County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalFresh Program Guide CalFresh Expansion for Recipients of Supplementary Security Income SSI andor California State Supplementary Payment SSP Number Page 63330 1 of 2 Effective Date 060119 Background The federal government allows a state the option to increase the SSP grant instead of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP to SSISSP recipients This option is known as SSISSP cashout California chose to implement the cashout policy in 1974 when the federal government began the combined federalstate SSISSP program Effective June 1 2019 California is reversing this policy and expanding CalFresh eligibility to individuals receiving SSISSP provided they meet all other eligibility criteria Purpose This section details the policy change and impacts to determining eligibility for SSISSP recipient households Policy 633301 Household Effective Dates Newly Eligible Households Households in which all members are SSISSP recipients are potentially eligible as of the implementation date June 1 2019 Benefits may NOT be issued before the implementation date Ongoing Households Households currently receiving CalFresh with an excluded member who is an SSISSP recipient will have the policy change implemented on a rolling basis at the next periodic report recertification or when voluntarily requested by the household no earlier than the implementation date If an ongoing household makes a voluntary midperiod report of a household composition change it will be considered a request to implement the reversal of the cashout policy and the previously excluded SSISSP recipient will be added to the household This rule applies whether or not the reported household composition change is specific to the SSISSP recipient The voluntary midperiod report may be made verbally or in writing and is considered verified upon receipt VUR Adjust the households benefits prospectively as soon as timely and adequate notice can be provided 633302 Income Resources and Deductions As of the household effective date members who were previously excluded due to receipt of SSISSP will become included household members Their income resources and deductions will be considered when determining eligibility for the household Reevaluate deductions when the deduction was previously prorated due to the contribution of the SSISSP recipient who is now included in the household 633303 Verification Before requesting documentation verify SSISSP recipient income payment status etc using existing data matches and databases such as Payment Verification System PVS Income and Eligibility Verification System IEVS MediCal Eligibility Data System MEDS Network County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalFresh Program Guide CalFresh Expansion for Recipients of Supplementary Security Income SSI andor California State Supplementary Payment SSP Number Page 63330 2 of 2 633304 Staggered Certification Periods To stagger the increase of recertification cases after initial implementation newly eligible SSISSP only households approved between June 1 2019 and November 30 2019 will be assigned a shorter certification period See Processing Guide 33001 for more information Procedure Processing Guide 3301 Program Impacts Automation CalWIN will be updated with Release 57 Other Programs Affected No Impact Quality Control Quality Control will cite the appropriate error when regulations cited in this program material have not been followed References All County Letters ACL 1890 1890E 18118 18131 1903 and 1912 MPP 63402226 CFR 2731b7ii AB 1811 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance on or by 053022 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations