County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSAGeneral Relief GR Program Guide Verification of Sponsor Status Number Page 9010009 1 of 3 Revision Date December 1 2021 A BackgroundThis section provides information about the General Relief GR requirements to verify a noncitizens sponsor status and how that verification is obtained PurposeTo provide instructions for verifying sponsor status in the GR Program This section is updated to reference noncitizens Policy B Electronic Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements ESAVE The purpose of the eSAVE is to obtain information on the sponsor of sponsored noncitizen applicants Request an eSAVE for all noncitizens who have been in the US for less than three years and who claim to not know the whereabouts of their sponsor C Failure to Provide Sponsor Information Deny aid to applicants who either Refuse to provide sponsor information Declare sponsorship but do not know or do not provide the name andor address of their sponsor D ESAVE Request Request sponsor information according to the Eligibility Policy and Procedure Guide EPPG E ESAVE Processing Follow the procedures in the EPPG F United States Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS Response Do not delay aid pending USCIS response When USCIS is not able to respond immediately eSAVE will respond with Verification in Process Check back periodically for an update G Discrepant Information Discontinue the case for failure to provide sponsor information when both A nonexempt sponsored noncitizen recipient is identified by USCIS as having been sponsored Such information was not presented by the noncitizen at the time of application Evaluate circumstances to determine if a System Abuse Sanction will be applied andor fraud prevention referral initiated H NonCitizen Sponsors Statement of Facts The CW 22 is a supplemental Statement of Facts that must be completed by the noncitizens sponsor to determine eligibility of noncitizens subject to GR sponsored noncitizen requirements The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSAGeneral Relief GR Program Guide Verification of Sponsor Status Number Page 9010009 2 of 3 CW 22 is completed by the sponsor and their spouse if the sponsor and spouse live together Both the noncitizen and the sponsor must sign the CW 22 I Noncitizen Responsibilities The noncitizen is responsible for both Ensuring that the CW 22 is received by the sponsor Returning the completed and signed CW 22 to the Human Services Specialist HSS J Sponsors Receiving Assistance Payments Require sponsors who claim their only income is from other Public Assistance PA such as CalWORKs GR or Supplemental Security Income SSIState Supplementary Payment SSP to complete the CW 22 Receipt of CalWORKs or GR payments will be verified through clearance of CalWIN Sponsors who claim to be in receipt of other PA or GR from other than San Diego County must provide verification from the other jurisdiction Reevaluate the circumstances of the sponsor at each application or redetermination to determine their ability to support the noncitizen K Exemptions Do not require the CW 22 when any of the following circumstances exist The sponsor is deceased verification required The sponsor is an agency or organization and the agency or organization no longer exists The sponsor is an agency or organization and it is unable to contribute the equivalent of the GR grant amount to the noncitizen L Completion Timeframes Require the CW 22 at Intake when aid is requested for sponsored noncitizens Redetermination when the GR case contains a sponsored noncitizen who is within their first three years in the United States When adding a sponsored noncitizen to an active case M Failure to Provide Failure of the applicant to provide the County with a completed CW 22 will result in the ineligibility of the sponsored noncitizens Procedure Follow the policies above to verify a sponsored noncitizens status in the GR Program Program ImpactsNone References WI Section 170016 and 7 Administrative Code Section 264 MEDIL I 1714 County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSAGeneral Relief GR Program Guide Verification of Sponsor Status Number Page 9010009 3 of 3 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by November 30 2024 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director SelfSufficiency Services