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IN Expedited Determination of Eligibility
[40-129.7]
Definition
EDE means fully processing the CalWORKs application and issuing a CalWORKs payment within three working days following the date of the IN request. The day following the request is day #1.
Required Conditions
An EDE is appropriate when the following conditions exist:
- The emergency situation is an eviction, and
- The applicant is apparently eligible, and
- The applicant is in receipt of an eviction notice, including a three day notice to pay or quit, and
- The applicant has insufficient funds to pay the rent owing, and
- The applicant is currently residing in the home, and
- The applicant chooses, in writing, an expedited determination of CalWORKs cash eligibility.
It is not required that an EDE be offered when an IN is issued unless the applicant has an eviction or the applicant chooses in writing an EDE.
Payment Issued
For purposes of the EDE payment, “issued” means the EW:
- Made the regular CalWORKs payment available by the end of the EDE time frame, within three working days following the date of the IN request.
If the EW can't determine CalWORKs eligibility and issue the EDE, the $200 IN payment must be issued within three working days following the date of the IN request if all IN eligibility requirements are met.
Procedure
To complete the Expedited Determination of Eligibility, the EW shall:
- Identify the need as an eviction in which:
- The applicant is in receipt of a notice of eviction, including a three day notice to pay or quit, and
- The applicant has insufficient funds to pay the rent owing, and
- The applicant is currently residing in the home.
- Inform the applicant, in writing, of the information and verification known to be necessary to determine eligi- bility for CalWORKs. This is usually done by using the “Request for Verification” form (CW 2200).
- Allow the applicant to choose between an IN payment and an EDE. Document the choice in the Journal page of CalSAWS. Use the “Applicant Choice Form, Immediate Need Payment/Expedited Grant” (CW 43).
- Fully process the CalWORKs application within three working days following the date of the IN request and issue the monthly grant if the applicant chooses an expedited determination.
- If the CalWORKs eligibility determination cannot be completed, issue the IN payment no later than three working days following the date of the IN request.
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