Regulation
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State regulation defines all net income of persons included in the
assistance unit (AU) is income to the AU. |
Treatment of Income
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When an AU Resides with an
SSI/SSP or Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) Recipient ·
Not counted in the “family’s” income and grant
computation: o The aid
payment and income of an SSI/SSP or
CAPI recipients; and o Lump-sum
retroactive SSI/SSP or CAPI payments. Note: Earned
income of SSI recipients ineligible for a cash payment due to special SSI
eligibility status under Section 1619(b) of the Social Security Act [42 USC
Section 1382h(b)]. MEDS coding will verify SSI recipient status for these
individuals. ·
Counted in the “family’s” income and grant
computation: o Payments for
goods or services by an SSI/SSP or
CAPI recipient to a CalWORKs, recipient; o Income
derived from an interest in the community or joint property of SSI/SSP or
CAPI and CalWORKs recipients is prorated between owners and the CalWORKs
recipients share is counted; and o Actual voluntary contributions made by an SSI/SSP or CAPI recipient to a CalWORKs recipient. This does not include pooled income to meet shared living expenses. However, no contribution is required by the SSI/SSP or CAPI recipient. |
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Income of Children in Foster Care
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All net income received by or on behalf of children in foster care is considered income of the child in Foster Care. |
Income of a Person who is Sanctioned or
Penalized
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Income of persons living in the home who are required to be in the AU but are sanctioned or penalized, is available to the AU. The needs of these individuals are not considered except for persons in an AU that are being penalized for failure to cooperate with child support. |
Income in Cases in Which a Person is
Excluded
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The income of a parent is considered when that parent is living in the home, but is excluded from the AU. A parent’s needs are only considered when he/she has income unless the parent is an ineligible alien parent. Note: The above does not apply to: · Individuals who have reached their 18/24 month limit who are not employed or participating in Community Service because they have been sanctioned more than one time and have been excluded from the CalWORKs case. These individuals would not have earned income. Should these individuals become employed, they must be added to the AU and referred to WtoW. ·
A parent excluded due to a sanction, a recipient of another aid
program, or the person is in a different AU. |
Parents Whose Needs And Income Are Considered |
Parents whose needs and income
are considered include, but are not limited to: ·
A Stepparent who is the spouse of the applicant/recipient
child’s parent when the child’s parent is residing in the home and the
stepparent is not the parent of any natural or adoptive children who are
required to be included in the AU; ·
Natural or adoptive parents who are excluded by law; ·
Senior parents excluded from the minor parents AU; ·
Fathers of unborn children in Pregnant Woman Only cases;
and · Spouses of aided children in their parents’ AU when the spouse does not have a child in the AU. |
MAP/MBSAC
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The needs of the following
persons are considered in the family MAP (recipient cases) or MBSAC
(applicant cases). The family MAP/MBSAC shall include: ·
The needs of the following ineligible non-citizens who are related to
the AU and who, but for their citizenship status, would be eligible for aid: o An
ineligible non-citizen spouse of an AU member; o An
ineligible non-citizen parent of a child in the AU; o An
ineligible non-citizen parent of an ineligible non-citizen child in common
who is deprived of parental support and care; o
An ineligible non-citizen child of an AU member; and o
An ineligible non-citizen child who is the sibling or half
sibling to a child in the AU. ·
The needs of AU members other than those listed in section
above: “Income of a Person who is
sanctioned or Penalized”; ·
The needs of persons excluded from the AU listed in
section “Income in Cases in Which a
Person is Excluded” above, whose income is being considered; ·
The needs of any children of the person above whose income
is being considered, or other dependents living in the home who could be
claimed by the person for tax purposes; ·
The needs of any spouse of the person above whose income
is being considered. Note: The income of children not required to be
in the AU is excluded. |
Example
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EXAMPLE
1: FAMILY WITH STEPPARENT WITH
INCOME AND STEPARENT’S SEPARATE CHILD Applicant mother applies on
behalf of herself and 2 dependent children.
Also living in the home is a stepparent and his separate child. Stepparent earns $1200/month from
full-time employment. Mother receives
$300/month in SDI benefits. No other
income is received by family members.
The AU is eligible to Exempt MAP. Applicant Eligibility Test
Since the net nonexempt
income exceeds the MBSAC for 5, the family is ineligible EXAMPLE 2: FAMILY WITH
INELIGIBLE NON-CITIZEN MEMBERS AND STEPPARENT WITH NO INCOME Mother of two children has
earnings of $600 per month. One of
the children is her citizen child and the other is her ineligible non-citizen
child with deprivation. Mother
receives direct child support in the amount of $85 per month for the
ineligible non-citizen child. Also in
the home is the ineligible non-citizen spouse of the mother. The spouse does not have any income. The family is nonexempt. Applicant Eligibility Determination
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Treatment of Lump-Sum Income
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Lump sum income received by any
person whose income would be used in computing eligibility and grant is
considered income in the month received and property in subsequent months.
Payments which are considered lump-sum include but are not limited to: ·
Unemployment Insurance (UIB); ·
Social Security Benefits (excluding SSI); ·
Wages such as commissions and self employment earnings not
received on a regular payment basis (monthly, biweekly, weekly etc.); ·
Personal Injury awards and Worker’s Compensation payment
not owed for expenses related to the accident or Injury; ·
Non-exempt loans and grants; ·
State Disability Insurance (SDI) and (private) Disability
Insurance Benefits; ·
Veterans benefits (excluding educational); and · Lottery winnings, gifts, and inheritances. |
Income of Non-citizens who have been
Sponsored
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When a non-citizen is sponsored by an
individual as defined in “Residence” chapter under “Sponsored Non-citizens”
section, the income of his/her sponsor who is not receiving CalWORKs, SSI or
other cash assistance payments and the income of the sponsor’s spouse who
lives with the sponsor and is not receiving public cash assistance payments
shall be deemed to the sponsored non-citizen’s income, using QR22 (Sponsor’s Statement of Facts Income and
Resources) and/or QR72 (Sponsor’s Quarterly Income and Resources Report). This income is determined as follows:
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