
all
58 co
untie
s in
the
stat
e an
d is
oper
ated
loca
lly b
y co
unty
wel
fare
dep
artm
ents
.
http
://w
ww
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s.ca
.gov
/cal
wor
ks/d
efau
lt.ht
m
The
CalF
resh
Pro
gram
, for
mer
ly k
now
n as
Foo
d St
amps
and
fede
rally
kno
wn
as th
e Su
pple
men
tal
Nut
ritio
n As
sista
nce
Prog
ram
(SN
AP),
can
add
to y
our f
ood
budg
et to
put
hea
lthy
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itiou
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e ta
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The
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es m
onth
ly e
lect
roni
c ben
efits
that
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uy m
ost
food
s at m
any
mar
kets
and
food
stor
es.
http
://w
ww
.cal
fres
h.ca
.gov
/def
ault.
htm
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ent C
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rix -
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ral,
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e, C
ARE
and
ESA
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ram
Des
crip
tions
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of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Bure
au o
f Ind
ian
Affa
irs G
ener
al
Assi
stan
ce
CalF
resh
/SN
AP
Does
par
ty re
ceiv
e do
cum
enta
tion
indi
catin
g el
igib
ility
?El
igib
ility
Exe
mpt
ions
Gui
ding
Prin
cipl
es
Yes.
If th
e Bu
reau
incr
ease
s, de
crea
ses,
susp
ends
, or t
erm
inat
es fi
nanc
ial a
ssist
ance
, the
so
cial
serv
ices
wor
ker m
ust m
ail o
r han
d de
liver
to th
e ap
plic
ant o
r rec
ipie
nt a
writ
ten
notic
e of
the
actio
n. T
he n
otic
e m
ust:
(a) S
tate
the
actio
n ta
ken,
the
effe
ctiv
e da
te, a
nd th
e re
ason
(s) f
or th
e de
cisio
n; (b
) Inf
orm
the
appl
ican
t or r
ecip
ient
of t
he ri
ght t
o re
ques
t a
hear
ing
if di
ssat
isfie
d w
ith th
e de
cisio
n; (c
) Adv
ise th
e ap
plic
ant o
r rec
ipie
nt o
f the
righ
t to
be
repr
esen
ted
by a
n au
thor
ized
repr
esen
tativ
e at
no
expe
nse
to th
e Bu
reau
; (d)
Incl
ude
the
addr
ess o
f the
loca
l Sup
erin
tend
ent o
r his/
her d
esig
nate
d re
pres
enta
tive
to w
hom
the
requ
est f
or a
hea
ring
mus
t be
subm
itted
; (e)
Adv
ise th
e ap
plic
ant o
r rec
ipie
nt th
at fa
ilure
to
requ
est a
hea
ring
with
in 2
0 da
ys o
f the
dat
e of
the
notic
e w
ill ca
use
the
deci
sion
to b
ecom
e fin
al a
nd n
ot su
bjec
t to
appe
al u
nder
25
CFR
part
2; a
nd (f
) Be
deliv
ered
to th
e ap
plic
ant 2
0 da
ys in
adv
ance
of t
he e
ffect
ive
date
of t
he a
ctio
n.
Em
ploy
men
t req
uire
men
t doe
s not
app
ly to
any
per
son
mee
ting
the
crite
ria in
§ 2
0.31
5:
(a) A
nyon
e yo
unge
r tha
n 16
(b
) A fu
ll-st
uden
t und
er th
e ag
e of
19
if he
/she
is a
tten
ding
an
elem
enta
ry o
r sec
onda
ry sc
hool
or a
vo
catio
nal o
r tec
hnic
al sc
hool
equ
ival
ent t
o a
seco
ndar
y sc
hool
and
he/
she
is m
akin
g sa
tisfa
ctor
y pr
ogre
ss.
(c) A
per
son
enro
lled
at le
ast h
alf-t
ime
in a
pro
gram
of s
tudy
und
er S
ectio
n 54
04 o
f Pub
. L. 1
00-2
97
if he
/she
is m
akin
g sa
tisfa
ctor
y pr
ogre
ss a
nd h
e/sh
e w
as a
n ac
tive
Gene
ral A
ssist
ance
reci
pien
t for
a
min
imum
of 3
mon
ths b
efor
e de
term
inat
ion/
rede
term
inat
ion
of e
ligib
ility
. (d
) A p
erso
n su
fferin
g fr
om a
tem
pora
ry m
edic
al in
jury
or i
llnes
s if i
t is d
ocum
ente
d in
the
case
pla
n th
at th
e ill
ness
or i
njur
y is
serio
us e
noug
h to
tem
pora
rily
prev
ent e
mpl
oym
ent a
nd h
e/sh
e m
ust b
e re
ferr
ed to
SSI
if th
e di
sabi
lity
stat
us e
xcee
ds 3
mon
ths.
(e
) An
inca
paci
tate
d pe
rson
who
has
not
yet
rece
ived
Sup
plem
enta
l Sec
urity
Inco
me
(SSI
) ass
istan
ce
if a
phy
sicia
n, p
sych
olog
ist, o
r soc
ial s
ervi
ces w
orke
r cer
tifie
s tha
t a p
hysic
al o
r men
tal i
mpa
irmen
t (e
ither
by
itsel
f, or
in co
njun
ctio
n w
ith a
ge) p
reve
nts t
he in
divi
dual
from
bei
ng e
mpl
oyed
and
the
asse
ssm
ent i
s doc
umen
ted
in th
e ca
se p
lan.
(f)
A ca
reta
ker w
ho is
resp
onsib
le fo
r a p
erso
n in
the
hom
e w
ho h
as a
phy
sical
or m
enta
l im
pairm
ent
if a
phys
icia
n or
cert
ified
psy
chol
ogist
ver
ifies
the
cond
ition
and
the
case
pla
n do
cum
ents
that
: the
co
nditi
on re
quire
s the
car
etak
er to
be
hom
e on
a v
irtua
lly co
ntin
uous
bas
is; a
nd th
ere
is no
oth
er
appr
opria
te h
ouse
hold
mem
ber a
vaila
ble
to p
rovi
de th
is ca
re.
(g) A
par
ent o
r oth
er in
divi
dual
who
doe
s not
hav
e ac
cess
to ch
ild ca
re if
he/
she
pers
onal
ly p
rovi
des
full-
time
care
to a
child
und
er th
e ag
e of
6
(h) A
per
son
for w
hom
em
ploy
men
t is n
ot a
cces
sible
if th
ere
is a
min
imum
com
mut
ing
time
of o
ne
hour
eac
h w
ay
The
goal
of t
he G
ener
al A
ssist
ance
pro
gram
is to
incr
ease
self-
suffi
cien
cy. E
ach
Gene
ral A
ssist
ance
reci
pien
t mus
t wor
k w
ith th
e so
cial
serv
ices
wor
ker t
o de
velo
p an
d sig
n an
Indi
vidu
al S
elf-
Suffi
cien
cy P
lan
(ISP)
. The
pla
n m
ust o
utlin
e th
e sp
ecifi
c ste
ps th
e in
divi
dual
will
take
to in
crea
se in
depe
nden
ce b
y m
eetin
g th
e go
al
of e
mpl
oym
ent.
Hou
seho
ld d
ocum
enta
tion
of th
eir e
ligib
ility
occ
urs u
pon
the
com
plet
ion
and
acce
ptan
ce in
to
the
prog
ram
. Elig
ibili
ty h
as b
een
gran
ted
once
the
part
y re
ceiv
es co
upon
s, an
aut
horiz
atio
ndo
cum
ent,
or a
n ac
cess
dev
ice
and
havi
ng a
n iss
uanc
e fa
cilit
y op
en a
nd a
vaila
ble
for t
he
hous
ehol
d to
obt
ain
its a
llotm
ent.
If an
app
licat
ion
is de
nied
, the
inel
igib
le h
ouse
hold
shal
l be
sent
a n
otic
e of
act
ion
deny
ing
thei
r app
licat
ion
as so
onas
pos
sible
but
not
late
r tha
n 30
day
s fol
low
ing
the
date
the
appl
icat
ion
was
file
d.
(sec
tion
63-3
01, p
age
125)
http
://w
ww
.cal
fres
h.ca
.gov
/ent
res/
getin
fo/p
df/f
sman
3.pd
f
Non
-citi
zens
who
are
in th
e U
.S. t
empo
raril
y, su
ch a
s stu
dent
s, ar
e no
t elig
ible
. A n
umbe
r of s
tate
s ha
ve th
eir o
wn
prog
ram
s to
prov
ide
bene
fits t
o le
gal i
mm
igra
nts w
ho d
o no
t mee
t the
regu
lar
CalF
resh
Pro
gram
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
ts. C
alifo
rnia
's pr
ogra
m is
the
Calif
orni
a Fo
od A
ssist
ance
Pr
ogra
m.
Unk
now
n
Atta
chm
ent C
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rix -
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ral,
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e, C
ARE
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ESA
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ram
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crip
tions
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5
Prog
ram
Nam
eTy
pe (I
OU
N
ame/
Stat
e/F
ed)
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
Sou
rce
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
(If
tem
pora
ry, d
ate
of
expi
ry)
Inco
me
Elig
ibili
ty
CalW
ORK
s (TA
NF)
Fede
ral a
nd S
tate
The
CalW
ORK
s pro
gram
is fu
nded
by
a co
mbi
natio
n of
fede
ral,
stat
e, a
nd lo
cal
fund
s. F
eder
al fu
ndin
g is
prov
ided
thro
ugh
an a
nnua
l $3.
7 bi
llion
TAN
F bl
ock
gran
t. W
hile
a m
ajor
ity o
f the
TAN
F bl
ock
gran
t is u
sed
to fu
nd th
e Ca
lWO
RKs
prog
ram
, TAN
F fu
nds c
an b
e us
ed fo
r any
act
iviti
es th
at m
eet t
he b
road
pu
rpos
es o
f the
TAN
F pr
ogra
m. T
o re
ceiv
e th
e fu
ll TA
NF
bloc
k gr
ant,
Calif
orni
a m
ust c
ontr
ibut
e at
leas
t $2.
9 bi
llion
from
var
ious
non
fede
ral s
ourc
es to
mee
t a
mai
nten
ance
–of–
effo
rt (M
OE)
requ
irem
ent.
Alth
ough
the
MO
E re
quire
men
t is
prim
arily
met
thro
ugh
stat
e an
d co
unty
spen
ding
on
CalW
ORK
s, so
me
stat
e ex
pend
iture
s in
othe
r pro
gram
s (su
ch a
s sub
sidize
d ch
ild ca
re) a
lso co
unt
tow
ard
satis
fyin
g th
e re
quire
men
t. Co
unty
cos
ts to
adm
inist
er th
e Ca
lWO
RKs
prog
ram
, as w
ell a
s pro
vide
em
ploy
men
t ser
vice
s and
child
care
to C
alW
ORK
s re
cipi
ents
, are
fund
ed th
roug
h an
ann
ual b
lock
gra
nt (k
now
n as
the
singl
e al
loca
tion)
pro
vide
d by
the
stat
e. In
add
ition
, as a
resu
lt of
the
2011
–12
real
ignm
ent,
$1.1
bill
ion
in lo
cal f
unds
wer
e re
dire
cted
to co
ver a
por
tion
of
CalW
ORK
s cas
h gr
ant c
osts
.
http
://w
ww
.lao.
ca.g
ov/a
naly
sis/2
012/
ss/c
alw
orks
-chi
ld-c
are-
0222
12.a
spx
Calif
orni
a re
ceiv
es a
$3.
7 bi
llion
fede
ral
TAN
F bl
ock
gran
t ann
ually
. The
Sta
te's
curr
ent M
OE
requ
irem
ent i
s $2.
9 bi
llion
. A
tota
l of $
6.6
billi
on in
TAN
F/M
OE
fund
ing
each
yea
r sup
port
s Cal
WO
RKs a
nd re
late
d pr
ogra
ms i
n CD
SS a
nd o
ther
dep
artm
ents
.
Inco
me
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
ts in
clud
e th
e fo
llow
ing:
- Ha
ve a
net
mon
thly
inco
me
less
than
the
max
imum
aid
pay
men
t for
fam
ily si
ze
- H
ave
less
than
$20
00 in
cas
h, b
ank,
acc
ount
s and
oth
er re
sour
ces (
$300
0 if
60 y
ears
or o
lder
)
- M
otor
veh
icle
s val
ued
at $
4650
or l
ess m
ay b
e ex
clud
ed fr
om th
e re
sour
ce li
mit.
http
://w
ww
.ladp
ss.o
rg/d
pss/
calw
orks
/elig
ibili
ty.c
fm
Hea
d St
art I
ncom
e El
igib
le (T
ribal
Onl
y) Fe
dera
l Th
e O
ffice
of H
ead
Star
t (O
HS),
with
in th
e Ad
min
istra
tion
of C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
of t
he D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces,
awar
ds g
rant
s to
publ
ic a
nd p
rivat
e ag
enci
es o
n a
com
petit
ive
basis
to p
rovi
de th
ese
com
preh
ensiv
e se
rvic
es to
spec
ific c
omm
uniti
es.
(htt
p://
ww
w.a
cf.h
hs.g
ov/p
rogr
ams/
ohs/
abou
t/he
ad-s
tart
)
Nat
iona
lly: H
ead
Star
t is c
urre
ntly
fund
ed
at o
ver $
6.8
billi
on a
nd se
rves
mor
e th
an
909,
000
low
-inco
me
child
ren
and
fam
ilies
na
tionw
ide.
Calif
orni
a: C
alifo
rnia
's He
ad S
tart
pro
gram
is
the
larg
est i
n th
e na
tion.
In 2
009,
ove
r 10
9,00
0 ch
ildre
n w
ere
serv
ed b
y He
ad
Star
t with
a p
rogr
am b
udge
t of o
ver $
859
mill
ion.
Cal
iforn
ia's
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams
are
adm
inist
ered
thro
ugh
a sy
stem
of 7
4 gr
ante
es a
nd 8
8 de
lega
te a
genc
ies.
http
://w
ww
.cde
.ca.
gov/
sp/c
d/re
/chs
sco.
asp
"The
HHS
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es a
nd S
ectio
n 64
5 of
the
Head
Sta
rt A
ct a
re u
sed
to d
eter
min
e in
com
e el
igib
ility
for
part
icip
atio
n in
Hea
d St
art a
nd E
arly
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams.
Pro
gram
staf
f may
refe
r to
thes
e re
sour
ces w
hen
wor
king
with
fa
mili
es.
Child
ren
from
birt
h to
age
five
who
are
from
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
bel
ow th
e po
vert
y gu
idel
ines
are
elig
ible
for H
ead
Star
t an
d Ea
rly H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s. C
hild
ren
from
hom
eles
s fam
ilies
, and
fam
ilies
rece
ivin
g pu
blic
ass
istan
ce su
ch a
s TAN
F or
SSI
ar
e al
so e
ligib
le. F
oste
r chi
ldre
n ar
e el
igib
le re
gard
less
of t
heir
fost
er fa
mily
’s in
com
e. P
rogr
am st
aff m
embe
rs m
ay re
fer t
o th
is se
ctio
n of
the
Head
Sta
rt A
ct to
furt
her u
nder
stan
d e
ligib
ility
for H
ead
Star
t and
Ear
ly H
ead
Star
t.
The
pove
rty
guid
elin
es a
re a
djus
ted
for f
amili
es o
f diff
eren
t size
s and
may
be
used
to d
eter
min
e fin
anci
al e
ligib
ility
for
cert
ain
fede
ral p
rogr
ams s
uch
as H
ead
Star
t and
Ear
ly H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s. T
he g
uide
lines
are
issu
ed e
ach
year
in th
e Fe
dera
l Reg
ister
by
the
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Ser
vice
s. A
sing
le se
t of g
uide
lines
app
lies t
o th
e 48
cont
iguo
us
stat
es a
nd th
e Di
stric
t of C
olum
bia.
The
re a
re se
para
te se
ts o
f pov
erty
gui
delin
es fo
r Ala
ska
and
Haw
aii.
Thes
e gu
idel
ines
m
ay b
e us
ed w
hen
dete
rmin
ing
a fa
mily
's el
igib
ility
for H
ead
Star
t and
Ear
ly H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s."
http
://e
clkc
.ohs
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/tta
-sys
tem
/ope
ratio
ns/m
gmt-a
dmin
/elig
ibili
ty-e
nrol
l/inc
ome/
Pove
rtyG
uide
line.
htm
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ent C
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rix -
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ral,
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e, C
ARE
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ESA
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ram
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crip
tions
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Prog
ram
Nam
e
CalW
ORK
s (TA
NF)
Hea
d St
art I
ncom
e El
igib
le (T
ribal
Onl
y) In
dexe
d to
Fed
eral
or O
ther
Inco
me
Leve
ls?
Non
-Inco
me
Requ
irem
ents
?
Unk
now
n, p
oten
tial i
ndex
ed to
the
requ
irem
ents
list
ed a
t fol
low
ing
site:
htt
p://
ww
w.la
dpss
.org
/dps
s/ca
lwor
ks/e
ligib
ility
.cfm
Non
-inco
me
requ
irem
ent i
tem
s inc
lude
the
follo
win
g:
- Res
ide
in C
alifo
rnia
and
inte
nd to
stay
- Hav
e ch
ildre
n or
are
pre
gnan
t and
:- O
ne o
r bot
h pa
rent
s are
abs
ent f
rom
the
hom
e, d
ecea
sed
or d
isabl
ed
- Bo
th p
aren
ts a
re in
the
hom
e, b
ut th
e pr
inci
pal w
age
earn
er is
eith
er u
nem
ploy
ed o
r wor
king
less
than
100
ho
urs p
er m
onth
at t
he ti
me
they
app
ly fo
r ass
istan
ce
- Be
a U
nite
d St
ates
citiz
en o
r a la
wfu
l im
mig
rant
- Hav
e a
Soci
al S
ecur
ity n
umbe
r or h
ave
appl
ied
for o
ne- P
rovi
de p
roof
of r
egul
ar sc
hool
att
enda
nce
for a
ll sc
hool
age
child
ren
- Pro
vide
pro
of o
f im
mun
izat
ions
for a
ll ch
ildre
n un
der t
he a
ge o
f six
.- C
oope
rate
with
child
supp
ort r
equi
rem
ents
- Par
ticip
ate
in w
elfa
re-t
o-w
ork
activ
ities
- Pe
rfor
m 3
2 ho
urs o
f wor
k re
late
d ac
tiviti
es p
er w
eek
for a
sing
le p
aren
t hou
seho
ld o
r 35
hour
s per
wee
k in
a
two-
pare
nt h
ouse
hold
HH
S Po
vert
y Gu
idel
ines
To b
e el
igib
le fo
r Hea
d St
art s
ervi
ces,
a c
hild
mus
t be
at le
ast t
hree
yea
rs o
ld b
y th
e da
te u
sed
to d
eter
min
e el
igib
ility
for p
ublic
scho
ol in
the
com
mun
ity in
whi
ch th
e He
ad S
tart
pro
gram
is lo
cate
d, e
xcep
t in
case
s w
here
the
Head
Sta
rt p
rogr
am's
appr
oved
gra
nt p
rovi
des s
peci
fic a
utho
rity
to se
rve
youn
ger c
hild
ren.
Ex
ampl
es o
f suc
h ex
cept
ions
are
pro
gram
s ser
ving
child
ren
of m
igra
nt fa
mili
es a
nd E
arly
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams.
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ust c
onsid
er th
e in
com
e of
el
igib
le fa
mili
es, t
he a
ge o
f the
child
, the
ava
ilabi
lity
of k
inde
rgar
ten
or fi
rst g
rade
to th
e ch
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nd th
e ex
tent
to
whi
ch a
chi
ld o
r fam
ily m
eets
the
crite
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at e
ach
prog
ram
is re
quire
d to
est
ablis
h in
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. 130
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tions
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18
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e
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Hea
d St
art I
ncom
e El
igib
le (T
ribal
Onl
y) W
ho is
Elig
ible
? In
divi
dual
, Fam
ily, H
ouse
hold
? W
hen
is p
rogr
am e
ligib
ility
revi
site
d or
upd
ated
? (P
rogr
am L
evel
)If
Fam
ily o
r Hou
seho
ld, C
ap o
n N
umbe
rs?
Fam
ilyRe
cipi
ents
are
requ
ired
to su
mbi
t qua
terly
repo
rts t
hat s
erve
as a
eva
luat
ion
of b
enifi
ts/n
eed.
To im
plem
ent T
ANF,
Cal
iforn
ia a
dopt
ed th
e Ca
lifor
nia
Wor
k O
ppor
tuni
ty a
nd R
espo
nsib
ility
to K
ids A
ct (C
alW
ORK
s)
in 1
997.
Und
erst
andi
ng th
is, th
e pr
ogra
m's
elig
ibili
ty is
revi
sited
/upd
ated
on
a sc
hedu
le th
at m
irror
s tha
t of T
ANF
chan
ges,
both
in p
olic
y an
d fu
ndin
g, a
lthou
gh th
ere
is ye
arly
upd
ates
/cha
nges
in re
gard
s to
fund
ing,
the
mos
t re
cent
bei
ng in
201
2, a
fter t
he D
RA (D
efic
it Re
duct
ion
Act)
of 2
005
reau
thor
ized
TAN
F th
roug
h 20
10.
http
://w
ww
.cal
fres
h.ca
.gov
/ent
res/
getin
fo/p
df/f
sman
4a.p
df
Use
- 63
-402
Ther
e is
no ca
p on
the
num
ber o
f ind
ivid
uals
that
mak
e up
a
hous
ehol
d, a
lthou
gh a
hou
seho
ld is
def
ined
as b
eing
com
pose
d of
an
y of
the
follo
win
g in
divi
dual
s or g
roup
s of i
ndiv
idua
ls, p
rovi
ded
that
such
indi
vidu
als o
r gro
ups a
re n
ot re
siden
ts o
f an
inst
itutio
n,
exce
pt a
s oth
erw
ise sp
ecifi
ed in
Sec
tion
63-4
02.4
, res
iden
ts o
f a
com
mer
cial
boa
rdin
g ho
use,
or b
oard
ers,
exce
pt a
s oth
erw
ise
spec
ified
in S
ectio
n 63
-402
.31:
- A
n in
divi
dual
livi
ng a
lone
- A
n in
divi
dual
livi
ng w
ith o
ther
s, bu
t cus
tom
arily
pur
chas
ing
food
an
d pr
epar
ing
mea
ls fo
r hom
eco
nsum
ptio
n se
para
te a
nd a
part
from
the
othe
rs e
xcep
t as
othe
rwise
spec
ified
in S
ectio
n 63
-402
.14.
- A
gro
up o
f ind
ivid
uals
who
live
toge
ther
and
cust
omar
ily
purc
hase
food
and
/or p
repa
re m
eals
toge
ther
for h
ome
cons
umpt
ion.
Fam
ily -
Child
ren
from
fam
ilies
that
mee
t the
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty cr
iteria
.
Indi
an T
ribes
may
also
enr
oll a
dditi
onal
chi
ldre
n in
the
com
mun
ity w
ho d
o no
t mee
t the
low
-inco
me
crite
ria, s
o lo
ng a
s the
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am p
redo
min
antly
serv
es ch
ildre
n w
ho m
eet t
he lo
w-in
com
e cr
iteria
.
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/hslc
/sta
ndar
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ead%
20St
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t/he
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ct.h
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645
HHS
Pove
rty
Gui
delin
es a
re is
sued
eac
h ye
ar in
the
Fede
ral R
egis
ter.
Thes
e gu
idel
ines
may
be
used
whe
n de
term
inin
g a
fam
ily's
elig
ibili
ty fo
r Hea
d St
art a
nd E
arly
Hea
d St
art s
ervi
ces.
http
://a
spe.
hhs.
gov/
pove
rty/
12po
vert
y.sh
tml
No
cap.
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art I
ncom
e El
igib
le (T
ribal
Onl
y) Fr
eque
ncy
of E
nrol
lmen
t?Is
Elig
ibili
ty C
onfir
med
?M
etho
d an
d Fr
eque
ncy
of E
ligib
ility
Con
firm
atio
n
Star
ting
Janu
ary
1, 1
998,
adu
lts c
an g
ener
ally
onl
y re
ceiv
e 48
mon
ths
of ca
sh a
id fo
r the
ir w
hole
life
. Chi
ldre
n ca
n co
ntin
ue to
be
aide
d. T
o ge
t cas
h ai
d af
ter 4
8 m
onth
s, al
l par
ents
or c
aret
aker
s who
are
aid
ed
mus
t be:
- A
ge 6
0 or
old
er -
Tak
ing
care
of a
n ill
or d
isabl
ed fa
mily
mem
ber l
ivin
g in
the
hom
e. -
Res
pons
ible
for a
child
who
is a
war
d of
the
cour
t or a
child
who
is a
t ris
k of
fost
er ca
re p
lace
men
t, if
it pr
even
ts th
e pe
rson
from
wor
king
. -
Disa
bled
and
get
ting
bene
fits s
uch
as S
uppl
emen
tal S
ecur
ity
Inco
me/
Stat
e Su
pple
men
tal P
aym
ent (
SSI/
SSP)
, wor
kers
Co
mpe
nsat
ion
or S
tate
Disa
bilit
y In
sura
nce
(SDI
). -
A v
ictim
of d
omes
tic v
iole
nce
and
the
Coun
ty d
eter
min
es g
ood
caus
e ex
ists
to w
aive
tim
e lim
its
http
://w
ww
.ladp
ss.o
rg/d
pss/
calw
orks
/tim
elim
its.c
fm
Elig
ibili
ty is
conf
irmed
thro
ugh
the
pres
enta
tion
of re
quire
d do
cum
ents
and
m
eetin
g se
t Cal
iforn
ia st
ate
stan
dard
s for
the
prog
ram
.Ho
useh
olds
can
rece
ive
up to
48
mon
ths o
f cas
h as
sista
nce.
Stu
dent
s with
in th
e pr
ogra
m m
ust p
rovi
de p
roof
of s
choo
l enr
ollm
ent o
n a
sem
este
r bas
is to
con
tinue
to
rece
ive
assis
tanc
e fo
r tha
t stu
dent
.
Head
star
t ser
vice
s are
pro
vide
d to
3-5
yea
r old
s.
http
://e
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/hslc
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ndar
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Yes.
"(c)
The
fam
ily in
com
e m
ust b
e ve
rifie
d by
the
Head
Sta
rt p
rogr
am b
efor
e de
term
inin
g th
at a
child
is e
ligib
le to
par
ticip
ate
in th
e pr
ogra
m.
Inco
me
Tax
Form
104
0, W
-2 fo
rms,
pay
stub
s, p
ay e
nvel
opes
, writ
ten
stat
emen
ts
from
em
ploy
ers,
or d
ocum
enta
tion
show
ing
curr
ent s
tatu
s as r
ecip
ient
s of p
ublic
as
sista
nce.
"
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://e
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If a
child
has
bee
n fo
und
inco
me
elig
ible
and
is p
artic
ipat
ing
in a
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am,
he o
r she
rem
ains
inco
me
elig
ible
thro
ugh
that
enr
ollm
ent y
ear a
nd th
e im
med
iate
ly
succ
eedi
ng e
nrol
lmen
t yea
r. Ch
ildre
n w
ho a
re e
nrol
led
in a
pro
gram
rece
ivin
g fu
nds
unde
r the
aut
horit
y of
sect
ion
645A
of t
he H
ead
Star
t Act
(pro
gram
s for
fam
ilies
with
in
fant
s and
todd
lers
, or E
arly
Hea
d St
art)
rem
ain
inco
me
elig
ible
whi
le th
ey a
re
part
icip
atin
g in
the
prog
ram
. Whe
n a
child
mov
es fr
om a
pro
gram
serv
ing
infa
nts a
nd
todd
lers
to a
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am se
rvin
g ch
ildre
n ag
e th
ree
and
olde
r, th
e fa
mily
in
com
e m
ust b
e re
verif
ied.
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://e
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/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
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art%
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quire
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ts/1
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igib
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ribal
Onl
y) N
umbe
r of T
otal
Par
ties i
n Ca
lifor
nia
Enro
lled
in P
rogr
amPr
ogra
m G
eogr
aphi
c Bo
unda
ryPr
ogra
m B
enef
it/O
verv
iew
and
URL
As o
f Jan
uary
201
2, th
ere
wer
e 1,
399,
677
CalW
ORK
s rec
ipie
nts.
http
://w
ww
.cds
s.ca
.gov
/res
earc
h/re
s/pd
f/ca
ltren
ds/C
WPo
pRec
Jan1
2Map
The
prog
ram
serv
es a
ll 58
coun
ties i
n th
e st
ate
and
is op
erat
ed lo
cally
by
coun
ty w
elfa
re d
epar
tmen
ts.
http
://w
ww
.cds
s.ca
.gov
/cal
wor
ks/d
efau
lt.ht
m
http
://w
ww
.ben
efits
.gov
/ben
efits
/ben
efit-
deta
ils/1
229
Acco
rdin
g to
201
0-20
11 P
rogr
am S
tatis
tics,
4.8
% o
f He
ad S
tart
par
ticip
ants
in C
alifo
rnia
wer
e N
ativ
e Am
eric
an.
http
://c
ahea
dsta
rt.o
rg/f
acts
.htm
l
Head
Sta
rt is
a n
atio
nal p
rogr
am o
pera
ting
in a
ll 50
st
ates
.
Trib
es th
at re
ceiv
e He
ad S
tart
gra
nts s
erve
child
ren
who
live
on
thei
r res
erva
tions
as w
ell a
s chi
ldre
n fr
om
inco
me-
elig
ible
Indi
an fa
mili
es n
ativ
e to
the
rese
rvat
ion
livin
g in
non
-res
erva
tion
area
s, ap
prov
ed
as p
art o
f the
Trib
e's s
ervi
ce a
rea
that
are
not
serv
ed
by a
noth
er H
ead
Star
t pro
gram
.
http
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Head
Sta
rt is
a fe
dera
l pro
gram
that
pro
mot
es th
e sc
hool
read
ines
s of c
hild
ren
ages
birt
h to
five
fr
om lo
w-in
com
e fa
mili
es b
y en
hanc
ing
thei
r cog
nitiv
e, so
cial
, and
em
otio
nal d
evel
opm
ent.
Head
Sta
rt p
rogr
ams p
rovi
de a
lear
ning
env
ironm
ent t
hat s
uppo
rts c
hild
ren'
s gro
wth
in th
e fo
llow
ing
dom
ains
: lan
guag
e an
d lit
erac
y; co
gniti
on a
nd g
ener
al k
now
ledg
e;ph
ysic
al d
evel
opm
ent a
nd h
ealth
; soc
ial a
nd e
mot
iona
l dev
elop
men
t; an
d ap
proa
ches
to le
arni
ng.
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams p
rovi
de co
mpr
ehen
sive
serv
ices
to e
nrol
led
child
ren
and
thei
r fam
ilies
, whi
ch
incl
ude
heal
th, n
utrit
ion,
soci
al, a
nd o
ther
serv
ices
det
erm
ined
to b
e ne
cess
ary
by fa
mily
nee
ds
asse
ssm
ents
, in
addi
tion
to e
duca
tion
and
cogn
itive
dev
elop
men
t ser
vice
s. H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s are
de
signe
d to
be
resp
onsiv
e to
eac
h ch
ild a
nd fa
mily
's et
hnic
, cul
tura
l, an
d lin
guist
ic h
erita
ge.
http
://e
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t
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ARE
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e El
igib
le (T
ribal
Onl
y) Do
es p
arty
rece
ive
docu
men
tatio
n in
dica
ting
elig
ibili
ty?
Elig
ibili
ty E
xem
ptio
nsG
uidi
ng P
rinci
ples
Unk
now
nFa
mili
es w
ith a
n ad
ult w
ho h
as re
ceiv
ed fe
dera
lly fu
nded
ass
istan
ce fo
r a to
tal o
f 5 y
ears
(60m
onth
s)
are
not e
ligib
le fo
r add
ition
al ca
sh a
ssist
ance
und
er th
e fe
dera
l TAN
F pr
ogra
m. H
owev
er, t
he st
ate
can
mak
e an
exc
eptio
n to
the
time
limit
up to
20
perc
ent o
f its
cas
eloa
d. S
tate
s, su
ch a
s Cal
iforn
ia,
may
also
ext
end
assis
tanc
e be
yond
60-
mon
th ti
me
limit
usin
g ot
her s
peci
fied
fund
s, su
ch a
s the
TA
NF
MO
E fu
nd.
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n
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nds o
n th
e pr
ogra
m.
Prog
ram
s are
requ
ired
to in
clud
e, in
eve
ry e
nrol
led
child
’s fo
lder
, a st
atem
ent s
igne
d by
a
Head
Sta
rt e
mpl
oyee
indi
catin
g w
hat d
ocum
enta
tion
was
use
d to
det
erm
ine
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty a
nd st
atin
g th
at th
e ch
ild is
inco
me
elig
ible
(or t
hat t
he ch
ild is
bei
ng e
nrol
led
as a
n “o
ver-
inco
me”
child
). Pr
ogra
ms a
re n
ot re
quire
d to
incl
ude
the
actu
al d
ocum
enta
tion
used
to
dete
rmin
e el
igib
ility
.
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equi
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at o
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enr
olle
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Hea
d St
art t
hat c
hild
sh
ould
rem
ain
enro
lled
until
kin
derg
arte
n or
firs
t gra
de is
ava
ilabl
e to
that
child
exc
ept t
hat "
the
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am m
ay ch
oose
not
to e
nrol
l a ch
ild w
hen
ther
e ar
e co
mpe
lling
reas
ons f
or th
e ch
ild n
ot to
rem
ain
in H
ead
Star
t, su
ch a
s whe
n th
ere
is a
chan
ge in
the
child
’s fa
mily
inco
me
and
ther
e is
a ch
ild w
ith a
gre
ater
nee
d fo
r Hea
d St
art s
ervi
ces.
" Whi
le O
HS w
ould
gen
eral
ly e
xpec
t pr
ogra
ms w
ould
ass
ure
a co
ntin
uity
of s
ervi
ces f
or H
ead
Star
t chi
ldre
n an
d co
ntin
ue se
rvin
g th
at
child
unt
il en
try
into
pub
lic sc
hool
a p
rogr
am m
ay, a
t the
pro
gram
’s d
iscre
tion,
not
enr
oll t
hat c
hild
fo
r the
third
yea
r bec
ause
ther
e ar
e ot
her e
ligib
le ch
ildre
n w
ho h
ave
a gr
eate
r nee
d fo
r Hea
d St
art.
Shou
ld a
pro
gram
choo
se n
ot to
enr
oll t
he ch
ild fo
r a th
ird y
ear,
the
reas
ons f
or th
is sh
ould
be
incl
uded
in th
e ch
ild’s
fold
er.
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ARE
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ram
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of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
eTy
pe (I
OU
N
ame/
Stat
e/F
ed)
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
Sou
rce
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
(If
tem
pora
ry, d
ate
of
expi
ry)
Inco
me
Elig
ibili
ty
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
BFe
dera
l and
Sta
teCe
nter
s for
Med
icar
e an
d M
edic
aid
Serv
ices
(CM
S) o
f the
Dep
artm
ent o
f He
alth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces (
HHS)
http
://w
ww
.ncs
l.org
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es-r
esea
rch/
heal
th/s
chip
-faq.
aspx
#How
is S
CHIP
st
ruct
ured
?
Fede
ral f
undi
ng a
ccou
nts f
or 2
/3 o
f the
pr
ogra
m fu
nds.
SCHI
P is
the
prim
ary
sour
ce o
f fun
ding
for
the
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
Pro
gram
in
Calif
orni
a. C
alifo
rnia
has
the
larg
est S
CHIP
en
rollm
ent i
n th
e co
untr
y. T
he
reau
thor
izatio
n, w
hich
pro
vide
s sta
tes
with
fund
ing
for f
our a
nd a
hal
f yea
rs,
prov
ides
fund
ing
stab
ility
for t
he p
rogr
am.
Due
to th
e re
cent
eco
nom
ic d
ownt
urn
the
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
Pro
gram
has
exp
erie
nced
re
cord
-hig
h m
onth
ly e
nrol
lmen
t int
o th
e pr
ogra
m. F
or e
very
dol
lar i
n He
alth
y Fa
mili
es P
rogr
am co
sts C
alifo
rnia
rece
ives
.6
5 ce
nts;
the
stat
e pu
ts u
p .3
5 ce
nts.
Chec
k lis
ted
site
for e
ligib
ility
gui
delin
es a
nd d
etai
ls:
http
://w
ww
.hea
lthyf
amili
es.c
a.go
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Prog
ram
/Inc
ome_
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elin
es.a
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Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(L
IHEA
P)
Fede
ral a
nd S
tate
lDe
part
men
t of H
ealth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
The
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd
Hum
an S
ervi
ces r
elea
sed
$3.0
68 b
illio
n of
FY
201
3 re
gula
r blo
ck g
rant
fund
ing
to
LIH
EAP
gran
tees
. Trib
es w
ill re
ceiv
e ab
out
$35
mill
ion
of th
e re
leas
ed fu
nds a
nd $
4.2
mill
ion
will
be
avai
labl
e to
terr
itorie
s. T
his
fund
ing
was
pro
vide
d un
der t
he
Cont
inui
ng A
ppro
pria
tions
Act
or C
R an
d re
pres
ents
abo
ut 9
0 pe
rcen
t of t
he re
gula
r bl
ock
gran
t fun
ding
pro
vide
d in
FY
2012
.
For F
Y 20
13, C
A w
ill re
ceiv
e $1
38,3
97,6
46.
60%
of s
tate
's m
edia
n in
com
e, e
xcep
t tha
t a S
tate
may
not
exc
lude
a h
ouse
hold
from
elig
ibili
ty in
a fi
scal
yea
r sol
ely
on th
e ba
sis o
f hou
seho
ld in
com
e if
such
inco
me
is le
ss th
an 1
10%
of t
he p
over
ty le
vel f
or su
ch S
tate
, but
the
Stat
e m
ay g
ive
prio
rity
to th
ose
hous
ehol
ds w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t hom
e en
ergy
cos
ts o
r nee
ds in
rela
tion
to h
ouse
hold
inco
me.
1-Pe
rson
Fam
ily: $
24,3
04; 2
-Per
son
Fam
ily: $
31,7
82; 3
-Per
son
Fam
ily: $
39,2
60; 4
-Per
son
Fam
ily: $
46,7
38; 5
-Per
son
Fam
ily:
$54,
216;
6-P
erso
n Fa
mily
: $61
,694
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith 4
5 CF
R 96
.85,
60
perc
ent o
f eac
h st
ate'
s est
imat
ed m
edia
n in
com
e fo
r a 4
-per
son
fam
ily is
mul
tiplie
d by
th
e fo
llow
ing
perc
enta
ges t
o ad
just
for f
amily
size
: 52
perc
ent f
or o
ne p
erso
n, 6
8 pe
rcen
t for
two
pers
ons,
84 p
erce
nt fo
r th
ree
pers
ons,
100
perc
ent f
or fo
ur p
erso
ns, 1
16 p
erce
nt fo
r fiv
e pe
rson
s, an
d 13
2 pe
rcen
t for
six
pers
ons.
For
eac
h ad
ditio
nal f
amily
mem
ber a
bove
six
pers
ons,
add
3 pe
rcen
t to
the
perc
enta
ge fo
r a si
x-pe
rson
fam
ily (1
32%
) and
mul
tiply
th
e ne
w p
erce
ntag
e by
60
perc
ent o
f the
stat
e's e
stim
ated
med
ian
inco
me
for a
4-p
erso
n fa
mily
.
Addi
tiona
lly, C
alFr
esh
hous
ehol
ds w
ould
rece
ive
a no
min
al L
IHEA
P be
nefit
as d
icta
ted
by th
e st
atut
e qu
alify
ing
them
to
auto
mat
ical
ly re
ceiv
e th
e SN
AP S
tand
ard
Util
ity A
llow
ance
(SU
A), f
or th
e pu
rpos
e of
calc
ulat
ing
CalF
resh
ben
efits
. Mak
ing
the
SUA
auto
mat
ic w
ill re
sult
in a
n es
timat
ed a
vera
ge in
crea
se to
elig
ible
Cal
Fres
h ho
useh
olds
of $
62 p
er m
onth
, whi
le
also
incr
easin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of n
ewly
elig
ible
hou
seho
lds u
nder
Cal
Fres
h.
If ho
useh
old
rece
ivin
g Fo
od st
amps
, aut
omat
ical
ly e
ligib
le
Med
i-Cal
Fede
ral a
nd S
tate
Fede
ral C
ente
r for
Med
icai
d an
d M
edic
are
Serv
ices
and
Sta
teFY
201
0, to
tal M
edic
aid
spen
ding
: $4
2,14
1,72
2,38
9Be
twee
n 10
0% o
f the
fede
ral p
over
ty le
vel a
nd 2
50%
, for
diff
eren
t gro
ups.
http
://w
ww
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.gov
/ser
vice
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edi-c
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ligib
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/Doc
umen
ts/c
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ram
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e
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
B
Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(L
IHEA
P)
Med
i-Cal
Inde
xed
to F
eder
al o
r Oth
er In
com
e Le
vels
?N
on-In
com
e Re
quire
men
ts?
No
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All c
hild
ren
appl
ying
for t
he H
ealth
y Fa
mili
es P
rogr
am m
ust b
e U
.S. c
itize
ns, U
.S. n
on-c
itize
n na
tiona
ls, o
r el
igib
le q
ualif
ied
imm
igra
nts.
Que
stio
ns a
bout
citiz
ensh
ip a
nd im
mig
ratio
n ar
e as
ked
for e
ach
child
app
lyin
g fo
r the
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
Pro
gram
Proo
f of c
itize
nshi
p in
clud
es co
pies
of t
he ch
ild’s
birt
h ce
rtifi
cate
, pas
spor
t, ce
rtifi
cate
of U
.S. C
itize
nshi
p or
na
tura
lizat
ion,
or o
ther
pro
of o
f citi
zens
hip
for e
ach
pers
on a
pply
ing.
You
can
also
send
us c
opie
s of y
our
SEN
TRI,
NEX
US,
or G
loba
l Ent
ry C
ards
, but
they
mus
t sho
w "U
SA" a
s you
r citi
zens
hip.
Addi
tiona
l req
uire
men
ts:
- C
hild
ren
mus
t be
unde
r age
19
- C
hild
ren
mus
t be
Calif
orni
a re
siden
ts -
Chi
ldre
n m
ust b
e U
.S. c
itize
ns, U
.S. n
atio
nals,
or q
ualif
ied
imm
igra
nts
- C
hild
ren
CAN
NO
T be
elig
ible
for o
r rec
eivi
ng n
o-co
st M
edi-C
al b
enef
its. (
Enro
llmen
t in
Shar
e-of
-Cos
t Med
i-Cal
is p
erm
itted
) -
Chi
ldre
n CA
NN
OT
be co
vere
d by
em
ploy
er-s
pons
ored
insu
ranc
e (E
SI) w
ithin
the
prev
ious
thre
e m
onth
s (w
ith so
me
exce
ptio
ns)
For C
A, in
dexe
d to
stat
e's m
edia
n in
com
e Pr
iorit
y fo
r acc
epta
nce
into
the
heat
ing
and
cool
ing
prog
ram
s is g
iven
to e
lder
ly, d
isabl
ed, y
oung
child
ren,
and
se
vera
l oth
ers,
incl
udin
g fr
ail e
lder
ly, m
edic
ally
nee
dy, a
nd se
ver f
inan
cial
har
dshi
p.
Requ
irem
ents
for u
tility
/fue
l cris
is as
sista
nce
incl
ude
mee
ting
one
or m
ore
of th
e fo
llow
ing
crite
ria:
new
hea
ting
or co
olin
g ap
plia
nce;
and
/or
appl
ianc
e is
cons
ider
ed h
azar
dous
, non
exist
ent,
or in
oper
able
Yes.
Fed
eral
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es.
Cert
ain
Refu
gees
, Asy
lees
, Cub
an/H
aitia
n En
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ARE
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ram
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e
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
B
Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(L
IHEA
P)
Med
i-Cal
Who
is E
ligib
le?
Indi
vidu
al, F
amily
, Hou
seho
ld?
Whe
n is
pro
gram
elig
ibili
ty re
visi
ted
or u
pdat
ed?
(Pro
gram
Lev
el)
If Fa
mily
or H
ouse
hold
, Cap
on
Num
bers
?
Fam
ily -
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
is g
eare
d to
war
ds ch
ildre
n in
the
Calif
orni
a ar
ea a
nd y
ou q
ualif
y as
a ch
ild if
you
m
eet t
he fo
llow
ing:
- C
hild
ren
up to
thei
r 19t
h bi
rthd
ay -
Chi
ldre
n in
the
fam
ily w
ithou
t em
ploy
er-s
pons
ored
hea
lth in
sura
nce
in th
e la
st th
ree
mon
ths
- C
hild
ren
livin
g in
Cal
iforn
ia -
Chi
ldre
n w
ho a
re n
ot e
ligib
le fo
r or w
ho a
re n
ot e
nrol
led
in n
o-co
st M
edi-C
al -
Chi
ldre
n w
ho m
eet c
itize
nshi
p or
imm
igra
tion
rule
s -
Chi
ldre
n in
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
with
in th
e H
ealth
y Fa
mili
es G
uide
lines
- C
hild
ren
born
to m
othe
rs e
nrol
led
in th
e Ac
cess
for I
nfan
ts a
nd M
othe
rs (A
IM) P
rogr
am, w
ho a
re n
ot
enro
lled
in th
e no
-cos
t ful
l sco
pe M
edi-C
al P
rogr
am o
r em
ploy
er-s
pons
ored
hea
lth in
sura
nce
Indi
vidu
als w
ho ca
n ap
ply
to th
e pr
ogra
m in
clud
e th
e fo
llow
ing:
- P
aren
ts, l
egal
gua
rdia
ns, s
tepp
aren
ts, f
oste
r par
ents
, or c
aret
aker
rela
tives
may
app
ly fo
r ins
uran
ce fo
r a
child
livi
ng in
thei
r hom
e. O
nly
the
pare
nts’
inco
me
will
be
cons
ider
ed. I
f you
are
a le
gal g
uard
ian,
step
- pa
rent
, fos
ter p
aren
t, or
care
take
r rel
ativ
e w
ho li
ves w
ith a
child
, you
r inc
ome
will
not
be
used
to q
ualif
y th
e ch
ild fo
r Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
- If
you
are
18
year
s old
, you
may
app
ly fo
r you
rsel
f -
If y
ou a
re a
min
or, y
ou m
ay a
pply
for y
our c
hild
- M
inor
s who
do
not l
ive
with
thei
r par
ents
, leg
al g
uard
ians
, ste
ppar
ents
, fos
ter p
aren
ts, o
r car
etak
er
rela
tives
may
app
ly fo
r Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
for t
hem
selv
es o
r the
ir ch
ild
Prog
ram
leve
l, in
rega
rds t
o th
e in
com
e gu
idel
ines
for t
he fa
mily
size
s are
adj
uste
d ye
arly
on
April
1st
.Th
ere
is n
o ca
p on
fam
ily si
ze, b
ut th
e ap
plic
atio
n an
d in
com
e ch
art g
uide
lines
stop
at 1
0 w
ith re
gard
s to
fam
ily si
ze.
Hous
ehol
d/Fa
mily
Hous
ehol
d m
ust a
pply
eve
ry y
ear
No
Fam
ily. (
refe
r to
indi
vidu
al a
nd fa
mily
in th
e ap
plic
atio
n) h
ttp:
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edi-
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icat
ions
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lish/
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ish%
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trod
uctio
n.pd
fPe
rson
s or f
amili
es d
eter
min
ed to
be
elig
ible
for M
edi-C
al sh
all h
ave
thei
r elig
ibili
ty re
-det
erm
ined
at l
east
onc
e ev
ery
12 m
onth
s.N
o
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
25
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
B
Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(L
IHEA
P)
Med
i-Cal
Freq
uenc
y of
Enr
ollm
ent?
Is E
ligib
ility
Con
firm
ed?
Met
hod
and
Freq
uenc
y of
Elig
ibili
ty C
onfir
mat
ion
Unk
now
nYe
sEl
igib
ility
is co
nfirm
ed th
roug
h pr
oof o
f inc
ome,
exp
ense
s,an
d ci
tizen
ship
or i
mm
igra
tion
pape
rs a
re re
quire
d fo
r enr
ollm
ent.
Pg. 5
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ilies
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icat
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thyF
amili
es_e
n.pd
f
Hous
ehol
d m
ust a
pply
eve
ry y
ear
Yes
The
loca
l adm
inist
erin
g ag
ency
is re
spon
sible
for c
ondu
ctin
g In
take
serv
ices
of
appl
ican
ts. C
SD re
quire
s tha
t the
loca
l adm
inist
erin
g ag
ency
requ
est t
he S
ocia
l Se
curit
y N
umbe
r (SS
N) f
rom
the
appl
ican
t. CS
D do
es n
ot re
quire
that
iden
tific
atio
n in
form
atio
n is
obta
ined
from
the
othe
r hou
seho
ld m
embe
rs. I
f the
app
lican
t ref
uses
to
subm
it th
eir S
SN, t
he a
pplic
ant's
iden
tity
mus
t be
esta
blish
ed th
roug
h a
pict
ure
ID a
nd
then
the
inta
ke fo
rm a
nd a
ll su
ppor
ting
docu
men
ts a
re fa
xed
to th
e CS
D to
be
rese
arch
ed. O
nce
CSD
rece
ives
the
docu
men
ts, t
he in
form
atio
n is
ente
red
in a
ssig
ned
to th
at in
divi
dual
whi
ch w
ill fo
llow
them
if th
ey a
pply
in fu
ture
yea
rs. T
he n
ine
digi
t nu
mbe
r is f
axed
bac
k to
the
loca
l adm
inist
erin
g ag
ency
who
will
ent
er th
e ap
plic
atio
n us
ing
the
nine
dig
it nu
mbe
r in
plac
e of
a S
SN. C
SD is
in th
e pr
oces
s of d
eter
min
ing
the
lega
l aut
horit
y of
requ
iring
SSN
s fro
m a
ll ap
plic
ants
and
hou
seho
ld m
embe
rs.
If y
ou a
re fo
und
(or d
eter
min
ed) e
ligib
le, y
ou ca
n ge
t Med
i-Cal
as l
ong
as y
ou co
ntin
ue to
mee
t the
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
tsYe
s, fo
r: Bl
indn
ess,
Inca
paci
ty, A
lien
stat
us, m
inor
with
out r
espo
nsib
le p
arty
, SGA
di
sabi
lity
With
rega
rd to
info
rmat
ion
on th
e St
atem
ent o
f Fac
ts, t
he c
ount
y de
part
men
t sha
ll ob
tain
ver
ifica
tion
from
age
ncie
s the
clie
nt is
rece
ivin
g se
rvic
e th
roug
h, e
ither
thro
ugh
verif
icat
ion
with
said
age
ncy
or th
roug
h pr
ovid
ed d
ocum
ents
from
the
clie
nt.
Addi
tiona
lly re
quire
men
ts a
re n
eede
d de
pend
ing
on th
e in
divi
dual
s con
ditio
n an
d se
rvic
es so
ught
. Add
ition
al co
nfirm
atio
n m
ay b
e so
ught
mon
thly
.
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
26
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
B
Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(L
IHEA
P)
Med
i-Cal
Num
ber o
f Tot
al P
artie
s in
Calif
orni
a En
rolle
d in
Pro
gram
Prog
ram
Geo
grap
hic
Boun
dary
Prog
ram
Ben
efit/
Ove
rvie
w a
nd U
RL
9000
00Th
e pr
ogra
m se
rves
all
58 c
ount
ies i
n th
e st
ate
and
is op
erat
ed lo
cally
by
coun
ty w
elfa
re d
epar
tmen
ts.
http
://w
ww
.cds
s.ca
.gov
/cal
wor
ks/d
efau
lt.ht
m
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
pro
vide
s low
cost
insu
ranc
e th
at p
rovi
des h
ealth
, den
tal,
and
visio
n co
vera
ge to
ch
ildre
n w
ho d
o no
t hav
e in
sura
nce
toda
y an
d do
not
qua
lify
for n
o-co
st M
edi-C
al.
http
://w
ww
.hea
lthyf
amili
es.c
a.go
v/HF
Prog
ram
/def
ault.
aspx
for 2
012:
220
,132
Nat
iona
l Pro
gram
, but
CA
has i
t's o
wn
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an.
Elig
ible
low
-inco
me
pers
ons,
via
loca
l gov
ernm
enta
l and
non
prof
it or
gani
zatio
ns, c
an re
ceiv
e fin
anci
al a
ssist
ance
to o
ffset
the
cost
s of h
eatin
g an
d/or
cool
ing
dwel
lings
, and
/or h
ave
thei
r dw
ellin
gs w
eath
erize
d to
mak
e th
em m
ore
ener
gy e
ffici
ent.
This
is ac
com
plish
ed th
roug
h th
ese
prog
ram
com
pone
nts:
effic
ienc
y of
hom
es, i
nclu
ding
att
ic in
sula
tion,
wea
ther
strip
ping
, min
or h
ousin
g re
pairs
, and
re
late
d en
ergy
cons
erva
tion
mea
sure
s.
rela
ted
emer
genc
ies.
http
://w
ww
.csd
.ca.
gov/
Serv
ices
/Hel
pPay
ingU
tility
Bills
.asp
x
2010
- 20
11 6
,440
,400
CAM
edi-C
al is
Cal
iforn
ia's
Med
icai
d he
alth
car
e pr
ogra
m. T
his p
rogr
am p
ays f
or a
var
iety
of m
edic
al
serv
ices
for c
hild
ren
and
adul
ts w
ith li
mite
d in
com
e an
d re
sour
ces.
Med
i-Cal
is su
ppor
ted
by
fede
ral a
nd st
ate
fund
s. Y
ou ca
n ap
ply
for M
edi-C
al b
enef
its re
gard
less
of s
ex, r
ace,
relig
ion,
colo
r, na
tiona
l orig
in, s
exua
l orie
ntat
ion,
mar
ital s
tatu
s, ag
e, d
isabi
lity,
or v
eter
an st
atus
. If y
ou a
re fo
und
(or d
eter
min
ed) e
ligib
le, y
ou ca
n ge
t Med
i-Cal
as l
ong
as y
ou co
ntin
ue to
mee
t the
elig
ibili
ty
requ
irem
ents
http
://w
ww
.dhc
s.ca
.gov
/ser
vice
s/m
edi-c
al/P
ages
/def
ault.
aspx
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
27
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
A&
B
Low
-Inco
me
Hom
e En
ergy
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
(L
IHEA
P)
Med
i-Cal
Does
par
ty re
ceiv
e do
cum
enta
tion
indi
catin
g el
igib
ility
?El
igib
ility
Exe
mpt
ions
Gui
ding
Prin
cipl
es
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
will
send
you
an
answ
er in
10
days
or l
ess a
fter t
hey
get y
our a
pplic
atio
n, a
s lo
ng a
s you
r app
licat
ion
is co
mpl
ete.
http
://w
ww
.hea
lthyf
amili
es.c
a.go
v/hf
prog
ram
/FAQ
s.as
px#h
owso
on
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
In m
ost c
ases
, dire
ct p
aym
ents
are
issu
ed to
ene
rgy
vend
ors.
Occ
asio
nally
, dua
l par
ty
war
rant
s are
issu
ed a
nd a
re m
ade
paya
ble
to th
e cl
ient
and
the
ener
gy v
endo
r. O
n th
ose
few
oc
casio
ns w
hen
utili
ties a
rein
clud
ed in
the
rent
or s
ub-m
eter
ed, w
arra
nts a
re is
sued
dire
ctly
to th
e cl
ient
. For
thos
e he
atin
g an
d co
olin
g an
d cr
isis c
lient
s who
se e
nerg
y so
urce
is W
PO (W
ood,
pro
pane
, and
oil
- En
ergy
Cris
is In
terv
entio
n Pr
ogra
m W
ood,
pro
pane
, and
oil
ECIP
WPO
), Lo
cal S
ervi
ce
Prov
ider
s mak
e pa
ymen
t dire
ctly
to e
nerg
y ve
ndor
s. W
hen
a W
PO p
aym
ent i
s mad
e di
rect
ly
to a
n en
ergy
ven
dor,
the
Loca
l Ser
vice
Pro
vide
r sen
ds th
e cl
ient
a le
tter
, adv
ising
them
of t
he
LIHE
AP p
aym
ent a
mou
nt a
nd d
ate.
Loc
al S
ervi
ce P
rovi
ders
kee
p th
e in
form
atio
n on
file
.
Whe
n a
crisi
s, an
d/or
hea
ting
and
cool
ing
paym
ent i
s mad
e di
rect
ly to
an
ener
gy v
endo
r, th
e ve
ndor
doe
s one
or b
oth
of th
e fo
llow
ing:
1. S
how
s the
am
ount
of c
redi
t on
the
cust
omer
’s bi
ll, in
dica
ting
that
the
paym
ent w
as m
ade
by L
IHEA
P.2.
Sen
ds a
lett
er a
dvisi
ng th
e cl
ient
of t
he LI
HEAP
pay
men
t.CS
D ev
alua
tes t
he n
otifi
catio
n pr
oces
s of L
IHEA
P pa
ymen
ts d
urin
g pr
ogra
m e
valu
atio
n vi
sits.
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
The
loca
l soc
ial s
ervi
ces o
ffice
will
not
ify y
ou w
ithin
10
wor
king
day
s tha
t the
y re
ceiv
edyo
ur a
pplic
atio
n. T
hey
will
giv
e yo
u th
e na
me
of so
meo
ne y
ou ca
n co
ntac
t for
mor
ein
form
atio
n ab
out y
our a
pplic
atio
n.
to d
eter
min
e yo
ur e
ligib
ility
.
45 d
ays a
nd n
otify
you
in w
ritin
g of
that
dec
ision
. An
elig
ibili
ty d
eter
min
atio
n ba
sed
ondi
sabi
lity
may
take
up
to 9
0 da
ys.
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
28
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
eTy
pe (I
OU
N
ame/
Stat
e/F
ed)
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
Sou
rce
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
(If
tem
pora
ry, d
ate
of
expi
ry)
Inco
me
Elig
ibili
ty
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool
Lunc
h Pr
ogra
m
Fede
ral
USD
ATh
e N
atio
nal S
choo
l Lun
ch P
rogr
am co
st
$11.
1 bi
llion
in F
Y 20
11. B
y co
mpa
rison
, th
e lu
nch
prog
ram
's to
tal c
ost i
n 19
47 w
as
$70
mill
ion;
in 1
950,
$11
9.7
mill
ion;
in
1960
, $22
5.8
mill
ion;
in 1
970,
$56
5.5
mill
ion;
in 1
980,
$3.
2 bi
llion
; in
1990
, $3.
7 bi
llion
; and
in 2
000,
6.1
bill
ion.
(h
ttp:
//w
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.gov
/cnd
/lunc
h/Ab
out
Lunc
h/N
SLPF
actS
heet
)
Any
child
at a
par
ticip
atin
g sc
hool
may
pur
chas
e a
mea
l thr
ough
the
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool L
unch
Pro
gram
. Chi
ldre
n fr
om
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
at o
r bel
ow 1
30 p
erce
nt o
f the
pov
erty
leve
l are
elig
ible
for f
ree
mea
ls. T
hose
with
inco
mes
bet
wee
n 13
0 pe
rcen
t and
185
per
cent
of t
he p
over
ty le
vel a
re e
ligib
le fo
r red
uced
-pric
e m
eals,
for w
hich
stud
ents
can
be
char
ged
no
mor
e th
an 4
0 ce
nts.
(For
the
perio
d Ju
ly 1
, 201
2, th
roug
h Ju
ne 3
0, 2
013,
130
per
cent
of t
he p
over
ty le
vel i
s $29
,965
for a
fa
mily
of f
our;
185
perc
ent i
s $42
,643
.). C
hild
ren
from
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
ove
r 185
per
cent
of p
over
ty p
ay a
full
pric
e,
thou
gh th
eir m
eals
are
still
subs
idize
d to
som
e ex
tent
. Loc
al sc
hool
food
aut
horit
ies s
et th
eir o
wn
pric
es fo
r ful
l-pric
e (p
aid)
m
eals,
but
mus
t ope
rate
thei
r mea
l ser
vice
s as n
on-p
rofit
pro
gram
s. A
fter
scho
ol sn
acks
are
pro
vide
d to
chi
ldre
n on
the
sam
e in
com
e el
igib
ility
bas
is as
scho
ol m
eals.
How
ever
, pro
gram
s tha
t ope
rate
in a
reas
whe
re a
t lea
st 5
0 pe
rcen
t of
stud
ents
are
elig
ible
for f
ree
or re
duce
d-pr
ice
mea
ls m
ay se
rve
all t
heir
snac
ks fo
r fre
e.
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/lu
nch/
Abou
tLun
ch/N
SLPF
actS
heet
)
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Fede
ral
Soci
al S
ecur
ity A
dmin
istra
tion;
SSI
is fu
nded
from
gen
eral
reve
nues
(unl
ike
Soci
al S
ecur
ity w
hich
is fi
nanc
ed b
y de
dica
ted
payr
oll t
axes
); so
me
stat
es
(Cal
iforn
ia is
one
) sup
plem
ent S
SI w
ith st
ate
fund
s.
Calif
orni
a le
ts th
e fe
dera
l gov
ernm
ent m
anag
e th
e st
ate
supp
lem
ent a
nd p
ays
Soci
al S
ecur
ity a
n ad
min
istra
tive
fee
for t
his s
ervi
ce. C
alifo
rnia
SSI
reci
pien
ts
rece
ive
one
chec
k ea
ch m
onth
for t
he fe
dera
l and
stat
e SS
I ben
efits
com
bine
d.
http
://w
ww
.ssa
.gov
/pub
s/11
015.
Fede
ral a
ppro
pria
tions
for S
SI in
FY
2011
w
ere
$55,
885,
443
and
in F
Y 20
12 th
ey
wer
e $5
1,26
9,55
0. T
he e
stim
ated
fede
ral
appr
opria
tion
for F
Y 20
13 is
$58
,243
,000
.
http
://w
ww
.ssa
.gov
/bud
get/
2013
SSIP
, pg
. 40.
Calif
orni
a ap
prop
riatio
ns fo
r 201
1-12
can
be
foun
d at
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.c
dss.
ca.g
ov/c
dssw
eb/e
ntre
s/l
ocal
assis
tanc
eest
/May
12/D
etai
lTab
les.
The
amou
nt o
f an
indi
vidu
al’s
inco
me
is us
ed to
det
erm
ine
both
elig
ibili
ty fo
r, an
d th
e am
ount
of,
his o
r her
SSI
ben
efit.
As
coun
tabl
e in
com
e in
crea
ses,
an in
divi
dual
’s SS
I ben
efit
amou
nt d
ecre
ases
. Gen
eral
ly, i
nelig
ibili
ty fo
r SSI
occ
urs w
hen
coun
tabl
e in
com
e eq
uals
the
fede
ral b
enef
it ra
te p
lus t
he a
mou
nt o
f app
licab
le fe
dera
lly a
dmin
ister
ed st
ate
supp
lem
enta
ry p
aym
ent.
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
ocia
lsecu
rity.
gov/
polic
y/do
cs/s
tatc
omps
/ssi_
asr/
2011
/bac
kgro
und.
pdf)
Trib
al T
ANF
Fede
ral,
Stat
e an
d Tr
ibal
Trib
al T
ANF
prog
ram
s as f
eder
ally
fund
ed20
12-1
3 Ap
prop
riatio
n: $
87,7
03,0
00
http
://w
ww
.cds
s.ca
.gov
/cds
sweb
/ent
res/
loc
alas
sista
ncee
st/2
012-
13Lo
calA
ssist
ance
Appr
opria
tionT
able
Trib
es h
ave
the
abili
ty to
def
ine
inco
me
leve
l for
elig
ibili
ty b
ut in
divi
dual
s/fa
mili
es m
ust m
eet i
ncom
e gu
idel
ines
of e
qual
to
or l
ess t
han
150%
of t
he F
eder
al P
over
ty G
uide
lines
.
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
29
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool
Lunc
h Pr
ogra
m
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Trib
al T
ANF
Inde
xed
to F
eder
al o
r Oth
er In
com
e Le
vels
?N
on-In
com
e Re
quire
men
ts?
Fede
ral P
over
ty G
uide
lines
. In
ord
er to
qua
lify
for t
hese
pro
gram
s, yo
u m
ust b
e a
resid
ent o
f the
stat
e of
Cal
iforn
ia a
nd a
par
ent o
r pr
imar
y ca
regi
ver r
espo
nsib
le fo
r a ch
ild(r
en) w
ho a
tten
ds sc
hool
(hig
h sc
hool
or u
nder
).
http
://w
ww
.ben
efits
.gov
/ben
efits
/ben
efit-
deta
ils/1
953
SSI F
eder
al B
enef
it Ra
te p
lus S
tate
Sup
plem
enta
ry P
aym
ent R
ate
Anyo
ne w
ho is
: age
d (a
ge 6
5 or
old
er);
blin
d; o
r disa
bled
.
And,
who
: ha
s lim
ited
inco
me;
and
has
lim
ited
reso
urce
s; a
nd is
a U
.S. c
itize
n or
nat
iona
l, or
in o
ne o
f cer
tain
ca
tego
ries o
f alie
ns; a
nd is
a re
siden
t of o
ne o
f the
50
Stat
es, t
he D
istric
t of C
olum
bia,
or t
he N
orth
ern
Mar
iana
Isla
nds;
and
is n
ot a
bsen
t fro
m th
e co
untr
y fo
r a fu
ll ca
lend
ar m
onth
or
for 3
0 co
nsec
utiv
e da
ys o
r m
ore;
and
app
lies f
or a
ny o
ther
cash
ben
efits
or p
aym
ents
for w
hich
he
or sh
e m
ay b
e el
igib
le, (
for e
xam
ple,
pe
nsio
ns, S
ocia
l Sec
urity
ben
efits
); an
d gi
ves S
SA p
erm
issio
n to
cont
act a
ny fi
nanc
ial i
nstit
utio
n an
d re
ques
t an
y fin
anci
al re
cord
s abo
ut y
ou; a
nd fi
les a
n ap
plic
atio
n; a
nd m
eets
cert
ain
othe
r req
uire
men
ts.
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
sa.g
ov/s
si/te
xt-e
ligib
ility
-uss
i.htm
)
Inco
me
elig
ibili
ty ra
nges
bet
wee
n 12
5-20
0% o
f the
fede
ral p
over
ty le
vel
Unk
now
n
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
30
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool
Lunc
h Pr
ogra
m
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Trib
al T
ANF
Who
is E
ligib
le?
Indi
vidu
al, F
amily
, Hou
seho
ld?
Whe
n is
pro
gram
elig
ibili
ty re
visi
ted
or u
pdat
ed?
(Pro
gram
Lev
el)
If Fa
mily
or H
ouse
hold
, Cap
on
Num
bers
?
Hou
seho
ld/C
hild
ren
from
fam
ilies
that
mee
t the
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty re
quire
men
ts
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/lu
nch/
Abou
tLun
ch/N
SLPF
actS
heet
).An
nual
ly. I
ncom
e El
igib
ility
Gui
delin
es (I
EGs)
are
effe
ctiv
e fr
om Ju
ly 1
thro
ugh
June
30
ever
y ye
ar.
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/g
over
nanc
e/no
tices
/iegs
/iegs
.htm
)N
o ca
p on
num
ber o
f chi
ldre
n th
at ca
n be
cove
red.
(h
ttp:
//w
ww
.cde
.ca.
gov/
ls/nu
/rs/
scal
es12
13.a
sp)
Indi
vidu
als/
Coup
les -
Anyo
ne w
ho m
eets
the
elig
ibili
ty cr
iteria
. Ind
ivid
uals
can
qual
ify fo
r the
pro
gram
, an
d ca
n be
inde
pend
ent o
r liv
ing
in a
hou
seho
ld w
ith o
ther
per
sons
. (ht
tp:/
/ww
w.s
sa.g
ov/s
si/t
ext-
elig
ibili
ty-u
ssi.h
tm);
IF y
ou q
ualif
y fo
r SSI
, you
also
qua
lify
for C
alifo
rnia
's SS
P (S
tate
Sup
plem
enta
l Pay
men
t).
(htt
p://
ww
w.c
dss.
ca.g
ov/c
dssw
eb/P
G151
.htm
)
The
bene
fit ra
tes a
re a
djus
ted
annu
ally
(in
Janu
ary)
to re
flect
cha
nges
in th
e co
st o
f liv
ing.
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
ocia
lsecu
rity.
gov/
polic
y/do
cs/s
tatc
omps
/ssi_
asr/
2011
/bac
kgro
und.
pdf)
No.
Fam
ilyFe
dera
l Fisc
al Y
ear B
egin
s Oct
ober
1st
of e
ach
year
Stat
e Fi
scal
Yea
r Beg
ins J
uly
1st o
f eac
h ye
ar
Unk
now
n
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
31
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool
Lunc
h Pr
ogra
m
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Trib
al T
ANF
Freq
uenc
y of
Enr
ollm
ent?
Is E
ligib
ility
Con
firm
ed?
Met
hod
and
Freq
uenc
y of
Elig
ibili
ty C
onfir
mat
ion
A ch
ild’s
elig
ibili
ty is
in e
ffect
from
the
date
of e
ligib
ility
for t
he cu
rren
t sc
hool
yea
r and
up
to
30 o
pera
ting
days
in th
e su
bseq
uent
scho
ol y
ear.
How
ever
, thi
s doe
s no
t app
ly w
hen
the
initi
al e
ligib
ility
det
erm
inat
ion
was
inco
rrec
t or w
hen
verif
icat
ion
of
hous
ehol
d el
igib
ility
, in
clud
ing
verif
icat
ion
for c
ause
, doe
s not
supp
ort t
he le
vel o
f ben
efits
fo
r whi
ch th
e ho
useh
old
was
app
rove
d. In
thos
e in
stan
ces,
offic
ials
mus
t mak
e ap
prop
riate
chan
ges i
n el
igib
ility
. (h
ttp:
//w
ww
.fns.
usda
.gov
/cnd
/Gui
danc
e/El
iMan
, pg.
22
).
Yes.
"How
the
LEA
offic
ial d
eter
min
es e
ligib
ility
dep
ends
on
the
basis
for
pote
ntia
l elig
ibili
ty—
cate
goric
al e
ligib
ility
with
case
num
bers
, oth
er so
urce
cate
goric
al e
ligib
ility
w
ithou
t cas
e nu
mbe
rs o
r inc
ome
elig
ibili
ty."
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/G
uida
nce/
EliM
an.p
df, 2
1).
A ch
ild’s
elig
ibili
ty is
in e
ffect
from
the
date
of e
ligib
ility
for t
he cu
rren
t sch
ool y
ear
and
up to
30
ope
ratin
g da
ys in
the
subs
eque
nt sc
hool
yea
r. Ho
wev
er, t
his d
oes n
ot a
pply
whe
n th
e in
itial
elig
ibili
ty d
eter
min
atio
n w
as in
corr
ect o
r whe
n ve
rific
atio
n of
hou
seho
ld
elig
ibili
ty,
incl
udin
g ve
rific
atio
n fo
r cau
se, d
oes n
ot su
ppor
t the
leve
l of b
enef
its fo
r whi
ch th
e ho
useh
old
was
app
rove
d. In
thos
e in
stan
ces,
offic
ials
mus
t mak
e ap
prop
riate
chan
ges
in
elig
ibili
ty.
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/G
uida
nce/
EliM
an.p
df, p
age
22)
Onc
e an
indi
vidu
al is
app
rove
d fo
r SSI
they
will
cont
inue
to re
ceiv
e SS
I pa
ymen
ts a
s lon
g as
they
cont
inue
to b
e di
sabl
ed (i
f und
er 6
5) a
nd
mee
t the
fina
ncia
l elig
ibili
ty cr
iteria
.
http
://c
a.db
101.
org/
ca/p
rogr
ams/
inco
me_
supp
ort/
ss_d
isabi
lity/
ssi/
prog
ram
2.ht
m
To b
e fo
und
elig
ible
, one
mus
t pro
vide
:
A So
cial
Sec
urity
card
or a
reco
rd o
f So
cial
Sec
urity
num
ber;
birt
h ce
rtifi
cate
or o
ther
pro
of o
f ag
e;In
form
atio
n ab
out y
our h
ome
mor
tgag
e or
you
r lea
se a
nd la
ndlo
rd’s
nam
e;Pa
yrol
l slip
s, ba
nk b
ooks
, ins
uran
ce p
olic
ies,
buria
l fun
d re
cord
s and
oth
er
info
rmat
ion
abou
t inc
ome
and
asse
ts;
The
nam
es, a
ddre
sses
and
tele
phon
e nu
mbe
rs o
f doc
tors
, hos
pita
ls an
d cl
inic
s if
are
appl
ying
for S
SI b
ecau
se o
f disa
bilit
y or
blin
dnes
s;Pr
oof o
f U.S
. citi
zens
hip
or e
ligib
le n
onci
tizen
stat
us; a
ndBa
nk st
atem
ents
and
sim
ilar f
inan
cial
doc
umen
ts to
show
ass
ets a
nd sa
ving
s.If
you
are
appr
oved
for S
SI, y
ou m
ust r
ecei
ve y
our p
aym
ents
ele
ctro
nica
lly.
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
sa.g
ov/p
ubs/
1100
0.ht
ml#
a0=2
- Ho
w to
App
ly S
ectio
n)
Elig
ibili
ty a
nd b
enef
it am
ount
s of m
ost b
enef
icia
ries a
re re
dete
rmin
ed o
nce
ever
y on
e to
six
year
s.
A ch
ange
repo
rted
that
affe
cts e
ligib
ility
or p
aym
ent (
for e
xam
ple,
mar
riage
), m
ay
trig
ger a
rede
term
inat
ion
of in
com
e, re
sour
ces,
and
livin
g ar
rang
emen
ts.
Ther
e ar
e th
ree
way
s re
dete
rmin
atio
n is
cond
ucte
d: b
y te
leph
one
inte
rvie
w; i
n pe
rson
; or b
y m
ail.
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
sa.g
ov/s
si/te
xt-r
edet
s-us
si.ht
m)
An S
SI re
cipi
ent's
clai
m w
ill b
e pe
riodi
cally
revi
ewed
to d
eter
min
e if
ther
e ha
s bee
n an
y m
edic
al im
prov
emen
t in
thei
r con
ditio
n an
d/or
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er h
e/sh
e co
ntin
ues t
o be
elig
ible
for b
enef
its. T
hese
revi
ews a
re ca
lled
med
ical
Con
tinui
ng
Disa
bilit
y Re
view
(CDR
) and
wor
k Co
ntin
uing
Disa
bilit
y Re
view
(CDR
).
http
://c
a.db
101.
org/
ca/p
rogr
ams/
inco
me_
supp
ort/
ss_d
isabi
lity/
ssi/
prog
ram
2.ht
m
Also
- pg
. 9 o
f ht
tp:/
/ww
w.s
ocia
lsecu
rity.
gov/
polic
y/do
cs/s
tatc
omps
/ssi_
asr/
2011
/bac
kgro
und.
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
Unk
now
n
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
32
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool
Lunc
h Pr
ogra
m
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Trib
al T
ANF
Num
ber o
f Tot
al P
artie
s in
Calif
orni
a En
rolle
d in
Pro
gram
Prog
ram
Geo
grap
hic
Boun
dary
Prog
ram
Ben
efit/
Ove
rvie
w a
nd U
RL
Data
as o
f Dec
embe
r 7, 2
012.
FY 2
012
(pre
limin
ary)
: 3,3
45,4
12
FY 2
011:
3,2
81,7
12
FY 2
010:
3,2
39,8
99
FY 2
009:
3,1
75,0
63
FY 2
008:
3,1
19,0
71
Nat
iona
l (h
ttp:
//w
ww
.fns.
usda
.gov
/cnd
/lunc
h/Ab
outL
unch
/NSL
PFac
tShe
et.p
df)
The
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool L
unch
Pro
gram
(NSL
P) is
a fe
dera
lly a
ssist
ed m
eal p
rogr
am o
pera
ting
in p
ublic
an
d no
npro
fit p
rivat
e sc
hool
s and
resid
entia
l chi
ld ca
re in
stitu
tions
. It p
rovi
des n
utrit
iona
lly
bala
nced
, low
-cos
t or f
ree
lunc
hes t
o ch
ildre
n ea
ch sc
hool
day
. The
pro
gram
was
est
ablis
hed
unde
r th
e N
atio
nal S
choo
l Lun
ch A
ct, s
igne
d by
Pre
siden
t Har
ry T
rum
an in
194
6.
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/lu
nch/
)
Num
ber o
f rec
ipie
nts,
Dec
embe
r 201
1, re
leas
ed
July
201
2: 1
,284
,629
.
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
sa.g
ov/p
olic
y/do
cs/s
tatc
omps
/ssi
_sc/
2011
/ca.
pdf)
Uni
ted
Stat
es
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
ocia
lsecu
rity.
gov/
polic
y/do
cs/s
tatc
omps
/ssi_
asr/
2011
/bac
kgro
und.
pdf)
The
SSI p
rogr
am m
akes
pay
men
ts to
peo
ple
with
low
inco
me
who
are
age
65
or o
lder
or a
re b
lind
or h
ave
a di
sabi
lity.
The
Soci
al S
ecur
ity A
dmin
istra
tion
man
ages
the
SSI p
rogr
am. E
ven
thou
gh S
ocia
l Sec
urity
man
ages
th
e pr
ogra
m, S
SI is
not
pai
d fo
r by
Soci
al S
ecur
ity ta
xes.
SSI
is p
aid
for b
y U
.S. T
reas
ury
gene
ral
fund
s, no
t the
Soc
ial S
ecur
ity tr
ust f
unds
.
(htt
p://
ww
w.s
sa.g
ov/s
si/te
xt-u
nder
stan
ding
-ssi.
htm
)
Unk
now
n16
Trib
es, s
ervi
cing
52
coun
ties/
trib
al a
reas
thro
ugho
ut
the
stat
e of
Cal
iforn
ia
http
://t
ribal
tanf
.cds
s.ca
.gov
/PG2
59.h
tm
http
://t
ribal
tanf
.cds
s.ca
.gov
/PG2
53.h
tm
Thro
ugh
PRW
ORA
, Trib
al g
over
nmen
ts a
re e
ncou
rage
d to
fost
er p
ositi
ve ch
ange
s in
the
U.S
w
elfa
re sy
stem
by
form
ing
part
ners
hips
with
fede
ral,
and
Stat
e an
d lo
cal g
ov'ts
. Trib
al T
ANF
prog
ram
s are
des
igne
d to
:
- Pro
vide
ass
istan
ce to
nee
dy fa
mili
es so
that
child
ren
may
be
care
d fo
r in
thei
r ow
n ho
mes
or i
n th
e ho
mes
of r
elat
ives
- End
the
depe
nden
ce o
f nee
dy p
aren
ts o
n go
vern
men
t ben
efits
by
prom
otin
g jo
b pr
epar
atio
n,
wor
k, a
nd m
arria
ge
- Pre
vent
and
redu
ce th
e in
cide
nce
of o
ut-o
f-wed
lock
pre
gnan
cies
and
est
ablis
h an
nual
num
eric
al
goal
s for
pre
vent
ing
and
redu
cing
the
inci
denc
e of
thes
e pr
egna
ncie
s
- Enc
oura
ge th
e fo
rmat
ion
and
mai
nten
ance
of t
wo-
pare
nt fa
mili
es
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
33
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Nat
iona
l Sch
ool
Lunc
h Pr
ogra
m
Supp
lem
enta
l Se
curit
y In
com
e (S
SI)
Trib
al T
ANF
Does
par
ty re
ceiv
e do
cum
enta
tion
indi
catin
g el
igib
ility
?El
igib
ility
Exe
mpt
ions
Gui
ding
Prin
cipl
es
Hou
seho
lds m
ust b
e no
tifie
d of
thei
r elig
ibili
ty st
atus
. Hou
seho
lds w
ith ch
ildre
n w
ho a
re
appr
oved
for f
ree
or re
duce
d pr
ice
bene
fits m
ay b
e no
tifie
d in
writ
ing
or v
erba
lly.
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/G
uida
nce/
EliM
an.p
df, p
g. 2
3)
Non
e, e
ligib
ility
is in
com
e ba
sed.
"Hou
seho
lds t
hat s
ubm
it a
com
plet
e ap
plic
atio
n in
dica
ting
tota
l ho
useh
old
inco
me
at
or b
elow
the
inco
me
limits
for f
ree
or re
duce
d pr
ice
bene
fits m
ust b
e ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee o
r red
uced
pric
e be
nefit
s, as
app
ropr
iate
."
(htt
p://
ww
w.fn
s.us
da.g
ov/c
nd/G
uida
nce/
EliM
an.p
df, 2
2)
Imm
igra
nt st
atus
doe
s not
impa
ct e
ligib
ility
(h
ttp:
//w
ww
.fns.
usda
.gov
/sna
p/ru
les/
Mem
o/PR
WO
RA/9
9/N
BPCE
IS_W
IC.h
tm).
Unk
now
n
Befo
re S
ocia
l Sec
urity
will
beg
in p
ayin
g so
meo
ne S
SI, t
hey
will
send
him
or h
er a
lett
er th
at
tells
whe
n pa
ymen
ts st
art a
nd h
ow m
uch
he o
r she
will
get
.
http
://w
ww
.ssa
.gov
/pub
s/11
015.
Unk
now
nTh
e m
ain
obje
ctiv
e of
the
SSI p
rogr
am is
to p
rovi
de
the
basic
cash
supp
ort o
f nee
dy a
ged,
blin
d, o
r disa
bled
in
divi
dual
s. C
ongr
ess d
esig
ned
the
SSI p
rogr
am
on th
e ba
sis o
f the
follo
win
g pr
inci
ples
:
are
natio
nally
uni
form
and
elig
ibili
ty d
eter
min
atio
ns
that
are
bas
ed o
n ob
ject
ive
crite
ria
blin
d, o
r disa
bled
who
se in
com
e an
d re
sour
ces a
re
belo
w sp
ecifi
ed le
vels
are
able
to w
ork
or to
be
reha
bilit
ated
that
wou
ld
allo
w th
em to
redu
ce th
eir d
epen
denc
y on
pub
lic
assis
tanc
e
adm
inist
erin
g th
e pr
ogra
m to
pro
vide
ass
istan
ce
supp
lem
enta
tion
of th
e ba
sic fe
dera
l ben
efit
and
prot
ectio
n fo
r for
mer
reci
pien
ts o
f sta
te a
dult
assis
tanc
e pr
ogra
ms w
ho w
ere
conv
erte
d to
the
SSI p
rogr
am
the
Food
Sta
mp
prog
ram
, med
ical
ass
istan
ce
prog
ram
s, an
d ot
her p
rogr
ams
http
://w
ww
.soc
ialse
curit
y.go
v/po
licy/
docs
/sta
tcom
ps/s
si_as
r/20
11/
back
grou
nd.p
dfU
nkno
wn
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
34
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
eTy
pe (I
OU
N
ame/
Stat
e/F
ed)
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
Sou
rce
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
(If
tem
pora
ry, d
ate
of
expi
ry)
Inco
me
Elig
ibili
ty
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts
and
Child
ren
(WIC
) Fe
dera
lU
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
reFY
201
2 fo
r CA:
$1,
261,
722,
232
WIC
is a
Fed
eral
gra
ntpr
ogra
m fo
r whi
ch C
ongr
ess a
utho
rizes
a
spec
ific a
mou
nt o
f fun
ding
eac
h ye
ar fo
rpr
ogra
m o
pera
tions
. The
Foo
d an
d N
utrit
ion
Serv
ice,
whi
ch a
dmin
ister
s the
pr
ogra
m a
tth
e Fe
dera
l lev
el, p
rovi
des t
hese
fund
s to
WIC
Sta
te a
genc
ies (
Stat
e he
alth
depa
rtm
ents
or c
ompa
rabl
e ag
enci
es) t
o pa
y fo
r WIC
food
s, nu
triti
on e
duca
tion,
brea
stfe
edin
g pr
omot
ion
and
supp
ort,
and
adm
inist
rativ
e co
sts.
Stat
e ag
ency
gro
ss in
com
e lim
it fo
r inc
ome
elig
ibili
ty is
185
% o
f the
fede
ral p
over
ty g
uide
lines
.
Cert
ain
appl
ican
ts ca
n be
det
erm
ined
inco
me-
elig
ible
for W
IC b
ased
on
thei
r par
ticip
atio
n in
cert
ain
prog
ram
s. T
hese
in
clud
ed in
divi
dual
s:
-- e
ligib
le to
rece
ive
SNAP
ben
efits
, Med
icai
d, fo
r Tem
pora
ry A
ssist
ance
for N
eedy
Fam
ilies
(TAN
F, fo
rmer
ly k
now
n as
AF
DC, A
id to
Fam
ilies
with
Dep
ende
nt C
hild
ren)
, --
in w
hich
cert
ain
fam
ily m
embe
rs a
re e
ligib
le to
rece
ive
Med
icai
d or
TAN
F, o
r --
at S
tate
age
ncy
optio
n, in
divi
dual
s tha
t are
elig
ible
to p
artic
ipat
e in
cert
ain
othe
r Sta
te-a
dmin
ister
ed p
rogr
ams.
Child
Car
e D
ev.
Bloc
k G
rant
Fede
ral a
nd S
tate
Fede
ral F
undi
ng th
roug
h th
e Ch
ild C
are
and
Deve
lopm
ent F
und.
The
CCD
F is
adm
inist
ered
by
the
Offi
ce o
f Chi
ld C
are
at th
e U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Hu
man
Ser
vice
s (HH
S)
Full
year
app
ropr
oria
tes f
or F
Y201
3 ha
ve
yet t
o be
ena
cted
, how
ever
the
Hous
e an
d th
e Se
nate
hav
e pa
ssed
a si
x-m
onth
go
vern
men
t-wid
e co
ntin
uing
reso
lutio
n fo
r FY2
013.
The
bill
wou
ld m
aint
ain
fund
ing
for d
iscre
tiona
ry p
rogr
ams a
t the
ir FY
2012
leve
ls, in
crea
sed
by 0
.612
%.
(FY2
012
for C
A Fo
r CCD
F is
$244
,004
,509
)
Inco
me
elig
ibili
ty li
mit
is 85
% o
f Sta
te M
edia
n In
com
e--S
tate
s hav
e th
e di
scre
tion
to a
dopt
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty li
mits
bel
ow
this
fede
ral m
axim
um.
Hea
d St
art
Fede
ral
The
Offi
ce o
f Hea
d St
art (
OHS
), w
ithin
the
Adm
inist
ratio
n of
Chi
ldre
n an
d Fa
mili
es o
f the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Ser
vice
s, aw
ards
gra
nts t
o pu
blic
and
priv
ate
agen
cies
on
a co
mpe
titiv
e ba
sis to
pro
vide
thes
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
serv
ices
to sp
ecifi
c com
mun
ities
.
http
://w
ww
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/pro
gram
s/oh
s/ab
out/
head
-sta
rt
Nat
iona
lly: H
ead
Star
t is c
urre
ntly
fund
ed
at o
ver $
6.8
billi
on a
nd se
rves
mor
e th
an
909,
000
low
-inco
me
child
ren
and
fam
ilies
na
tionw
ide.
Calif
orni
a: C
alifo
rnia
's He
ad S
tart
pro
gram
is
the
larg
est i
n th
e na
tion.
In 2
009,
ove
r 10
9,00
0 ch
ildre
n w
ere
serv
ed b
y He
ad
Star
t with
a p
rogr
am b
udge
t of o
ver $
859
mill
ion.
Cal
iforn
ia's
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams
are
adm
inist
ered
thro
ugh
a sy
stem
of 7
4 gr
ante
es a
nd 8
8 de
lega
te a
genc
ies.
http
://w
ww
.cde
.ca.
gov/
sp/c
d/re
/chs
sco.
asp
"The
HHS
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es a
nd S
ectio
n 64
5 of
the
Head
Sta
rt A
ct a
re u
sed
to d
eter
min
e in
com
e el
igib
ility
for
part
icip
atio
n in
Hea
d St
art a
nd E
arly
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams.
Pro
gram
staf
f may
refe
r to
thes
e re
sour
ces w
hen
wor
king
with
fa
mili
es.
Child
ren
from
birt
h to
age
five
who
are
from
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
bel
ow th
e po
vert
y gu
idel
ines
are
elig
ible
for H
ead
Star
t an
d Ea
rly H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s. C
hild
ren
from
hom
eles
s fam
ilies
, and
fam
ilies
rece
ivin
g pu
blic
ass
istan
ce su
ch a
s TAN
F or
SSI
ar
e al
so e
ligib
le. F
oste
r chi
ldre
n ar
e el
igib
le re
gard
less
of t
heir
fost
er fa
mily
’s in
com
e. P
rogr
am st
aff m
embe
rs m
ay re
fer t
o th
is se
ctio
n of
the
Head
Sta
rt A
ct to
furt
her u
nder
stan
d e
ligib
ility
for H
ead
Star
t and
Ear
ly H
ead
Star
t.
The
pove
rty
guid
elin
es a
re a
djus
ted
for f
amili
es o
f diff
eren
t size
s and
may
be
used
to d
eter
min
e fin
anci
al e
ligib
ility
for
cert
ain
fede
ral p
rogr
ams s
uch
as H
ead
Star
t and
Ear
ly H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s. T
he g
uide
lines
are
issu
ed e
ach
year
in th
e Fe
dera
l Reg
ister
by
the
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Ser
vice
s. A
sing
le se
t of g
uide
lines
app
lies t
o th
e 48
cont
iguo
us
stat
es a
nd th
e Di
stric
t of C
olum
bia.
The
re a
re se
para
te se
ts o
f pov
erty
gui
delin
es fo
r Ala
ska
and
Haw
aii.
Thes
e gu
idel
ines
m
ay b
e us
ed w
hen
dete
rmin
ing
a fa
mily
's el
igib
ility
for H
ead
Star
t and
Ear
ly H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s."
http
://e
clkc
.ohs
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/tta
-sy
stem
/ope
ratio
ns/M
anag
emen
t%20
and%
20Ad
min
istra
tion/
Elig
ibili
ty%
20&
%20
Enro
llmen
t/In
com
e%20
Elig
ibili
ty/P
over
tyGu
idel
ine.
htm
Atta
chm
ent C
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rix -
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ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
35
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts
and
Child
ren
(WIC
)
Child
Car
e D
ev.
Bloc
k G
rant
Hea
d St
art
Inde
xed
to F
eder
al o
r Oth
er In
com
e Le
vels
?N
on-In
com
e Re
quire
men
ts?
Yes.
Fed
eral
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es.
Nut
ritio
nal r
equi
rem
ent:
Appl
ican
ts m
ust b
e se
en b
y a
heal
th p
rofe
ssio
nal s
uch
as a
phy
sicia
n, n
urse
, or
nutr
ition
ist w
ho m
ust d
eter
min
e w
heth
er th
e in
divi
dual
is a
t nut
ritio
n ris
k. I
n m
any
case
s, th
is is
done
in th
e W
IC c
linic
at n
o co
st to
the
appl
ican
t. H
owev
er, t
his i
nfor
mat
ion
can
be o
btai
ned
from
ano
ther
hea
lth
prof
essio
nal s
uch
as th
e ap
plic
ant's
phy
sicia
n.
"Nut
ritio
n ris
k" m
eans
that
an
indi
vidu
al h
as m
edic
al-b
ased
or d
ieta
ry-b
ased
cond
ition
s. E
xam
ples
of m
edic
al-
base
d co
nditi
ons i
nclu
de a
nem
ia (l
ow b
lood
leve
ls), u
nder
wei
ght,
or h
istor
y of
poo
r pre
gnan
cy o
utco
me.
A
diet
ary-
base
d co
nditi
on in
clud
es, f
or e
xam
ple,
a p
oor d
iet.
At a
min
imum
, the
app
lican
t's h
eigh
t and
wei
ght m
ust b
e m
easu
red
and
bloo
d w
ork
take
n to
chec
k fo
r an
emia
.
An a
pplic
ant m
ust h
ave
at le
ast o
ne o
f the
med
ical
or d
ieta
ry c
ondi
tions
on
the
Stat
e's l
ist o
f WIC
nut
ritio
n ris
k cr
iteria
.
Stat
e M
edia
n In
com
eCh
ildre
n m
ust b
e le
ss th
an 1
3 ye
ars o
ld, m
ust b
e liv
ing
with
par
ents
who
are
wor
king
or e
nrol
led
in sc
hool
or
trai
ning
, or i
n ne
ed o
f pro
tect
ive
serv
ices
.
Fede
ral P
over
ty G
uide
lines
To b
e el
igib
le fo
r Hea
d St
art s
ervi
ces,
a c
hild
mus
t be
at le
ast t
hree
yea
rs o
ld b
y th
e da
te u
sed
to d
eter
min
e el
igib
ility
for p
ublic
scho
ol in
the
com
mun
ity in
whi
ch th
e He
ad S
tart
pro
gram
is lo
cate
d, e
xcep
t in
case
s w
here
the
Head
Sta
rt p
rogr
am's
appr
oved
gra
nt p
rovi
des s
peci
fic a
utho
rity
to se
rve
youn
ger c
hild
ren.
Ex
ampl
es o
f suc
h ex
cept
ions
are
pro
gram
s ser
ving
child
ren
of m
igra
nt fa
mili
es a
nd E
arly
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams.
(htt
p://
eclk
c.oh
s.ac
f.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
20St
art%
20Re
quire
men
ts/1
305/
1305
.4%
20Ag
e%20
of%
20ch
ildre
n%20
and%
20fa
mily
%20
inco
me.
htm
)
In se
lect
ing
the
child
ren
and
fam
ilies
to b
e se
rved
, the
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am m
ust c
onsid
er th
e in
com
e of
el
igib
le fa
mili
es, t
he a
ge o
f the
child
, the
ava
ilabi
lity
of k
inde
rgar
ten
or fi
rst g
rade
to th
e ch
ild, a
nd th
e ex
tent
to
whi
ch a
chi
ld o
r fam
ily m
eets
the
crite
ria th
at e
ach
prog
ram
is re
quire
d to
est
ablis
h in
Sec
. 130
5.3(
c)(6
).
(htt
p://
eclk
c.oh
s.ac
f.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
20St
art%
20Re
quire
men
ts/1
305/
1305
.6%
20Se
lect
ion%
20pr
oces
s..h
tm)
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chm
ent C
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rix -
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ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
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36
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts
and
Child
ren
(WIC
)
Child
Car
e D
ev.
Bloc
k G
rant
Hea
d St
art
Who
is E
ligib
le?
Indi
vidu
al, F
amily
, Hou
seho
ld?
Whe
n is
pro
gram
elig
ibili
ty re
visi
ted
or u
pdat
ed?
(Pro
gram
Lev
el)
If Fa
mily
or H
ouse
hold
, Cap
on
Num
bers
?
Fam
ilyTh
e St
ate
agen
cy a
utho
rizes
loca
l age
ncie
s to
cert
ify in
fant
s und
er si
x m
onth
s of a
ge fo
r a p
erio
d ex
tend
ing
up to
th
e fir
st b
irthd
ay p
rovi
ded
the
qual
ity a
nd a
cces
sibili
ty o
f hea
lth ca
re se
rvic
es a
re n
ot d
imin
ished
(kno
wn
as
“ext
ende
d ce
rtifi
catio
n”)
The
Stat
e ag
ency
aut
horiz
es lo
cal a
genc
ies t
o ce
rtify
bre
astfe
edin
g m
othe
rs fo
r a p
erio
d ex
tend
ing
up to
the
infa
nt's
first
birt
hday
or u
ntil
brea
stfe
edin
g is
disc
ontin
ued
(whi
chev
er co
mes
firs
t) Ex
tend
ed ce
rtifi
catio
n is
an o
ptio
n fo
r th
e fo
llow
ing:
No
Fam
ilyU
nkno
wn
Unk
now
n
Fam
ily -
Child
ren
from
fam
ilies
that
mee
t the
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty cr
iteria
.
http
://e
clkc
.ohs
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
20St
art%
20Ac
t/he
adst
arta
ct.h
tml#
645
HHS
Pove
rty
Gui
delin
es a
re is
sued
eac
h ye
ar in
the
Fede
ral R
egis
ter.
Thes
e gu
idel
ines
may
be
used
whe
n de
term
inin
g a
fam
ily's
elig
ibili
ty fo
r Hea
d St
art a
nd E
arly
Hea
d St
art s
ervi
ces.
(htt
p://
aspe
.hhs
.gov
/pov
erty
/12p
over
ty.s
htm
l)
No
cap.
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
37
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts
and
Child
ren
(WIC
)
Child
Car
e D
ev.
Bloc
k G
rant
Hea
d St
art
Freq
uenc
y of
Enr
ollm
ent?
Is E
ligib
ility
Con
firm
ed?
Met
hod
and
Freq
uenc
y of
Elig
ibili
ty C
onfir
mat
ion
The
Stat
e ag
ency
aut
horiz
es lo
cal a
genc
ies t
o ce
rtify
infa
nts u
nder
six
mon
ths o
f age
for a
per
iod
exte
ndin
g up
to th
e fir
st b
irthd
ay p
rovi
ded
the
qual
ity a
nd a
cces
sibili
ty o
f hea
lth ca
re se
rvic
es a
re n
ot d
imin
ished
(k
now
n as
“ex
tend
ed ce
rtifi
catio
n”)
The
Stat
e ag
ency
aut
horiz
es lo
cal a
genc
ies t
o ce
rtify
bre
astf
eedi
ng
mot
hers
for a
per
iod
exte
ndin
g up
to th
e in
fant
's fir
st b
irthd
ay o
r unt
il br
east
feed
ing
is di
scon
tinue
d (w
hich
ever
com
es fi
rst)
Exte
nded
cert
ifica
tion
is an
opt
ion
for t
he fo
llow
ing:
wom
en
Yes
Elig
ibili
ty is
bas
ed o
n th
e st
ated
inco
me
amou
nt a
nd su
ppor
ting
docu
men
tatio
n su
bmitt
ed b
y th
e ap
plic
ant.
The
appl
ican
t is r
equi
red
to p
rovi
de p
roof
of t
he g
ross
m
onth
ly in
com
e fo
r all
adul
t mem
bers
of t
he h
ouse
hold
. All
docu
men
tatio
n m
ust
cove
r a o
ne m
onth
per
iod
and
be cu
rren
t with
in 6
wee
ks o
f int
ake.
The
Stat
e ag
ency
requ
ires d
ocum
enta
tion
of a
n ap
plic
ant's
, or c
erta
in fa
mily
m
embe
rs' e
ligib
ility
to re
ceiv
e be
nefit
s in
the
follo
win
g m
eans
-test
ed p
rogr
ams t
hat
conf
er a
djun
ctiv
e in
com
e el
igib
ility
for W
IC: T
ANF,
food
stam
ps, M
edic
aid.
The
Stat
e ag
ency
use
s doc
umen
ted
elig
ibili
ty fo
r/pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in o
ther
mea
ns-te
sted
pr
ogra
ms t
o es
tabl
ish W
IC in
com
e el
igib
ility
: SSI
.
Indi
vidu
als a
re re
quire
d to
doc
umen
t tha
t the
y or
a fa
mily
mem
ber a
re ce
rtifi
ed a
s el
igib
le to
rece
ive
TAN
F, M
edic
aid,
or F
ood
Stam
p be
nefit
s or,
unde
r the
Sta
te o
ptio
n,
cert
ified
as e
ligib
le to
rece
ive
bene
fits i
n St
ate-
adm
inist
ered
pro
gram
s by
prov
idin
g:
prog
ram
ID ca
rd o
r not
ice
of e
ligib
ility
.
The
appl
ican
t mus
t also
pro
ve n
utrit
iona
l risk
.
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
Unk
now
n
Head
star
t ser
vice
s are
pro
vide
d to
3-5
yea
r old
s.
http
://e
clkc
.ohs
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
20St
art%
20Re
quire
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ts/1
305/
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20Ag
e%20
of%
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ildre
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and%
20fa
mily
%20
inc
ome.
htm
Yes.
"(c)
The
fam
ily in
com
e m
ust b
e ve
rifie
d by
the
Head
Sta
rt p
rogr
am b
efor
e de
term
inin
g th
at a
child
is e
ligib
le to
par
ticip
ate
in th
e pr
ogra
m.
Inco
me
Tax
Form
104
0, W
-2 fo
rms,
pay
stub
s, p
ay e
nvel
opes
, writ
ten
stat
emen
ts
from
em
ploy
ers,
or d
ocum
enta
tion
show
ing
curr
ent s
tatu
s as r
ecip
ient
s of p
ublic
as
sista
nce.
"
(htt
p://
eclk
c.oh
s.ac
f.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
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art%
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quire
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ts/1
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/130
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20Ag
e%20
of%
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ildre
n%20
and%
20fa
mily
%20
inco
me.
htm
)
If a
child
has
bee
n fo
und
inco
me
elig
ible
and
is p
artic
ipat
ing
in a
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am,
he o
r she
rem
ains
inco
me
elig
ible
thro
ugh
that
enr
ollm
ent y
ear a
nd th
e im
med
iate
ly
succ
eedi
ng e
nrol
lmen
t yea
r. Ch
ildre
n w
ho a
re e
nrol
led
in a
pro
gram
rece
ivin
g fu
nds
unde
r the
aut
horit
y of
sect
ion
645A
of t
he H
ead
Star
t Act
(pro
gram
s for
fam
ilies
with
in
fant
s and
todd
lers
, or E
arly
Hea
d St
art)
rem
ain
inco
me
elig
ible
whi
le th
ey a
re
part
icip
atin
g in
the
prog
ram
. Whe
n a
child
mov
es fr
om a
pro
gram
serv
ing
infa
nts a
nd
todd
lers
to a
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am se
rvin
g ch
ildre
n ag
e th
ree
and
olde
r, th
e fa
mily
in
com
e m
ust b
e re
verif
ied.
http
://e
clkc
.ohs
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
20St
art%
20Re
quire
men
ts/1
305/
1305
.7%
20En
rollm
ent%
20an
d%20
re-e
nrol
lmen
t..ht
m
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
38
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts
and
Child
ren
(WIC
)
Child
Car
e D
ev.
Bloc
k G
rant
Hea
d St
art
Num
ber o
f Tot
al P
artie
s in
Calif
orni
a En
rolle
d in
Pro
gram
Prog
ram
Geo
grap
hic
Boun
dary
Prog
ram
Ben
efit/
Ove
rvie
w a
nd U
RL
In C
alifo
rnia
, 84
WIC
age
ncie
s pro
vide
serv
ices
lo
cally
to o
ver 1
.45
mill
ion
part
icip
ants
eac
h m
onth
at o
ver 6
50 si
tes t
hrou
ghou
t the
Sta
te.
CA re
siden
cy re
quire
men
t, an
d N
evad
a, O
rego
n &
Ar
izona
reci
proc
ity a
gree
men
ts a
re in
fina
l rev
iew
proc
ess.
WIC
is a
fede
rally
-fund
ed h
ealth
and
nut
ritio
n pr
ogra
m fo
r wom
en, i
nfan
ts, a
nd ch
ildre
n. W
IC
help
s fam
ilies
by
prov
idin
g ch
ecks
for b
uyin
g he
alth
y su
pple
men
tal f
oods
from
WIC
-aut
horiz
ed
vend
ors,
nutr
ition
edu
catio
n, a
nd h
elp
findi
ng h
ealth
care
and
oth
er co
mm
unity
serv
ices
. Pa
rtic
ipan
ts m
ust m
eet i
ncom
e gu
idel
ines
and
be
preg
nant
wom
en, n
ew m
othe
rs, i
nfan
ts o
r ch
ildre
n un
der a
ge fi
ve.
In C
alifo
rnia
, 84
WIC
age
ncie
s pro
vide
serv
ices
loca
lly to
ove
r 1.4
5 m
illio
n pa
rtic
ipan
ts e
ach
mon
th a
t ove
r 650
site
s thr
ough
out t
he S
tate
.
http
://w
ww
.cdp
h.ca
.gov
/pro
gram
s/w
icw
orks
/Pag
es/d
efau
lt.as
px
Roug
hly
1.7
mill
ion
child
ren
a m
onth
(nat
ion
wid
e) U
nkno
wn
Assis
t low
-inco
me
fam
ilies
in o
btai
ning
child
care
so th
at p
aren
ts ca
n w
ork
or p
artic
ipat
e in
edu
catio
n or
trai
ning
ac
tiviti
es--P
aren
ts a
re g
iven
a m
axim
um ch
oice
in se
lect
ing
a ch
ild ca
re p
rovi
der.
they
are
giv
en
the
optio
n to
enr
oll t
heir
child
with
a p
rovi
der t
hat h
as a
gra
nt o
r con
trac
t. St
ates
can
wai
ve c
hild
ca
re fe
es fo
r fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
at o
r bel
ow th
e po
vert
y gu
idel
ines
.
http
s://
ww
w.c
fda.
gov/
inde
x?s=
prog
ram
&m
ode=
form
&ta
b=co
re&
id=e
a6d4
aea3
cba5
d410
cc40
56d
eda5
8bf2
http
://w
ww
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/site
s/de
faul
t/fil
es/o
cc/f
unda
men
tals_
of_c
cdf_
adm
inist
ratio
n_ch
apte
r_7.
http
://g
reen
book
.way
sand
mea
ns.h
ouse
.gov
/site
s/gr
eenb
ook.
way
sand
mea
ns.h
ouse
.gov
/file
s/20
12/
docu
men
ts/R
L307
85%
20v2
_gb.
Acco
rdin
g to
201
0-20
11 P
rogr
am S
tatis
tics,
4.8
% o
f He
ad S
tart
par
ticip
ants
in C
alifo
rnia
wer
e N
ativ
e Am
eric
an.
http
://c
ahea
dsta
rt.o
rg/f
acts
.htm
l
Head
Sta
rt is
a n
atio
nal p
rogr
am o
pera
ting
in a
ll 50
st
ates
and
trib
al a
reas
.
http
://e
clkc
.ohs
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/sta
ndar
ds/H
ead%
20S
tart
%20
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irem
ents
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%20
Age%
20of
%20
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ldre
n%20
and%
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mily
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inco
me.
htm
Head
Sta
rt is
a fe
dera
l pro
gram
that
pro
mot
es th
e sc
hool
read
ines
s of c
hild
ren
ages
birt
h to
five
fr
om lo
w-in
com
e fa
mili
es b
y en
hanc
ing
thei
r cog
nitiv
e, so
cial
, and
em
otio
nal d
evel
opm
ent.
Head
Sta
rt p
rogr
ams p
rovi
de a
lear
ning
env
ironm
ent t
hat s
uppo
rts c
hild
ren'
s gro
wth
in th
e fo
llow
ing
dom
ains
: lan
guag
e an
d lit
erac
y;co
gniti
on a
nd g
ener
al k
now
ledg
e;ph
ysic
al d
evel
opm
ent a
nd h
ealth
;so
cial
and
em
otio
nal d
evel
opm
ent;
and
appr
oach
es to
lear
ning
.
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
ams p
rovi
de co
mpr
ehen
sive
serv
ices
to e
nrol
led
child
ren
and
thei
r fam
ilies
, whi
ch
incl
ude
heal
th, n
utrit
ion,
soci
al, a
nd o
ther
serv
ices
det
erm
ined
to b
e ne
cess
ary
by fa
mily
nee
ds
asse
ssm
ents
, in
addi
tion
to e
duca
tion
and
cogn
itive
dev
elop
men
t ser
vice
s. H
ead
Star
t ser
vice
s are
de
signe
d to
be
resp
onsiv
e to
eac
h ch
ild a
nd fa
mily
's et
hnic
, cul
tura
l, an
d lin
guist
ic h
erita
ge.
http
://e
clkc
.ohs
.acf
.hhs
.gov
/hslc
/hs/
abou
t
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
39
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Wom
en, I
nfan
ts
and
Child
ren
(WIC
)
Child
Car
e D
ev.
Bloc
k G
rant
Hea
d St
art
Does
par
ty re
ceiv
e do
cum
enta
tion
indi
catin
g el
igib
ility
?El
igib
ility
Exe
mpt
ions
Gui
ding
Prin
cipl
es
The
Stat
e ag
ency
def
ines
spec
ial n
utrit
iona
l risk
app
lican
ts w
ho a
re to
be
notif
ied
of th
eir
elig
ibili
ty w
ithin
10
days
of t
he d
ate
of th
e fir
st re
ques
t for
pro
gram
ben
efits
as t
he fo
llow
ing
(che
ck a
ll th
at a
pply
): pr
egna
nt w
omen
elig
ible
as P
riorit
y I
mig
rant
farm
wor
kers
/fam
ily m
embe
rs
b. T
he S
tate
age
ncy
requ
ires l
ocal
age
ncie
s to
follo
w sp
ecia
l pol
icie
s and
pro
cedu
res t
o en
sure
tim
ely
cert
ifica
tion
of:
rura
l app
lican
ts
empl
oyed
app
lican
ts
c. T
he S
tate
age
ncy'
s pol
icy
allo
ws i
t to
auth
orize
an
exte
nsio
n of
the
notif
icat
ion
perio
d up
to
15 d
ays f
or sp
ecia
l nut
ritio
nal r
isk a
pplic
ants
whe
n lo
cal a
genc
ies p
rovi
de a
writ
ten
requ
est
with
just
ifica
tion
d. P
olic
ies a
nd p
roce
dure
s are
in p
lace
to a
ssur
e al
l oth
er a
pplic
ants
are
not
ified
of e
ligib
ility
w
ithin
20
days
of f
irst r
eque
st fo
r pro
gram
ben
efits
.
In d
eter
min
ing
an a
pplic
ant’s
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty fo
r WIC
, the
Sta
te a
genc
y ex
clud
es b
asic
allo
wan
ce
for h
ousin
g re
ceiv
ed b
y m
ilita
ry se
rvic
es p
erso
nnel
resid
ing
off m
ilita
ry in
stal
latio
ns a
nd in
pr
ivat
ized
hous
ing,
whe
ther
on-
or o
ff-ba
se. T
he S
tate
age
ncy
excl
udes
cost
-of-l
ivin
g al
low
ance
s for
m
ilita
ry p
erso
nnel
on
duty
out
side
of th
e co
ntig
uous
48
Stat
es (O
CON
US
COLA
) fro
m a
pplic
ant
inco
me
for p
urpo
ses o
f WIC
inco
me
dete
rmin
atio
n.
The
Stat
e ag
ency
aut
horiz
es lo
cal a
genc
ies t
o di
squa
lify
an in
divi
dual
in th
e m
iddl
e of
a ce
rtifi
catio
n pe
riod
for t
he fo
llow
ing
reas
ons:
-par
ticip
ant v
olun
teer
s the
info
rmat
ion
that
they
are
ove
r inc
ome
-par
ticip
ant a
buse
-fa
mily
mem
ber f
ound
inco
me
inel
igib
le a
t rec
ertif
icat
ion
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nkno
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nds o
n th
e pr
ogra
m.
Prog
ram
s are
requ
ired
to in
clud
e, in
eve
ry e
nrol
led
child
’s fo
lder
, a st
atem
ent s
igne
d by
a
Head
Sta
rt e
mpl
oyee
indi
catin
g w
hat d
ocum
enta
tion
was
use
d to
det
erm
ine
inco
me
elig
ibili
ty a
nd st
atin
g th
at th
e ch
ild is
inco
me
elig
ible
(or t
hat t
he ch
ild is
bei
ng e
nrol
led
as a
n “o
ver-
inco
me”
child
). Pr
ogra
ms a
re n
ot re
quire
d to
incl
ude
the
actu
al d
ocum
enta
tion
used
to
dete
rmin
e el
igib
ility
.
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tions
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equi
re th
at o
nce
a ch
ild is
enr
olle
d in
Hea
d St
art t
hat c
hild
sh
ould
rem
ain
enro
lled
until
kin
derg
arte
n or
firs
t gra
de is
ava
ilabl
e to
that
child
exc
ept t
hat "
the
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am m
ay ch
oose
not
to e
nrol
l a ch
ild w
hen
ther
e ar
e co
mpe
lling
reas
ons f
or th
e ch
ild n
ot to
rem
ain
in H
ead
Star
t, su
ch a
s whe
n th
ere
is a
chan
ge in
the
child
’s fa
mily
inco
me
and
ther
e is
a ch
ild w
ith a
gre
ater
nee
d fo
r Hea
d St
art s
ervi
ces.
" Whi
le O
HS w
ould
gen
eral
ly e
xpec
t pr
ogra
ms w
ould
ass
ure
a co
ntin
uity
of s
ervi
ces f
or H
ead
Star
t chi
ldre
n an
d co
ntin
ue se
rvin
g th
at
child
unt
il en
try
into
pub
lic sc
hool
a p
rogr
am m
ay, a
t the
pro
gram
’s d
iscre
tion,
not
enr
oll t
hat c
hild
fo
r the
third
yea
r bec
ause
ther
e ar
e ot
her e
ligib
le ch
ildre
n w
ho h
ave
a gr
eate
r nee
d fo
r Hea
d St
art.
Shou
ld a
pro
gram
choo
se n
ot to
enr
oll t
he ch
ild fo
r a th
ird y
ear,
the
reas
ons f
or th
is sh
ould
be
incl
uded
in th
e ch
ild’s
fold
er.
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5
Prog
ram
Nam
eTy
pe (I
OU
N
ame/
Stat
e/F
ed)
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
Sou
rce
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
(If
tem
pora
ry, d
ate
of
expi
ry)
Inco
me
Elig
ibili
ty
Sect
ion
8/H
ousi
ng
Choi
ce V
ouch
er
Prog
ram
Hous
ing
choi
ce v
ouch
ers
are
adm
inist
ered
loca
lly
by p
ublic
hou
sing
agen
cies
(PHA
s). T
he
PHAs
rece
ive
fede
ral
fund
s fro
m th
e U
.S.
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Hou
sing
and
Urb
an D
evel
opm
ent
(HU
D) to
adm
inist
er th
e vo
uche
r pro
gram
.
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent o
f Hou
sing
and
Urb
an D
evel
opm
ent
Unk
now
nEl
igib
ility
for a
hou
sing
vouc
her i
s det
erm
ined
by
the
PHA
base
d on
the
tota
l ann
ual g
ross
inco
me
and
fam
ily si
ze a
nd is
lim
ited
to U
S ci
tizen
s and
spec
ified
cate
gorie
s of n
on-c
itize
ns w
ho h
ave
elig
ible
imm
igra
tion
stat
us. I
n ge
nera
l, th
e fa
mily
's in
com
e m
ay n
ot e
xcee
d 50
% o
f the
med
ian
inco
me
for t
he c
ount
y or
met
ropo
litan
are
a in
whi
ch th
e fa
mily
cho
oses
to li
ve.
By la
w, a
PHA
mus
t pro
vide
75
perc
ent o
f its
vou
cher
to a
pplic
ants
who
se in
com
es d
o no
t exc
eed
30 p
erce
nt o
f the
are
a m
edia
n in
com
e. M
edia
n in
com
e le
vels
are
publ
ished
by
HUD
and
vary
by
loca
tion.
The
PHA
serv
ing
your
com
mun
ity ca
n pr
ovid
e yo
u w
ith th
e in
com
e lim
its fo
r you
r are
a an
d fa
mily
size
Sect
ion
202
Hou
sing
Fede
ral a
nd S
tate
It is
Fede
rally
fund
ed a
dmin
ister
ed b
y th
e U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of H
ousin
g an
d U
rban
Dev
elop
men
t (HU
D)U
nkno
wn
Elig
ible
Gra
ntee
s:
Priv
ate
nonp
rofit
org
aniza
tions
can
app
ly to
dev
elop
a S
ectio
n 20
2 pr
ojec
t if t
hey
can,
am
ong
othe
r req
uire
men
ts, s
ubm
it a
reso
lutio
n th
at th
ey w
ill p
rovi
de a
min
imum
capi
tal i
nves
tmen
t equ
al to
0.5
per
cent
of t
he H
UD-
appr
oved
capi
tal a
dvan
ce,
up to
a m
axim
um o
f $25
,000
for n
atio
nal s
pons
ors o
r $10
,000
for o
ther
spon
sors
. Pub
lic e
ntiti
es a
re n
ot e
ligib
le fo
r fun
ding
un
der t
his p
rogr
am.
Elig
ible
Cus
tom
ers:
O
ccup
ancy
in S
ectio
n 20
2 ho
usin
g is
open
to a
ny v
ery
low
-inco
me
hous
ehol
d . I
ncom
es le
vels
for g
over
nmen
t ass
isted
ho
usin
g ar
e ty
pica
lly b
elow
50%
of t
heir
area
’s m
edia
n in
com
e. A
vera
ge in
com
e of
a re
siden
t is a
ppro
xim
atel
y $1
0,00
0 /
year
. A
pplic
atio
ns fo
r Sec
tion
202
hous
ing
are
mos
tly h
andl
ed a
t the
faci
lity
leve
l and
eac
h fa
cilit
y ha
s its
ow
n el
igib
ility
re
quire
men
ts.
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e
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ousi
ng
Choi
ce V
ouch
er
Prog
ram
Sect
ion
202
Hou
sing
Inde
xed
to F
eder
al o
r Oth
er In
com
e Le
vels
?N
on-In
com
e Re
quire
men
ts?
No
pref
eren
ces f
or se
lect
ing
appl
ican
ts fr
om it
s wai
ting
list.
For e
xam
ple,
PH
As m
ay g
ive
a pr
efer
ence
to a
fam
ily
who
is (1
) hom
eles
s or l
ivin
g in
subs
tand
ard
hous
ing,
(2) p
ayin
g m
ore
than
50%
of i
ts in
com
e fo
r ren
t, or
(3)
invo
lunt
arily
disp
lace
d. F
amili
es w
ho q
ualif
y fo
r any
such
loca
l pre
fere
nces
mov
e ah
ead
of o
ther
fam
ilies
on
the
list w
ho d
o no
t qua
lify
for a
ny p
refe
renc
e. E
ach
PHA
has t
he d
iscre
tion
to e
stab
lish
loca
l pre
fere
nces
to
refle
ct th
e ho
usin
g ne
eds a
nd p
riorit
ies o
f its
par
ticul
ar co
mm
unity
.
Unk
now
nTh
e m
inim
um a
ge fo
r gov
ernm
ent a
ssist
ed h
ousin
g Se
ctio
n 20
2 is
62 y
ears
old
.Th
ere
are
no d
isabi
lity
requ
irem
ents
for g
over
nmen
t ass
isted
hou
sing
Sect
ion
202
hous
ing.
Mar
ital s
tatu
s is t
ypic
ally
not
a re
quire
men
t for
gov
ernm
ent a
ssist
ed h
ousin
g Se
ctio
n 20
2, a
lthou
gh o
ver 9
0%,
of re
siden
ts a
re si
ngle
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en.
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ram
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e
Sect
ion
8/H
ousi
ng
Choi
ce V
ouch
er
Prog
ram
Sect
ion
202
Hou
sing
Who
is E
ligib
le?
Indi
vidu
al, F
amily
, Hou
seho
ld?
Whe
n is
pro
gram
elig
ibili
ty re
visi
ted
or u
pdat
ed?
(Pro
gram
Lev
el)
If Fa
mily
or H
ouse
hold
, Cap
on
Num
bers
?
Fam
ilyTh
e PH
A m
ust r
eexa
min
e th
e fa
mily
's in
com
e an
d co
mpo
sitio
n at
leas
t ann
ually
U
nkno
wn
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ilyU
nkno
wn
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ram
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e
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ion
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ousi
ng
Choi
ce V
ouch
er
Prog
ram
Sect
ion
202
Hou
sing
Freq
uenc
y of
Enr
ollm
ent?
Is E
ligib
ility
Con
firm
ed?
Met
hod
and
Freq
uenc
y of
Elig
ibili
ty C
onfir
mat
ion
Unk
now
nYe
sDu
ring
the
appl
icat
ion
proc
ess,
the
PHA
will
colle
ct in
form
atio
n on
fam
ily in
com
e,
asse
ts, a
nd fa
mily
com
posit
ion.
The
PH
A w
ill v
erify
this
info
rmat
ion
with
oth
er lo
cal
agen
cies
, you
r em
ploy
er a
nd b
ank,
and
will
use
the
info
rmat
ion
to d
eter
min
e pr
ogra
m
elig
ibili
ty a
nd th
e am
ount
of t
he h
ousin
g as
sista
nce
paym
ent
Wai
t list
s are
usu
ally
at l
east
a y
ear.
Pref
eren
ces f
or a
dmiss
ion
incl
ude
thos
e cu
rren
tly p
ayin
g 50
% o
f the
ir in
com
e in
rent
; the
invo
lunt
arily
di
spla
ced;
and
thos
e liv
ing
in su
bsta
ndar
d ho
usin
g.
http
://w
ww
.sen
iorli
ving
.org
/life
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es/h
ud-s
enio
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ogra
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ram
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e
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ion
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ousi
ng
Choi
ce V
ouch
er
Prog
ram
Sect
ion
202
Hou
sing
Num
ber o
f Tot
al P
artie
s in
Calif
orni
a En
rolle
d in
Pro
gram
Prog
ram
Geo
grap
hic
Boun
dary
Prog
ram
Ben
efit/
Ove
rvie
w a
nd U
RL
Unk
now
nCA
The
hous
ing
choi
ce v
ouch
er p
rogr
am is
the
fede
ral g
over
nmen
t's m
ajor
pro
gram
for a
ssist
ing
very
lo
w-in
com
e fa
mili
es, t
he e
lder
ly, a
nd th
e di
sabl
ed to
affo
rd d
ecen
t, sa
fe, a
nd sa
nita
ry h
ousin
g in
th
e pr
ivat
e m
arke
t. Si
nce
hous
ing
assis
tanc
e is
prov
ided
on
beha
lf of
the
fam
ily o
r ind
ivid
ual,
part
icip
ants
are
abl
e to
find
thei
r ow
n ho
usin
g, in
clud
ing
singl
e-fa
mily
hom
es, t
ownh
ouse
s and
ap
artm
ents
.
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UD?
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ants
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ide
to
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tes a
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uert
o Ri
co.
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ocum
ents
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ok u
nder
Cal
iforn
ia.
Unk
now
nTh
e Se
ctio
n 20
2 pr
ogra
m h
elps
exp
and
the
supp
ly o
f affo
rdab
le h
ousin
g w
ith su
ppor
tive
serv
ices
fo
r the
eld
erly
. It p
rovi
des v
ery
low
-inco
me
elde
rly w
ith o
ptio
ns th
at a
llow
them
to li
ve
inde
pend
ently
but
in a
n en
viro
nmen
t tha
t pro
vide
s sup
port
act
iviti
es su
ch a
s cle
anin
g, co
okin
g,
tran
spor
tatio
n, e
tc. T
he p
rogr
am is
sim
ilar t
o Su
ppor
tive
Hous
ing
for P
erso
ns w
ith D
isabi
litie
s.
HUD
prov
ides
inte
rest
-free
capi
tal a
dvan
ces t
o pr
ivat
e, n
onpr
ofit
spon
sors
to fi
nanc
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of s
uppo
rtiv
e ho
usin
g fo
r the
eld
erly
. The
capi
tal a
dvan
ce d
oes n
ot h
ave
to b
e re
paid
as
long
as t
he p
roje
ct se
rves
ver
y lo
w-in
com
e el
derly
per
sons
for 4
0 ye
ars.
Type
s of B
enef
it Pa
yout
Sect
ion
202
hous
ing
bene
fits c
ome
in th
e fo
rm o
f ine
xpen
sive
mon
thly
rent
of h
omes
or
apar
tmen
ts in
gro
up re
siden
tial s
ettin
gs.
Rest
rictio
ns o
n Ho
w P
ayou
t Can
be
Use
dSe
nior
s do
not r
ecei
ve ca
sh b
enef
its fo
r ass
istan
ce, r
athe
r the
ir re
nts a
re re
duce
d, a
nd th
eref
ore
assis
ted
hous
ing
bene
fits c
an o
nly
be a
pplie
d to
war
ds h
ousin
g co
sts.
Bene
fits A
mou
nts &
Lim
itsSe
ctio
n 20
2 ho
usin
g at
tem
pts t
o re
duce
a se
nior
rent
al e
xpen
ses t
o le
ss th
an 5
0% o
f the
ir m
onth
ly
inco
me.
Tha
t sai
d, b
enef
it de
cisio
ns a
re m
ade
at th
e fa
cilit
y le
vel a
nd e
ach
one
diffe
rs.
Re
ntal
am
ount
is ca
lcul
ated
by
usin
g th
e gr
eate
st o
f:1.
30%
of m
onth
ly a
djus
ted
inco
me
2. 1
0% o
f mon
thly
inco
me
3. T
he w
elfa
re re
nt in
as-
paid
stat
es4.
Or t
he P
HA m
inim
um re
nt ($
25 o
r up
to $
50).
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orta
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UD?
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ram
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e
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ion
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ousi
ng
Choi
ce V
ouch
er
Prog
ram
Sect
ion
202
Hou
sing
Does
par
ty re
ceiv
e do
cum
enta
tion
indi
catin
g el
igib
ility
?El
igib
ility
Exe
mpt
ions
Gui
ding
Prin
cipl
es
If th
e PH
A de
term
ines
that
you
r fam
ily is
elig
ible
, the
PH
A w
ill p
ut y
our n
ame
on a
wai
ting
list,
unle
ss it
is a
ble
to a
ssist
you
imm
edia
tely
. Onc
e yo
ur n
ame
is re
ache
d on
the
wai
ting
list,
the
PHA
will
cont
act y
ou a
nd is
sue
to y
ou a
hou
sing
vouc
her.
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
Unk
now
nU
nkno
wn
The
Sect
ion
202
prog
ram
hel
ps e
xpan
d th
e su
pply
of a
fford
able
ho
usin
g w
ith su
ppor
tive
serv
ices
for t
he e
lder
ly. I
t pro
vide
s ver
y lo
w-in
com
e el
derly
with
opt
ions
that
allo
w th
em to
live
in
depe
nden
tly b
ut in
an
envi
ronm
ent t
hat p
rovi
des s
uppo
rt
activ
ities
such
as c
lean
ing,
coo
king
, tra
nspo
rtat
ion,
etc
. The
pr
ogra
m is
sim
ilar t
o Su
ppor
tive
Hous
ing
for P
erso
ns w
ith
Disa
bilit
ies
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
46
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
eTy
pe (I
OU
N
ame/
Stat
e/F
ed)
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
Sou
rce
Prog
ram
Fun
ding
(If
tem
pora
ry, d
ate
of
expi
ry)
Inco
me
Elig
ibili
ty
Calif
orni
a Al
tern
ate
Rate
s for
Ene
rgy
(CAR
E)
Paci
fic G
as &
Ele
ctric
(P
G&
E)
Sout
hern
Cal
iforn
ia
Ediso
n (S
CE)
San
Dieg
o Ga
s & E
lect
ric
(SDG
&E)
SoCa
l Gas
Fund
ed b
y no
n-pa
rtic
ipat
ing
rate
paye
rs a
s par
t of a
stat
utor
y 'p
ublic
pur
pose
pr
ogra
m su
rcha
rge'
that
app
ears
on
thei
r mon
thly
bill
s (1
Calif
orni
a Pu
blic
U
tiliti
es C
ode
Sect
ion
382.
All
refe
renc
es to
Cod
e he
rein
afte
r ref
er to
Ca
lifor
nia
Publ
ic U
tiliti
es C
ode.
) (De
cisio
n 12
0804
4 pa
ge 2
P 2
)
Fund
ing
for t
he C
ARE
prog
ram
cons
ist o
f th
e fo
llow
ing:
2012
-201
4 To
tal:
$3,7
99,9
16,0
75
2012
: $1,
243,
171,
041
2013
: $1,
270,
445,
759
2014
: $1,
286,
299,
275
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 6
"Ado
pted
Bu
dget
Sum
mar
y 20
12-2
014"
Tab
le)
Hous
ehol
d In
com
e w
ithin
200
% o
f the
Fed
eral
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es (D
ecisi
on 1
2080
44 p
age
202
P2);
Non
prof
it Gr
oup
Livi
ng
Faci
litie
s mee
ting
Fede
ral P
over
ty G
uide
lines
(PG&
E); a
nd/o
r enr
ollm
ent i
n on
e of
the
follo
win
g pu
blic
ass
istan
ce
prog
ram
s (PG
&E)
:
-If U
nem
ploy
ed: h
ouse
hold
inco
me
calc
ulat
ed fr
om d
ate
of u
nem
ploy
men
t (So
Cal G
as)
Ener
gy S
avin
gs
Assi
stan
ce (E
SA)
(PG
&E)
Ediso
n (S
CE)
(SDG
&E)
Fund
ed b
y no
n-pa
rtic
ipat
ing
rate
paye
rs a
s par
t of a
stat
utor
y 'p
ublic
pur
pose
pr
ogra
m su
rcha
rge'
that
app
ears
on
thei
r mon
thly
bill
s (1
Calif
orni
a Pu
blic
U
tiliti
es C
ode
Sect
ion
382.
All
refe
renc
es to
Cod
e he
rein
afte
r ref
er to
Ca
lifor
nia
Publ
ic U
tiliti
es C
ode.
) (De
cisio
n 12
0804
4 pa
ge 2
P 2
)
2012
-201
4 To
tal:
$1,1
04,7
77,3
43
2012
:$35
8,45
3,05
4
2013
:$36
8,70
3,76
3
2014
:$37
7,62
0,52
5
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 6
"Ado
pted
Bu
dget
Sum
mar
y 20
12-2
014"
Tab
le)
Hous
ehol
d In
com
e w
ithin
200
% o
f the
Fed
eral
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es (D
ecisi
on 1
2080
44 p
age
202
P2) a
nd/o
r enr
ollm
ent i
n on
e of
the
follo
win
g pu
blic
ass
istan
ce p
rogr
ams (
SoCa
l Gas
):
-If U
nem
ploy
ed: H
ouse
hold
inco
me
calc
ulat
ed fr
om d
ate
of u
nem
ploy
men
t (So
Cal G
as)
CARE
and
ESA
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
47
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Calif
orni
a Al
tern
ate
Rate
s for
Ene
rgy
(CAR
E)
Ener
gy S
avin
gs
Assi
stan
ce (E
SA)
CARE
and
ESA
Inde
xed
to F
eder
al o
r Oth
er In
com
e Le
vels
?N
on-In
com
e Re
quire
men
ts?
(PG
&E)
Qua
lify
if al
read
y es
tabl
ished
elig
ibili
ty in
pub
lic a
ssist
ance
pro
gram
s (PG
&E)
; Se
lect
Non
prof
it Gr
oup
Livi
ng
Faci
litie
s (PG
&E)
(SoC
al G
as)
Qua
lify
if al
read
y es
tabl
ished
elig
ibili
ty in
pub
lic a
ssist
ance
pro
gram
s (So
Cal G
as)
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
48
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Calif
orni
a Al
tern
ate
Rate
s for
Ene
rgy
(CAR
E)
Ener
gy S
avin
gs
Assi
stan
ce (E
SA)
CARE
and
ESA
Who
is E
ligib
le?
Indi
vidu
al, F
amily
, Hou
seho
ld?
Whe
n is
pro
gram
elig
ibili
ty re
visi
ted
or u
pdat
ed?
(Pro
gram
Lev
el)
If Fa
mily
or H
ouse
hold
, Cap
on
Num
bers
?
Elig
ibili
ty fo
r the
pro
gram
follo
ws t
he b
elow
item
s:Th
e IO
U's
are
dire
cted
to re
view
and
subm
it by
Tie
r 2 a
dvic
e le
tter
, a li
st o
r pro
pose
d ca
tego
rical
elig
ibili
ty lo
w
inco
me
prog
ram
s with
inco
me
thre
shol
ds co
nsist
ent w
ith C
ARE
and
ESA
prog
ram
s ann
ually
by
Janu
ary
31st
. The
En
ergy
Div
ision
will
issu
e an
ann
ual l
ette
r app
rovi
ng C
ARE
inco
me
guid
elin
es o
n Ap
ril 1
st e
ach
year
. (De
cisio
n 12
0804
4 pa
ge 1
5 P
3)
No
Cap
on M
embe
rs:
HH
Size
/Inc
ome
Elig
ibili
ty:
1/$2
2,34
02/
$30,
260
3/$3
8,18
04/
$46,
100
5/$5
4,02
06/
$61,
940
7/$6
9,86
08/
$77,
780
For e
ach
addi
tiona
l per
son,
add
$7,
920
(PG&
E)(Ju
ne 1
, 201
2 th
roug
h M
ay 3
1, 2
013)
Hous
ehol
d (A
s def
ined
by
Gene
ral O
rder
153
) Th
e IO
U's
are
dire
cted
to re
view
and
subm
it by
Tie
r 2 a
dvic
e le
tter
, a li
st o
r pro
pose
d ca
tego
rical
elig
ibili
ty lo
w
inco
me
prog
ram
s with
inco
me
thre
shol
ds co
nsist
ent w
ith C
ARE
and
ESA
prog
ram
s ann
ually
by
Janu
ary
31st
. The
En
ergy
Div
ision
will
issu
e an
ann
ual l
ette
r app
rovi
ng C
ARE
inco
me
guid
elin
es o
n Ap
ril 1
st e
ach
year
. (De
cisio
n 12
0804
4 pa
ge 1
5 P
3)
No
Cap
on M
embe
rs:
HH
Size
/Inc
ome
Elig
ibili
ty:
1/$2
2,34
02/
$30,
260
3/$3
8,18
04/
$46,
100
5/$5
4,02
06/
$61,
940
7/$6
9,86
08/
$77,
780
For e
ach
addi
tiona
l per
son,
add
$7,
920
(June
1, 2
012
thro
ugh
May
31,
201
3)(P
G&
E)
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
49
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Calif
orni
a Al
tern
ate
Rate
s for
Ene
rgy
(CAR
E)
Ener
gy S
avin
gs
Assi
stan
ce (E
SA)
CARE
and
ESA
Freq
uenc
y of
Enr
ollm
ent?
Is E
ligib
ility
Con
firm
ed?
Met
hod
and
Freq
uenc
y of
Elig
ibili
ty C
onfir
mat
ion
Rece
rtify
elig
ibili
ty e
very
2 y
ears
; fou
r yea
rs if
fixe
d in
com
e(De
cisio
n 12
0804
4 pa
ge 2
01 P
3)
You
may
be
sele
cted
for v
erifi
catio
n af
ter y
our e
nrol
lmen
t/re
cert
ifica
tion
in th
e CA
RE p
rogr
am-P
GE.
Elig
ibili
ty is
also
conf
irmed
thro
ugh:
rang
ing
from
as l
ow a
s 1.6
3% fo
r SCE
to 1
0.55
% fo
r PG&
E (D
ecisi
on 1
2080
44 p
age
203
P 2)
and
of t
hose
revi
ewed
, a si
gnifi
cant
% (3
8.62
% fo
r SCE
to 6
0.94
% fo
r PG
&E)
are
de-
enro
lled
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 20
3 P
2)
Met
hod:
thos
e se
lect
ed m
ust s
ubm
it in
com
e ve
rific
atio
n do
cum
enta
tion
and/
or a
war
d le
tter
s of p
artic
ipat
ion
in se
lect
pub
lic a
ssist
ance
pro
gram
s-PG
E . I
n lie
u of
pro
vidi
ng
inco
me
docu
men
tatio
n, C
ARE
cust
omer
s who
hav
e be
en in
com
e ve
rifie
d by
a
qual
ifyin
g ca
tego
rical
elig
ible
low
inco
me
prog
ram
may
subm
it pr
oof o
f enr
ollm
ent i
n an
app
rove
d ca
tego
rical
elig
ibili
ty p
rogr
am (D
ecisi
on 1
2080
44 p
age
216
P 3)
One
tim
e on
lyYe
s, up
on a
pplic
atio
n (P
G&E)
To co
nfirm
elig
ibili
ty p
artic
ipan
ts n
eed
to p
rovi
de 1
) pro
of o
f inc
ome
requ
ired
upon
ap
plic
atio
n (P
G&E)
and
2) v
erifi
catio
n ite
ms i
nclu
de ch
eck
stub
s, so
cial
secu
rity,
ban
k st
atem
ents
, or o
ther
le
gal p
roof
of i
ncom
e (P
G&E)
.
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
50
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Calif
orni
a Al
tern
ate
Rate
s for
Ene
rgy
(CAR
E)
Ener
gy S
avin
gs
Assi
stan
ce (E
SA)
CARE
and
ESA
Num
ber o
f Tot
al P
artie
s in
Calif
orni
a En
rolle
d in
Pro
gram
Prog
ram
Geo
grap
hic
Boun
dary
Prog
ram
Ben
efit/
Ove
rvie
w a
nd U
RL
Enro
lled
as o
f Dec
embe
r 201
1:PG
&E:
1,5
32,6
92SC
E: 1
,437
,537
SoCa
l Gas
: 1,7
16,4
95SD
G&E:
308
,596
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 22
Tab
le: '
CARE
En
rollm
ents
and
Pen
etra
tion
Rate
')
Pene
trat
ion
Rate
sPG
&E:
90.
2%SC
E: 9
9%So
Cal G
as: 9
2.9%
SDG&
E: 8
5.1%
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 22
Tab
le: '
CARE
En
rollm
ents
and
Pen
etra
tion
Rate
')
Serv
ice
Terr
itorie
s:PG
&E,
SCE
, SoC
al G
as, a
ndSD
G&E
Elig
ible
Cus
tom
ers o
f Dec
embe
r 201
1:PG
&E
Elig
ible
: 1,6
99,6
60SC
E El
igib
le: 1
,451
,325
SoCa
l Gas
Elig
ible
: 1,8
47,2
96SD
G&E
Elig
ible
: 362
,551
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 22
Tab
le: '
CARE
Enr
ollm
ents
an
d Pe
netr
atio
n Ra
te')
Low
-inco
me
cust
omer
s tha
t are
enr
olle
d in
the
CARE
pro
gram
rece
ive
a 20
per
cent
disc
ount
on
thei
r ele
ctric
and
nat
ural
gas
bill
s (De
cisio
n 12
0804
4 pa
ge 2
2 P
2)
Web
:
http
://w
ww
.pge
.com
/en/
myh
ome/
cust
omer
serv
ice/
finan
cial
assis
tanc
e/ca
re/in
dex.
page
2008
-201
1: 1
,050
,934
2012
-201
4:Pr
ojec
ted:
984
,604
-201
2: 3
42,3
06-2
013:
322
,249
-201
4: 3
20,0
49(D
ecisi
on 1
2080
44 p
age
30-3
1 Ta
ble:
'IO
U F
igur
es
for P
Y 20
09-2
011
Hom
es T
reat
ed v
. PY
2012
-201
4 Ho
mes
Pro
ject
ed fo
r Tre
atm
ent')
Serv
ice
terr
itorie
s inc
lude
PG&
E, S
CE, S
DG&
E, a
nd
SoCa
l Gas
In
stal
l no-
cost
hom
e w
eath
eriza
tion
serv
ices
and
ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y m
easu
res t
o he
lp co
nser
ve
ener
gy, r
educ
e en
ergy
cos
ts, a
nd im
prov
e he
alth
/com
fort
/saf
ety.
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 19
P 2
)
Web
:
http
://w
ww
.pge
.com
/myh
ome/
cust
omer
serv
ice/
finan
cial
assi
stan
ce/e
nerg
ysav
ings
assi
stan
cepr
ogra
m/
Atta
chm
ent C
Mat
rix -
Fede
ral,
Stat
e, C
ARE
and
ESA
Prog
ram
Des
crip
tions
Page
51
of 5
5
Prog
ram
Nam
e
Calif
orni
a Al
tern
ate
Rate
s for
Ene
rgy
(CAR
E)
Ener
gy S
avin
gs
Assi
stan
ce (E
SA)
CARE
and
ESA
Does
par
ty re
ceiv
e do
cum
enta
tion
indi
catin
g el
igib
ility
?El
igib
ility
Exe
mpt
ions
Gui
ding
Prin
cipl
es
Una
vaila
ble
CARE
ele
ctric
cus
tom
ers w
ith e
lect
ric u
sage
abo
ve 6
00%
of b
asel
ine
in a
ny m
onth
ly b
illin
g cy
cle
will
ha
ve 9
0 da
ys to
dro
p us
age
subs
tant
ially
or b
e de
-enr
olle
d an
d ba
rred
from
the
prog
ram
for 2
4
Savi
ngs A
ssist
ance
Pro
gram
with
in 4
5 da
ys o
f not
ice
(Dec
ision
120
8044
pag
e 21
9-22
0).
CARE
cus
tom
ers w
ith u
sage
at 4
00%
-600
% o
f bas
elin
e in
any
mon
th m
ust u
nder
go P
ost E
nrol
lmen
t
D.08
-11-
031:
90%
CAR
E pe
netr
atio
n ta
rget
Una
vaila
ble
Una
vaila
ble
Stra
tegi
c Pla
n vi
sion
that
by
2020
, 100
per
cent
of e
ligib
le a
nd
will
ing
cust
omer
s will
hav
e re
ceiv
ed a
ll co
st-e
ffect
ive
low
inco
me
ener
gy e
ffici
ency
(ESA
) mea
sure
s. (D
ecisi
on 1
2080
44 p
age
179
P 3)
County Program Alignment with CARE/ESA
Page 52 of 55
Program Name/ County
Aligns with IOU's CARE/ESA?
Eligibility Requirements Program URL
***Note: CMSP refers to County Medical Service Programs http://www.cmspcounties.org/. ***
***Note: Individuals are eligible for participation in CMSP with less than or equal to 200% FPG net non-exempt income; eligibility guidelines are available at http://www.cmspcounties.org/pdf_files/forms/CMSPInfoNotice02-1005.pdf
Alpine Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.alpinecountyca.gov/health_and_human_services/public_health_services
Amador Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.amador.ca.us/index.aspx?page=200
Butte Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
County Medical Services Program CMSP
Be at least 21 years of age but less than 65 years and not eligible for the Medi-Cal program
Meet the citizenship or immigration status requirements
Provide all required documentation within the required time frames
Apply for and accept unconditionally available income
Provide Social Security Number
Meet the countable property limits for the program and any transfer / utilization of property requirements
Not be an inmate in public or private institutions
Utilize other available health care coverage
Depending on the situation, CMSP benefits may be at no cost or may require the recipient to make a share of cost contribution
http://buttecounty.net/Employment%20and%20Social%20Services/Medical%20Services/CMSP.aspx
Calaveras Misaligned Unknown http://calaverasgov.us/Colusa Misaligned Unknown http://www.countyofcolusa.org/index.aspx
http://www.countyofcolusa.org/index.aspx?nid=99
Contra Costa Aligns broadly on unit of measure and income cap.
There are two components of the LIHP program: the Medi-Cal Coverage Expansion program (MCE) for adults whose household gross income is at or below 133% of the Federal Poverty Level, and the Health Care Coverage Initiative program (HCCI) for adults whose household gross income is between 134-200% of the Federal Poverty Level.
While the MCE program administered by Contra Costa aligns broadly with CARE/ESA eligibility requirements, additional health programs offered by Contra Costa, such as its Basic health program, do not align (300% FPG). The Low Income Health Program (LIHP) is a health coverage program for uninsured residents of Contra Costa County. Eligible patients must be between 19 to 64 years of age, and be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident who has resided in the U.S. continuously for 5 or more years.
http://cchealth.org/insurance/lihp.php
Alameda Aligns broadly on unit of measure and income cap, not a perfect match on income inclusions and exclusions.
The HealthPAC program in Alameda County provides coverage to individuals whose household income does not exceed 200% FPG (student loans, grants, and scholarships are not counted towards total income). Cannot be enrolled in or eligible for Medi-Cal. To be eligible for HealthPAC MCE, household income eligibility is 0-133% FPG and HealthPAC Health Care Coverage Initiative program (HCCI) eligibility is household gross income between 134 and 200% FPG. Designed for adults 19 to 64 years of age.
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Documents/LIHP/Deliv/Alameda/18.2HPACPlan.pdf
County Program Alignment with CARE/ESA
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Program Name/ County
Aligns with IOU's CARE/ESA?
Eligibility Requirements Program URL
Del Norte Misaligned - based on individual unit of measure.
The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) is a medical coverage program subscribed to by many rural California counties. Individuals ages 21-64 who have incomes at or below 200% federal poverty level and who are not eligible for Medi-Cal benefits could be eligible for CMSP benefits. The purpose of CMSP is to provide essential health care services to indigent adults.
Some recipients of CMSP may have to pay a monthly share of cost before CMSP benefits become effective. The share of cost is determined based upon the recipient's monthly income. A client with a share of cost will be certified for CMSP for 3 months, a client with no share of cost will be certified for 6 months.
Reapplication is required at the end of certification period.
http://www.co.del-norte.ca.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=238:county-medical-services-program-cmsp&catid=91:misc&Itemid=119
El Dorado Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://co.el-dorado.ca.us/Government/HumanServices/Health_Care_Services/CMSP.aspx
Fresno Misaligned Links to State Healthy Families Program http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/departmentpage.aspx?ID=6160
Glenn Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.countyofglenn.net/govt/departments/public_health/services.aspx
Humboldt Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health
Path2Health eligibility is limited to County residents with net non-exempt income at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level. There is no asset or property test for Path2Health.
CMSP eligibility is limited to County residents with net non-exempt income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. CMSP eligibility is also limited to single people with $2000 or less in countable property or co+C11uples with $3000 or less in countable property.
http://co.humboldt.ca.us/hhs/ssb/countymedicalservicesprogram.asp
Imperial Part of CE already Healthy Families Program-state run http://www.icphd.org/sub.php?menu_id=56Inyo Misaligned - based on individual
unit of measurementCMSP/Path2Health http://www.inyocounty.us/publichealth/individualandf
amily/index.php#1
Kern Misaligned Unknown http://www.kernpublichealth.com/Kings Misaligned - based on individual
unit of measurementCMSP/Path2Health http://countyofkings.com/Health/index.html
Lake Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.lakecounty.com/site6.aspx
Lassen Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.lassencounty.org/govt/dept/soc_services/default.asp
Los Angeles Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
Healthy Way LA (HWLA)
Eligibility for HWLA is avialable to county residence between the age of 19 o 64 years of age, and having legal U.S. residence for 5+ years. Income requirements for these individuals must be at or below 133% of FPL.
http://www.ladhs.org/wps/portal/HWLA
http://dhs.lacounty.gov/wps/PA_1_QDN2DSD30OTBC0IU3AR62I1000/DhsSites/HWLA/pdf/Enrollment%20Info%20Sheet%20english.pdf
Madera Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.madera-county.com/index.php/dph-home/186-welcome-to-the-department-of-public-health
Marin Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/HH/main/campus/pdfs/AssistProgBroch0710.pdf
Marisposa Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.mariposacounty.org/FAQ.aspx?QID=213
Mendocino Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hhsa/chs/efas.htm
County Program Alignment with CARE/ESA
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Program Name/ County
Aligns with IOU's CARE/ESA?
Eligibility Requirements Program URL
Merced Misaligned - based on income First Steps Program is a home visiting program providing health and social services to families with children from before birth through age five. There appears to be no income eligibility requirements, however, to be eligibile you must be: A pregnant woman or woman who has children up through age five with:
A health problem or high risk pregnancyPregnancy as a teen 18 years of age or youngerSubstance abuse problemsDepression or other mental problemsDomestic violence problemsDevelopmental disabilities
http://ca-mercedcounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=618
Modoc Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.modoc.ca.us/departments/health-services
Mono Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.monocounty.ca.gov/social-services/page/about-social-services
Monterey Misaligned Unknown http://www.mtyhd.org/index.php?searchword=low+income+medical+programs&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&Itemid=899&option=com_search
Napa Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.countyofnapa.org/pages/departmentcontent.aspx?id=4294977519
Nevada Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.mynevadacounty.com/search/pages/Results.aspx?k=county%20medical%20services%20program
Orange Not applicable Provides links to numerous federal. State, and local programs, although there is not one comprehensive County health program.
http://ocgov.com/
Placer Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
Medical Care Services Program http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/hhs/public_assistance/MCSP.aspx
Plumas Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.countyofplumas.com/index.aspx?NID=241
Riverside Misaligned - based on individual income and in some cases, income cap (cap varies depending on services sought)
Ryan White Program
Client must be a resident of the San Bernardino or Riverside County (TGA) for at least 30 days to receive Primary Medical, Pharmacy Assistance, and Case Management services or 90 days to receive all other services and be able to show proof of TGA residency while meeting specified requirements. Financial eligibility is based on specified services (for example, outpatient services income eligibility requirement exceeds 200% FPG individual earned income).
http://www.riversidecounty.org/
http://www.sbcounty.gov/pubhlth/programs_services/ryan_white/ryan_white_clients_eligibility.htm
Sacramento Misaligned Links to various federal, State, and local programs, including Med-Cal, LIHP, and CalFresh, among others.
http://www.dhaweb.saccounty.net/
San Benito Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.sanbenitoco.org/programs/ccs/ccs_healthyfamilies.html
San Bernardino Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
Ryan White Program http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/pubhlth/programs_services/ryan_white/ryan_white_clients_eligibility.htm
San Diego Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
County Medical Services/LIHP http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/programs/ssp/county_medical_services/index.html#CMS_Minimum_Eligibility_Criteria
San Francisco Misaligned - based on family income
Healthy San Francisco; 500% FPG http://www.healthysanfrancisco.org/
http://www.healthysanfrancisco.org/visitors/Participant_Costs.aspx
San Joaquin Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
LIHP http://www.sjgeneralhospital.com/ServicesPrograms/Medical-Assistance-Program.htm
San Luis Obispo Misaligned Links to State/federal programs-only found http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/health/publichealth/famhealth.htm
San Mateo Misaligned Links to State/federal programs-only found http://sanmateo.networkofcare.org/mh/services/agency.aspx?pid=HealthPlanofSanMateo_69_2_0
County Program Alignment with CARE/ESA
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Program Name/ County
Aligns with IOU's CARE/ESA?
Eligibility Requirements Program URL
Santa Barbara Misaligned Links to State/federal programs-only found http://www.countyofsb.org/social_services/default_rt.aspx?id=15072&id2=15496
Santa Clara Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health http://www.sccgov.org/sites/sccphd/en-us/Residents/OtherChild/Pages/MCAH.aspx
Santa Cruz Misaligned Links to State/federal programs-only found http://www.santacruzhumanservices.org/Shasta Misaligned - based on individual
unit of measurementCMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.shasta.ca.us/index/hhsa_index/Health_
Coverage/County_insur_CMSP.aspx
Sierra Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.sierracounty.ws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=15&MMN_position=36:28
Siskiyou Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/HS/programs.aspx
Solano Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.solano.ca.us/depts/hss/ees/medical/default.asp
Sonoma Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.sonoma-county.org/human/eco_assistance.htm
Stanislaus Misaligned Links to State/federal programs-only found http://www.stanworks.com/content.php?nav=adult-services/adult-services-contents.htm
Sutter Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.suttercounty.org/doc/government/depts/hs/wss/hs_welfare_social_services
Tehama Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.tehamacohealthservices.net/default.htm
Trinity Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.trinitycounty.org/Departments/HHS/hhsinfo.htm#county
Tulare Misaligned Links to State/federal programs-only found. Accept Medi-Cal, Medicare, and Healthy Families and those without insurance.
http://www.tularehhsa.org/index.cfm/public-health/health-care-services/welcome-to-family-pact/
Tuolumne Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://portal.co.tuolumne.ca.us/psp/ps/TUP_DEPT_SO
GBL?action=U&CONTENT_PNM=EMPLOYEE&CATGID=2151&FolderPath=PORTAL_ROOT_OBJECT.TUP_DSS_PUBLIC_ASSISTANCE_FLDR.ADMN_TUOCM_MENUREF_2151&IsFolder=false&IgnoreParamTempl=FolderPath%2cIsFolder
Ventura Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
ACE-Health Access for Adults and funding based on grants.
http://www.vchca.org/t/health-care-for-the-uninsured/ace-program-for-adults
Yolo Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.yolocounty.org/Index.aspx?page=67
Yuba Misaligned - based on individual unit of measurement
CMSP/Path2Health http://www.co.yuba.ca.us/departments/HHSD/Eligibility/medicalservices.aspx