Chapter 7- Non-Citizan (part 1) Flashcards
Who are qualified non-citizens?
Lawful permanent residence, also known as LPR‘s
alien granted conditional entry prior to April 1, 1980
Paroled for at least one year
adults or minors subject to severe trafficking and their spouse/Parent/children
certain battered spouses, and children
refugees
Asylees
Cuban/Haitian entrants
persons, granted withholding of deportation,
Amerasian immigrants.
Who are potentially eligible for Cal fresh federal SNAP?
All United States citizens,
who are US born naturalized, and or acquired, and/or derived and
citizens of US territories
And qualified non-citizens
How do you identify the status of a non-citizen?
He would check their green card, and on it would have the code for the US CIS class of admissions (COA) table
What are the funding sources for Cal fresh?
There are two funding, sources, federal and state
What are the rules for the federal funded SNAP?
The rules are they have to be USA citizens or qualified non-citizens who meet a condition
What are the rules for CFAP the California food assistance program
CFAP follows the federal rules, however it offers other options for those who do not qualify for the federal rules. Those that would qualify are those non-citizens who do not meet a condition set by the federal rules for SNAP.
What is the difference between SNAP and CFAP regarding funding?
The benefits of are given regardless of what budget they come out of either federal or state
What are qualifying quarters mean to the federal SNAP and meeting Fed requirements?
40 qualifying quarters means for every quarter (every 3 months) that they work in a year they earn up to 4 quarters. so a person who works one year can earn 4 quarters. That would mean if they worked 10 years and worked every single quarter they would earn 40 quarters.
Can qualifying quarters be shared between spouses?
Yes, quarters can be shared between spouses, but only during the time of their marriage.
Can children share their parents qualifying quarters?
Yes, children may yes children may use the credits of the qualifying quarters of their parents, while they are under the age of 18 children can also borrow quarters from their parents, even before their birth up until they turn 18 
Can step children use their stepparents qualifying quarters
Yes, step children can a user step parents qualify quarters only during the time of the marriage of parent
Can qualifying quarters be used if the applicant received federal public assistance from 1997?
No, it would be disallowed if they used federal public assistance anytime from 1997 to present use federal funding such as CalWorks, refugee cash assistance, Cal fresh, supplemental social, etc. but only during the time that they used it.
How do you verify qualifying quarters for applicant?
Quarters can be verified to weighs one through the Social Security administrations automated system or verified through employment through the employment records provided by the customer
