This ACIN provides several questions and answers on a variety of topics. The answers to some of the questions are as follows:

• The food stamp allotment may not be increased due to a reduction in the CalWORKs grant if the reduction was caused by an individual's failure to comply with a program requirement resulting in a penalty or sanction. Food stamps counts the CalWORKs grant the same as if the sanction had not occurred.
• Per MPP §20-300.33, one or more IPVs which occurred prior to August 22, 1996, are considered to be one disqualification. Thus if a person had three IPVs prior to August 22, 1996 and again committed an IPV after August 22, 1996, the IPV committed after August 22, 1996 would be considered a second disqualification.
• If a person commits an IPV that begins before new rules went into effect as of August 22, 1996, but continued after August 22, 1996, the county should impose the new IPV penalty. For example, if a person committed his first IPV by failing to report income for six consecutive months beginning in July 1996 and continuing through December 1996, the county should impose the 12 month penalty that became effective as of August 22, 1996. (Note: Although not stated in this ACIN, MPP §20-300.32 states: "The disqualification penalties shall apply only to individuals disqualified for IPVs which occurred during a certification period after the household has been notified by the CWD of the new disqualification penalties". Thus in the above example, the county should impose the 12 month penalty (instead of the six month penalty in effect for a first sanction prior to August 22, 1996) only if the failure to report continued into a new certification period and if the county had notified the person of the new IPV penalty).
• If a legal noncitizen establishes food stamp eligibility based on his/her spouse's quarters of employment, the noncitizen would lose those quarters if there is a divorce, once the divorce becomes final. If the noncitizen is a current food stamp participant at the time of the divorce, the county may wait until the next recertification to redetermine the noncitizen's eligibility.
• CAPI income is treated prospectively like any other assistance grant
• CAPI recipient's are not categorically eligible.