” CCWRO SUPPORT SERVICES – LEGAL ASSISTANCE ANALYSIS OR INFORMATION TRAINING REPRESENTATION & LITIGATION SUPPORT CONCERNING CalWORKS WtW\/GAIN CalFRESH REFUGEE AID GA\/GR MEDI-CAL CAPI OUR STAFF STAFF EMAIL ADDRESS ADDRESS TELEPHONE Kevin Aslanian, Executive Director
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[email protected] http:\/\/www.ccwro.org Region 1 Family Size Nonexempt Max. Aid Payment (MAP) Minimum Basic Standard of Care (MBSAC) Exempt Max. Aid Payment (EMAP) Region 2 Family Size MAP EMAP Minimum Basic Standard of Care (MBSAC) Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations CalWORKs Property Limits $15,000 liquid resources for households with member(s) over 60 and $10,000 for all other households. $25,000 for a motor vehicle TOTALLY EXEMPT if used for work, as a home, for fishing or was a gift. How to Count CalWORKs Earned Income 1 Substracy the Standard Deduction of $500 from the gross income 2. Divide the remainder by one half; 3. Subtract that number from the MAP or EMAP of the family size; 4. The difference will be the CalWORKs benefit amount. CalWORKs ( Also known as AFDC\/TANF)Region 1Alameda Contra Costa Los Angeles Marin Monterey Napa Orange San Diego San Francisco San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Solano Sonoma Ventura Region 2 All other counties 64% of the CalWORKs total caseload receives aid for one or two excluded family members due to a variety of racist CalWORKs penalties and sanctions. Eff. 10- 1- 20 36% of the CalWORKs Total Caseload received for all eligible family members CalWORKs Income Reporting Threshhold (IRT) – 55% of the FPL plus the last income last used to determine CalWORKs Benefits Level. Region 1 IRT-nonexempt $936 1380 1654 1930 2162 2400 2616 2828 3040 3248 Region 2 IRT-nonexempt $898 1324 1586 1846 2070 2296 2498 2704 2906 3102 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 550 696 878 1060 1242 1424 1606 1788 1970 2152 606 778 983 1181 1385 1598 1792 1998 2199 2406 741 1216 1507 1788 2040 2295 2522 2744 2978 3232 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 520 661 834 1007 1180 1353 1526 1699 1872 2044 576 739 934 1122 1316 1510 1702 1898 2089 2286 703 1155 1430 1700 1944 2183 2393 2613 2823 3074 2020-2021 CalWORKs Average Grant $583 a month CCWRO Who is Eligible to CalWORKs Child Care ? Any CalWORKs eligible par- ent, who needs child care, with or without a WtW plan, is entitled to child care, full time or part time for one year continuously. M e d i – C a l Family Size Maintenance of Need – Since 1989 ACA Parents and Relative Caretakers-109% Medi-Cal MAGI – ACA New Adults ages 19-64-138% All children get free Medi-Cal -160% Pregnant Women & Infants Up to 1 yrs.-213% Working Disabled Program-250% All kids 0-18 premium of $13 per child – max $39 amonth-266% 1 2 2 adults 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $600 $750 $934 $934 $1,100 $1,259 $1,417 $1,550 $1,692 $1,825 $1,959 +$14 1,135 1,536 1,536 1,938 2,339 2,741 3,142 3,544 3,945 4,347 4,748 +402 1,437 1,945 1,945 2,453 2,962 3,470 3,978 4,487 4,995 5,503 6,012 +509 1,666 2,255 2,225 2,844 3,434 4,023 4,612 5,202 5,791 6,380 6,970 +590 2,217 3,002 3,002 3,787 4,471 5,356 6,140 6,925 7,709 8,494 9,278 +785 2,603 3,523 3,523 4,444 5,365 6,286 7,207 8,128 9,048 9,969 10,890 +921 2,796 3,749 3,749 4,729 5,708 6,688 7,668 8,648 9,627 10,607 11,587 +980 Each Add’l Person SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY = $1,260 & $2,110 for the blind Trial Work $910 LONG TERM CARE MEDICARE PREMIUMS A&D INCOME LIMITS 2020 FEDERAL BENEFIT RATE 2011 CSRA LIMIT SSI – Single CAPI-SIngle SSI – Couple CAPI-Couple SSI\/CAPI-Couple $931.72 $921.72 $1,564.14 $1,544.14 $1,554.14 $836.15 $826.15 Blind Aged & Dis. Disabled Minor 2011 CSTA Limit $119,220 Community Spouse Maintenance Need: $2,981 Individual $778 Couple $1,175 SSI Standard Allocation $392 Individual $1,211 Couple $1,638 MN\/QMB $35 SSI\/SSP $50 APPR. $6,840 PART A $458 PART B $144.60 for individual eligible for the hold harmless Any Unearned Income Deduction $20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Add. Person $1,383 1,868 2,353 2,839 3,324 3,809 4,295 4,780 $486 $1,064 1,437 1,810 2,184 2,557 2,930 3,304 3,677 $374 $204 374 535 680 807 969 1,071 1,224 $153 Gross Monthly Income Elig. Stan. IRT (130% ) Net Monthly Income Elig. Stan. (100% FPL) Maximum Benefits Level $586 (max) Food Stamps ( Also known as SNAP and CalFresh) CHILD CARE COSTS DEDUCTION HOMELESS HOUSING DEDUCTION SHELTER DEDUCTIONSTANDARD UTILITY DEDUCTION Gross Monthly Income Elig. Stan. (165% FPL) $1,755 2,371 2,987 3,603 4,219 4,835 5,451 6,067 $616 Household Size $2,128 2,874 3,620 4,368 5,114 5,860 6,608 7,354 $748 Gross Monthly Income Elig. Stan. (200% FPL) $438 (max) $157100% from the Gross Income NOTE: Children 0-18 get Medi-Cal regardless of their immigration status Non-Magi Medi-Cal Asset test Just Like SSI $988.23 $978.23 $1,715.19 $1,695.19 $1,705.19 Supplemental & Transitional Nurtrition Benefits Household Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Supplemental Nurtrition Benefits for previously excluded 1 SSI recipient 70 70 96 116 130 144 147 144 Supplemental Nurtrition Benefits for previously excluded 2 SSI recipients 135 172 205 234 259 280 297 Supplemental Nurtrition Benefits for previously excluded 3 SSI recipients 191 191 265 306 343 376 Transitional Nurtrition Benefits for previously excluded 1 SSI recipient 115 115 123 136 146 162 179 179 Transitional Nurtrition Benefits for previously excluded 2 SSI recipients 192 192 258 282 287 292 309 Transitional Nurtrition Benefits for previously excluded 3 SSI recipients 192 192 352 395 438 43 SSI & CAPI SSI SNAP\/Food Stamp Cash-Out State Benefits STANDARD DEDUCTION 1-3 – persons-$167 4 – persons-$181 5 – persons-$212 6 – persons and more- $243 Any Earned Income Deduction $65 and then 50% of remaing -countable income * Duke . George Deukmejian ** Arnold Schwarzenneger Federal TANF Block Grant Allocation – $3.9 billion Total Federal TANF Block Grant Used for the CalWORKs Program: $1.9 Billion What about the $2 Billion? CalWORKs Funding for FY 2020-2021 * MAP- Maximum Aid Payment ** MBSAC – Minimum Basic Standard of of Adequate Care No COLA Grant Reduction Source: Department of Social Servoices The CalWORKs\/AFDC COLA History CalWORKs Family ANNUAL Involuntary Contributions to the California State General Fund State Fiscal Year CalWORKs Recipient Involuntary Contribution to the General Fund FY 98-99 $708,502,000 FY 99-00 $745,249,000 FY 00-01 $1,021,913,000 FY 01-02 $1,126,647,000 FY 02-03 $,1,088,940,000 FY 03-04 $1,163,238,000 FY 04-05 $1,087,321,000 FY 05-06 $1,299,448,000 FY 06-07 $1,184,134,000 FY 07-08 $1,745,291,000 FY 08-09 $1,268,997,000 FY 09-10 $1,262,291,000 FY 10-11 $1,262,046,000 FY 11-12 $1,234,159,000 FY 12-13 $1,896,060,000 FY 13-14 $1,586,755,000 FY 14-15 $1,661,424,000 FY 15-16 $1,661,764,000 FY 16-17 $2,076,557,000 FY 17-18 $2,312,158,000 FY 18-19 $2,312,158,000 FY 19-20 $2,312,158,000 FY 20-21 $2,003,000,000 FY 21-22 COMING SOON Year MAP 3 person MAP* COLA MB- SAC** Governor 71-72 $235 0.9% $255 Reagan 72-73 $237 2.5% $255 Reagan 73-74 $243 7.8% $262 Reagan 75 $293 8.9% $282 Brown I 76 $319 6% $316 Brown I 76-77 $338 6.3 $343 Brown I 77-78 $356 0.0% $343 Brown I 78-79 $356 15.2% $361 Brown I 79-80 $410 15.4% $416 Brown I 80-81 $473 -2.1% $480 Brown I 81-82 $463 9.3% $470 Brown I 82-83 $506 0.0% $506 Brown I 83-84 $526 4% $526 Duke* 84-85 $555 5.5% $555 Duke 85-86 $587 5.8% $587 Duke 86-87 $617 5.1% $617 Duke 87-88 $633 3.6 $633 Duke 88-89 $663 4.7% $663 Duke 89-90 $694 4.6% $694 Duke 90-91 $694 0.0% $694 Duke 91-92 $663 -5.8 $703 Wilson 93-94 $607 -2.7 $715 Wilson 94-95 $607 0.0% $723 Wilson 95-96 $538 0.0% $723 Wilson 96-97 $538 -8.9% $734 Wilson Year MAP 3 person MAP* COLA MBSAC** Governor 97-98 $538-565 0.0% $717-754 Wilson 98-99 $582-611 2.84% $737-775 Wilson 99-00 $596-626 2.36% $754-793 Wilson 00-01 $614-645 2.96% $776-816 Davis 01-02 $647-679 5.31% $817-859 Davis 02-03 $671-704 3.74% $848-891 Davis 03-04 $671-704 0.0% $871-916 Davis 04-05 $689-723 2.75% $871-916 Davis 05-06 $689-723 0.0% $906-953 A.S. ** 06-07 $689-723 0.0% $940–989 A.S 07-08 $689-723 0.0% $975-1,026 A.S 08-09 $689-723 0.0% $1,026-1,080 A.S. 09-10 $661-694 -4% & COLA Repealed $1,042-1,097 A.S. 10-11 $661-694 No COLA $1,058-1,114 Brown II 11-12 $608-638 – 8% $1,078-1,135 Brown II 12-13 $608-638 No COLA $1,110-1,169 Brown II 13-14 $608-638 No COLA $1,139-1,200 Brown II 14-15 $670-704 No COLA -5% increase $1,164-1,226 Brown II 15-16 $680-714 No COLA-1.43% increase $1,194-1,257 Brown II 16-17 $680-714 No COLA $1,292-1,227 Brown II 17-18 $680-714 No COLA $1,342-1,274 Brown II 18-19 $680-714 No COLA $1.395-1,324 Brown II 4-1-19 $748-785 No COLA $1,342-1,274 Newsom 10-1-19 $834-878 No COLA-10% increase $1,342-1,274 Newsom 19-20 $834-878 No COLA $1,453-1,379 Newsom 20-21 $834-878 No COLA $1,507-1,430 Newsom 21-22 Newsom CalWORKs & CalFresh Facts Source: State Department of Social Services WtW 25 reports & State Budget Number of Jobs Welfare Recipients will Create in California during 2020-2021 – 215,000 jobs SOURCE OF COST PER JOB – The $100,000 per job is based upon on estimate received from Chad Stone, Chief Economist working for Center on Budget Policy and Priorities in Washington D.C. There are other estimates that assert that a cost of an entry level job is about $60,000 per job. See: http:\/\/economistsview.typepad.com\/economistsview\/2008\/11\/how-much-does-i.html. Also see USDA, Economic Research Service, Economic Research Report Number 103, October 2010, The Food Assistance National Input-Output Multiplier (FANIOM) Model and Stimulus Effects of SNAP – Kenneth Hanson & CDSS Budget Documents of 2014-2015. Characteristic FACT Family Size 2.5 Children in the Family 2.0 Average Child Age 6.3 Average Age of Parent 36.2 Parents Completed Highschool of GED 38.3% Children under age of 1 10.3% Families with Childern under age of 6 51.6% Average Stay on CalWORKS Families with Single parents 29 months Average stay on CalWORKs Families with Two-Parents 25 months Families with a Car 25% Hispanic-All Cases 60% African-American 16% Asian 3.% White 21% CalWORKs Caseload Characteristics 2020-2021 Source: California Department of Social Servces Welfare-toWork Facts 2020-20221 WtW Program Costs = $1.8 billion Cost Per Job Obtained by a Participant that resulted in termination of CalWORKs = $66,448.00 per job $ Payments to Beneficiaries Economic Multiplier- 1.79% Jobs Created CalWORKs $ 2.8 Billion $5.0 billion 50,000 CalFresh $9.2 Billion $16.5 billion 165,000 TOTAL $11 Billion $21.5 billion 215,000 Year- July Undpl. Part Sanction % Jobs % Sec. Ed. % Transp. % 2002 170720 56339 25% 7144 4% 10321 6% 75074 44% 2003 130880 56793 30% 5533 0% 9001 7% 61479 47% 2004 118889 56236 32% 4626 4% 8542 7% 51682 43% 2005 106674 53035 33% 3774 3% 8016 8% 51429 48% 2006 106926 40775 28% 3152 3% 9581 9% 53418 50% 2007 121240 40559 25% 3459 3% 10045 8% 62641 52% 2008 127732 38845 23% 3653 3% 10476 8% 71302 56% 2009 147518 46487 24% 3220 2% 13428 9% 78464 53% 2010 133672 46029 26% 4149 3% 11577 9% 66973 50% 2011 127383 46447 27% 5770 4% 10962 9% 64828 51% 2012 116000 49108 30% 4116 3% 9712 8% 60943 53% 2013 112827 51876 31% 3901 3% 8327 7% 61716 55% 2014 126453 62459 33% 3321 3% 7589 6% 72949 58% 2015 118971 59122 33% 4219 3% 6001 5% 65882 55% 2016 93634 56100 37% 4967 5% 4170 4% 27502 59% 2017 87175 56970 40% 4459 5% 3706 4% 54343 62% 2018 80762 56820 41% 3841 5% 3444 4% 51566 64% 2019 67305 50339 43% 3754 6% 1755 3% 42917 64% 2020 52,216 37,965 42% 1,787 3% 1,637 3% 16,856 32% 2021 2022 ”