63221 Income Tests and Gross Income Table of Contents Section Gross and Net Income Definition 2211 Gross and Net Income Tests 2212 Determination of Financial Eligibility 2213 Changes in Household Eligibility Test 2214 Excluded Income 2215 Income of Work Sanctioned Disqualified and Intentional Program Violators IPV 2216 Income of Ineligible Noncitizens and SSN Disqualified 2217 Income of Excluded Members Fitting Two Exclusion Categories 2218 632211 A GROSS INCOME Income source that is not excluded Definition 632215 members are considered income exclusion Subtract the B NET INCOME CalFresh income deductions 1 Standard Deduction 632311 2 Earned Income Deduction 632312 3 Excess Medical Deduction 63232 4 Dependent Care Deduction 63233 5 Homeless Shelter Deduction 63234 C For selfemployed households determine the total selfemployment income by adding all gross selfemployment income and capital gains and subtracting the selfemployment income expenses actual expenses or the 40 percent standard deduction See 63241 632212 Gross and Net Income Tests A To be eligible to CalFresh and to qualify for benefits households must pass the following income tests 1 Households that include an elderly or disabled ED member must pass the Net Income Eligibility Standards Net Income Test which is 100 of the Federal Poverty Level FPL 2 Households with no ED member must meet both the Gross Income Eligibility Standards Gross Income Test which is 130 of FPL and the Net Income Test B Categorically Eligible CE households as defined in 6312026 and Modified Categorical Eligible MCE households as defined in 63120712 are not required to pass either the gross or the net income test C GROSS INCOME DETERMINATION 1 Count all earned and unearned income that is not exempt 63222 and 63223 Count only the prorated share of SSN disqualified ABAWD disqualified and ineligible noncitizens income ACIN I1603 2 Subtract the legally obligated child support payment from the total gross monthly income before applying the Gross Income Test 6322415D 99022 632213 Determination of Financial Apply the CalFresh income tests and determine eligibility prospectively using the income that the household is reasonable certain to receive for the certification period A APPLICATION 1 Public Assistance CalFresh PACF applicants If the companion Public Assistance CalWORKs or General Relief case is eligible for cash aid after applying the applicant financial eligibility test the CalFresh household is considered CE and no income tests are necessary for CalFresh purposes If there is no eligibility for Public Assistance benefits determine NonAssistance CalFresh eligibility 2 NonAssistance CalFresh NACF applicants A NACF household that is not MCE must pass the Gross Income Test unless the household includes an ED member a To determine if the nonMCE CalFresh household is financially eligible determine total gross monthly income reasonably expected to be received for the certification period and compare it to the Gross Income Eligibility Standards 130 of FPL and the Net Income Eligibility Standards 100 of the FPL for the household size b NonMCE households that include an ED member must pass only the Net Income Test 100 of FPL c MCE households as defined in 63120712 are not required to pass the gross and net income tests Refer to 63254 Calculating Net Income and Benefit Level and 63281 Determination of Eligibility B ONGOING CASES Determine continuing eligibility for SemiAnnual Reporting SAR and Change Reporting CR household using prospective budgeting and reasonably anticipated income over the length of the certification period or remaining months of the certification period Apply the gross and net income tests and redetermine eligibility during the certification period when 1 A SAR household a Submits the SAR 7 b Makes a mandatory report or considered VUR 632214 When a SAR or CR households circumstances change and the Changes in household changes to a different income eligibility test apply the new Household eligibility test at the next recertification or whenever the households Eligibility Test benefits are redetermined whichever is first See 632545 632215 Excluded Income Do not count the following income when determining total gross income A Money withheld from an assistance payment earned income or other income source or money received from any income source to voluntarily or involuntarily repay a prior overpayment from the same income source B Child Support payments received by CalWORKs recipients directly from a nonhousehold member that must be transferred to the District Attorneys office or other County agency to maintain CalWORKs eligibility Exclude the income when the Refer to 632235 Child and Spousal Support Payments for child support payments that are not excluded 632216 Income of Work Sanctioned Disqualified and Intentional Program Violators IPV Count all earned and unearned income of A Individuals excluded from CalFresh for committing Intentional Program Violations and B Individuals sanctioneddisqualified for failure to comply with work requirements Refer to 63244 Treatment of Income of Excluded NonHousehold Members 632217 Income of IneligibleNoncitizens and SSN Disqualified Count the prorated portion of earned or unearned income of A Individuals excluded from households for failing to comply with the SSN requirements and B Individuals excluded from households for being an ineligible noncitizen Refer to 63238 Sharing Expenses with Excluded Members and 63244 Treatment of Income of Excluded NonHousehold Members 632218 Use the more stringent category to count the income andor resources Income of when an excluded household member fits two types of exclusion Excluded categories Members Fitting Two Exclusion Categories EXCLUDED HOUSEHOLD MEMBER INCOME RESOURCES DEDUCTIONS If an ineligible noncitizen is also Ineligible Student Prorate Count All Prorate IPV Count All Count All Count All Fleeing FelonParole Violator Count All Count All Count All Drug Felon Count All Count All Count All Work Sanctioned Count All Count All Count All If an ineligible student is also IPV Count All Count All Count All Fleeing FelonParole Violator Count All Count All Count All Drug Felon Count All Count All Count All Work Sanctioned before being a student Count All Count All Count All If an SSN disqualified is also Ineligible Student Prorate Count All Prorate Ineligible ABAWD Prorate Count All Prorate IPV Count All Count All Count All Fleeing FelonParole Violator Count All Count All Count All Drug Felon Count All Count All Count All If the ineligible ABAWD is also IPV Count All Count All Count All Fleeing FelonParole Violator Count All Count All Count All Drug Felon Count All Count All Count All Work Sanctioned Count All Count All Count All EXAMPLE If an ineligible noncitizen is also an ineligible student prorate hisher income count the prorated deductions and count all of hisher resources If the ineligible noncitizen is also a fleeing felon count all of hisher income resources and allow the entire deductions if heshe is contributing