California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18914.5

WIC § 18914.5 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)To the extent permitted by federal law, regulations, waivers, and directives, a resident of, or an individual on a waiting list to get into, a shelter for battered women and children who is currently included in a certified household that also contains the abuser, may apply for and, if otherwise eligible, shall be entitled to expedited services of an additional allotment of CalFresh benefits as a separate household.

(b)For purposes of this section, “shelter for battered women and children” has the same meaning as provided in Section 271.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 859, Sec. 2. (AB 2057) Effective January 1, 2017.