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Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations (WRL) v. McMahon
Issue
On October 31, 1990, the State Department of Social Services and the Welfare Recipients League entered into a Consent Decree to settle the WRL v. McMahon (formerly the WRL v. Woods) court case.
Senate Bill 991 provides the statutory authority for the provisions to implement the court settlement. The issue surrounds the definition of Immediate Need and the Beginning Date of Aid rules.
Date
The effective date for the implementation of the beginning date of aid rules and the Immediate Need criteria is December 1, 1990.
Retroactivity
The retroactive portion of this claim is from February 4, 1982, through April 21, 1988.
Application
A stuffer will be mailed to all current AFDC recipients with their May 1991 Medi-Cal card. The claim period is from May 1 through June 30, 1991. Claimants must come into the District Office (or call their EW) to request a claim form. A separate claim form must be completed for each claim they wish to file.
Claim forms will be processed by the CROP Unit. If the client is determined to be a WRL class member, the payment is $100 for each time the claimant was wrongfully denied an Immediate Need Payment during the retroactive period.
The WRL payment is exempt as income or resources in the AFDC program.
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