3 C Family C Max. Yes Only letters A-Z (both upper Identification / 15 and lower case are Case Number acceptable) and numbers (FICN) 9 are allowed. For each family you must report the FICN. 4 D N No The SSN field is no longer Household used. This field must remain Social Security blank when reporting. Number 5 E C Max. Yes Only letters, hyphens, Household 50; spaces, and apostrophes Last Name min. are allowed. 2 6 F C Max. Yes Only letters, hyphens, Household 50; spaces, and apostrophes First Name min. are allowed. 2 7 G C 1 No This field must be included Household in the file, even if it is blank. Middle Initial 8 H N 9 Yes Numbers only; do not Household Zip include dash. Example: Code 999999999 (Five Zip Code + 4 digit extension) 9 I TANF / C 1 Yes 3 valid entries are: Y (yes), CalWORKs N (no), or U (unknown). Cash Aid Recipient? 10 J Family Income C 1 Yes 3 valid entries are: Y (yes), Greater Than N (no), or U (unknown). 70 Percent of the State Median Income Level? 11 K Family Size N 2 Yes Numbers only; 0-9 12 L Family Income N 4 Yes Numbers only; 0-9; no decimals. 13 M Reason for C 1 Yes Only 9 valid entries: A, B, D, Receiving E, F, G, H, J, Q. Services
3 C Family Identification / Case Number (FICN) C Max. 15 Yes Only letters A-Z (both upper and lower case are acceptable) and numbers are allowed. For each family you must report the FICN. 4 D Social Security Number N 9 No The SSN field is no longer used. This field must remain blank when reporting. 5 E Last Name C Max. 50; min. 2 Yes Only letters, hyphens, spaces, and apostrophes are allowed. 6 F First Name C Max. 50; min. 2 Yes Only letters, hyphens, spaces, and apostrophes are allowed. 7 G Middle Initial C 1 No This field must be included in the file, even if it is blank. 8 H Zip Code N 9 Yes Numbers only; do not include dash. Example: 999999999 (Five Zip Code + 4 digit extension) 9 I TANF / CalWORKs Cash Aid Recipient? C 1 Yes 3 valid entries are: Y (yes), N (no), or U (unknown). 10 J Family Income Greater Than 70 Percent of the State Median Income Level? C 1 Yes 3 valid entries are: Y (yes), N (no), or U (unknown). 11 K Family Size N 2 Yes Numbers only; 0-9 12 L Family Income N 4 Yes Numbers only; 0-9; no decimals. 13 M Reason for Receiving Services C 1 Yes Only 9 valid entries: A, B, D, E, F, G, H, J, Q. Household Household Household Household Household
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