County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalFresh Program Guide Number Page Earned Income 63222 1of 2 Revision Date 07012022 Background Federal law requires earned income to be included in the eligibility determination for CalFresh Purpose This section defines earned income which must be included in the budget calculation The section is being revised to merge information regarding military pay Policy Earned income is any monetary compensation received for the performance of work Earned income shall include but is not limited to Type Diverted Wages Federal and State Work Study Income In Home Supportive Services IHSS Military Pay Pay Advances Salaries SelfEmployment Severance Payments Strikers benefits Title I Volunteers in Service to America VISTA Program Stipends Training Information Wages earned by a household HH member that are garnished or diverted by an employer and paid to a third party for a HHs expenses such as rent Any remaining amount of federal and state work study which has not been excluded per Section 63224 IHSS wages even if the services are being provided to a HH member Military personnel are paid semimonthly however they only receive one check stub each month which shows the total gross and net income for the entire month Military pay includes special allowances showing in the Entitlement ENT section of the Leave and Earnings Statement LES Special allowances include but are not limited to the following Basic Allowance for Housing BAH Basic Allowance for Subsistence BAS Family Separation Allowance FSA Variable Housing Allowance VHA Refer to Section 63224 for a list of excluded military special allowance and to Desk Aid Military Pay LES for more info Advances on wages when reasonably anticipated will be counted in the month received Monetary compensation quoted to and paid to an employee on an annual basis Refer to Section 63225 for more information Reoccurring severance payments received Refer to Section 63224 for treatment of lump sum payments Any portion of strikers benefits received as compensation for picketing An AmeriCorps VISTA stipend received by an applicant must be counted Refer to Section 63224 for the treatment of VISTA stipends when a CalFresh recipient joins the VISTA program while on aid Training allowances from vocational and rehabilitation programs County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalFresh Program Guide Earned Income Number Page 63222 2 of 2 Allowances recognized by federal state or local governments to the extent they are not a reimbursement Wages Monetary compensation paid to an employee based on the number of hours worked Wages Held by an Wages held at the request of the employee in the month the wages would Employer have been paid by the employer Refer to Section 63224 for treatment of wages involuntarily held by the employer Wages or Salary An ownershareholder who works and receives a salary or wages from the Paid to the Owner corporation is not a selfemployed individual he or she is an employee of a Closely Held Corporation Workforce Earnings of individuals who are participating in onthejob training Investment Act programs under Section 204b1C or Section 264c1A of the WIA WIA OntheJobor under Title I of the National and Community Services Act NCSA of Training Earnings 1990 except as specified in Section 63224 NCSA includes but is not limited to the following programs Serve America American Conservation and Youth Corps and National and Community Service subtitles References CFR 2739b1 MPP 63502 ACIN I7903 I7903 EII I8409e I3417 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance on or by 07312025 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Self Sufficiency Services