Are food stamp applicants subject to automatic home visits from fraud investigators?
Food stamp only applicants are not subject to mandatory home visits by fraud investigators. Only CalWORKs applicants, who have not received benefits within the last 12 months, are subject to a home visit by a fraud investigator under the Project 100% program for the purpose of confirming eligibility for CalWORKs benefits. Although the majority of new CalWORKs applicants also apply for food stamps, the Project 100% home visit is not intended to verify information relevant to the food stamp application. For food stamps, a fraud referral/home visit is triggered when a credible allegation of fraud is received through the Fraud Referral Hotline or when significant discrepant information is received by the worker.
