County-Initiated Mid-Period Changes

The EW must take mid-period action on certain specified changes in eligibility and grant amount at the end of the month in which the change occurred even if it results in a decrease in cash aid. A timely and adequate notice must be provided to the AU. The changes in eligibility status listed below are considered County-Initiated and action can take place at any time during the quarter:

An adult in the AU reaches the 60-month time limit;
The county imposes a sanction or financial penalty on an individual member of the AU;
The county removes the sanction of an individual who corrects his/her welfare-to-work participation problem.
The county removes the penalty for an AU that complies with the CalWORKs program requirements;
A Cal-Learn participant earns a Cal-Learn bonus or sanction;
A child in the AU reaches the age limit;
A child in the AU is placed in Foster Care;
A RCA recipient reaches the eight-month RCA time limit;
Aid is authorized for an individual who is currently aided in another AU;
Late SAR 7 adjustment;
State Hearing decision resulting in mandatory changes mid-period;
When an AU becomes a Family Reunification case;
An AU member is no longer a California resident;
County acts on redetermination information;
Adjustments to correct erroneous payments caused by (1) incorrect or incomplete recipient SAR 7 or mid-period reporting; or (2) incorrect action or lack of action by the county on SAR 7 or mid-period information reported by the AU;
When it becomes known to the county to that an AU member is deceased;
An AU is transferred to a Tribal TANF program;
When COLA for MBSAC, including income in-kind, MAP, and Social Security increases;
When it becomes known to the county that an individual is confined in a correctional facility on the first of the month and is expected to remain for a full calendar month or more.

County-Initiated Mid-Period Changes

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