Verification Request
What form is used to ask clients to submit verifications
CW2200
Please list the four other required information an EW should go over with the client during the CalFresh interview.
Income Reporting Threshold (IRT)
Semi-Annual Report (SAR7)
Work Registration/ABAWD information (when applicable)
National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)
Do all CalFresh households must be screened for ABAWD?
True
What are the NOAS related to the SAR7 processing?
X-NOA
Y-NOA
SAR 90
What does NVRA stand for?
National Voter Registration Act
Do we request verifications for questionable information? And do we journal the case when it is questionable?
Yes
What are you required to explain about IRT to your client?
You are required to report to us if your income exceeds this amount while you are receiving CalFresh benefits. Your IRT amount will be on your SAR2 notice (Reporting Changes for Cash Aid and CalFresh)
Should CalFresh households be informed about our CF Employment and Training (CFET)?
Yes
When do you use the Y-NOA?
When the SAR7 is incomplete
When does the Voter Preference form is required to be provided to the client?
At application, RE and report of address change
Before requesting verifications what do we do first?
We check the case files to make sure that the verification we are requesting is not already there
Please list the Verbal Explanation requirements for the SAR7
What is a SAR7
When the SAR7 must be submitted
That they may need to submit verification of changes in their household circumstances
What happens if a SAR7 is not submitted
Assistance in completing the SAR7 is available upon request
What does ABAWD stand for?
"Able -bodied adults without dependents"
When do you send the SAR90?
The SAR90 is a reminder letter that is sent after either the X-NOA or the Y-NOA is sent and the SAR7 is still incomplete
What does VRC stand for?
Voter Registration Card
Do we accept sworn statements as the first option to verify information?
Sworn statements are accepted when all other options to verify have been explored and exhausted.
Please list the Written Explanation requirements for the SAR7
SAR7 sample, the sample SAR7 must include our Public Assistance Call Center phone number
SAR7A: How to fill out your SAR7
When does CalSAWS must be updated with Work Registrant and ABAWD information?
At initial application
At recertification
When there is a change in circumstances that impact their status
Please list the Written Explanation requirements for the SAR7
SAR7 Sample, the Sample SAR7 must include our Public Assistance Call Center phone number
SAR7A: How to fill out your SAR7 Eligibility Report
When dos the VRC is required to be provided to the client?
At application, recertification and report of new address
Do we deny CalFresh when the household fails to submit "optional verifications (e.g. medical deductions, self-employment deductions)
No
What are the different notices you send to your client when the SAR7 is incomplete?
Y NOA
SAR90
How do CalFresh households get informed with Work Registrants and ABAWD individuals?
Verbally
In Writing (CF 886)
Please list the Verbal Explanation requirements for the SAR7
What is a SAR7
When the SAR7 must be submitted
That they may need to submit verification of changes in their household circumstances
What happens if a complete SAR7 is not submitted
Assistance in completing the SAR7 is available upon request
Do we provide the VRC if the household is moving out of county?
Yes, regardless of the new address being in our out the current county.