County ofSan Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSACalFresh Program Guide Special Notice Number Page Supplemental Security Income SSI and State Supplementary Payment SSP Cost of Living Adjustment COLA CalFresh 2301 1of 2 Effective Date 01012023 Background All Supplemental Security Income SSI and State Supplementary Payment SSP recipients received a CostofLiving Adjustment COLA effective on January 1st Policy The amount of the SSI and SSP income received by a CalFresh household HH will be adjusted automatically in the CalFresh budget in CalWIN effective January 1st 2023 Any changes in the benefit allotment will take effect February 2023 The following reports have been generated to identify cases that require follow up action Report Description COLA Exception Report This report lists exception errors encountered on cases during the automated run process COLA Excluded Report COLA Online Correspondence Report This list identifies the following case circumstances CalWIN did not receive an income record from California Department of Health Care Services DHCS The income received exceeded the maximum limit for SSI The income on the case already had an effective begin date of 01012023 This report provides client correspondence generated during the automated run Actions Required The COLA Exception and the COLA Online Correspondence Reports will only be generated once and must be acted on upon receipt The required actions to take on these reports are included below Report COLA Exception Report COLA Online Correspondence Report Action Required Review the case correct the exception error and authorize Review all correspondence that is held in the print queue delete unnecessary correspondence and before mailing required correspondence complete manual variables The COLA excluded report will be generated monthly to assist in identifying cases with a SemiAnnual Report SAR or recertification due This report will only continue to be generated until all excluded cases have been addressed The required actions to take on this report are included below County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSACalFresh Program Guide Special Notice Supplemental Security Income SSI and State Supplementary Payment SSP Cost of Living Adjustment COLA Number Page CalFresh 2301 2 of 2 Report Action Required COLA Excluded Report Staff will use the MediCal Eligibility Data System MEDS and the Income and Eligibility Verification System IEVS to update the case record and exclude any lump sums and SSISSP recoupments If questionable or discrepant information is found contact the HH to request additional verification Excluded Income The following payments must be excluded from the CalFresh budget Retroactive SSISSP payments received Recoupments from SSISSP Transitional CalFresh TCF cases will not have SSISSP amounts updated until TCF period ends Please refer to 63224 for additional information on excluded income Program ImpactsNo impact References ACIN I7422 I7422E Sunset Date 12312023 Approval for Release Assmaa Elayyat Chief SelfSufficiency Services