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ACL No. 14-56 Page Four Example #2 – Non E/D Household with Gross Income Over 200 Percent FPL A household comes into the CWD and receives an application packet (or completes an online application). Included in the application packet (or on a linked website) is the PUB 275 (Family Planning brochure). During the intake interview, it is determined that the household’s gross income exceeds 200 percent of the FPL for its household size. Therefore, even though the household has received the PUB 275, it cannot be considered to be MCE-eligible because the gross income exceeds the maximum allowable for the TANF-funded service. The individual case record must first document that the household’s gross income exceeded the limit for the TANF-funded service (PUB 275) and that MCE was not conferred, even though the PUB 275 was provided to the household. As a result of the household not being entitled to MCE, the CalFresh application would be denied because the household’s gross income exceeded the CalFresh gross income limit. NOTE: The example is for a non-E/D household, but if the household contained at least one elderly/disabled individual, the county must determine whether the household is eligible based on net income and resource limit (ACL 13-32). Continuing Cases Effective July 1, 2014, if it is discovered that a continuing CalFresh case (that was conferred MCE) has gross income exceeding 130 percent of the FPL but not over 200 percent, the household is still MCE-eligible. This may occur, for example, when a household reports a change that is considered Verified Upon Receipt (VUR). The household must be reevaluated to determine if the net income meets the eligibility standards for the household size. If so, the case file must be updated to document the MCE requirements (that the household received the PUB 275 and is under the 200 percent FPL). If it is a household of three or more, and the household’s net income exceeds the maximum amount allowable, and there is no corresponding amount listed in the benefit of issuance table, the household must be discontinued. NOTE: Households of one or two persons that have been conferred MCE status will be entitled to the minimum CalFresh benefit even though the household’s net income exceeds the maximum allowable regardless of the bracketed amounts displayed in the benefit of issuance tables. An MCE household of one or two persons will never have a “zero” benefit – they will always be allowed the minimum benefit (currently set at $15). In addition, households of three or more persons that have been conferred MCE status will be entitled to the allotment amount indicated in the benefit of issuance tables by household size even if the household’s net income exceeds the maximum amount allowable, even if this amount is under $10. At the point where there is no corresponding “bracketed amount”, the household would be considered having a “zero” benefit. See the “Zero Benefit Cases” section in this ACL for further clarification.