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ACL NO. 15-42 Page Seven

Household of One or Two Person Voluntarily Reports over the IRT (Under 200 Percent of FPL)

If a household of one or two persons voluntarily reports an increase in income that does not exceed 200 percent of the FPL, the CWD is only to take action if the report is considered VUR. If the information is not considered VUR, no action is taken and no Notice of Action needs to be provided to the household. If the information is considered VUR, the CWD must take the appropriate action. 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 for their household size.

Household of One or Two Person Reports over the IRT (Above 200 Percent of FPL)

If a household of one or two persons voluntarily reports an increase in income that exceeds 200 percent of the FPL, the CWD must remove the MCE status, document the case record and discontinue the case whether the information is considered VUR or not.

IRT NOTIFICATIONS

The IRT must be provided to the CalFresh Household and CalWORKs AU using the SAR 2 form at approval of initial application and at any time the household/AU’s IRT changes during the certification period, whether the household has an IRT or not. The IRT can be listed on other forms, as long as CWDs ensure that the SAR 2 is issued to each household. Required forms cannot be modified unless changes are reviewed and approved by CDSS.

NACF households whose income is at or below 130 percent of the FPL are provided with the CalFresh IRT listed in the table below. For PACF households in which all members receive CalFresh and CalWORKs; the CWD must only provide the CalFresh household with the CalWORKs IRT. For CalFresh households containing one or more CalWORKs AUs; the CWD must provide each CalWORKs AU the CalWORKs IRT and the entire household the CalFresh IRT. For PACF households with additional members in the CalFresh household who are not in the CalWORKs AU; the CWD must provide the household with the CalFresh IRT and the AU with the CalWORKs IRT.

If a household reports that its gross income has exceeded its IRT, before discontinuing the case, CWDs must first determine if the household’s gross income is expected to continue to exceed the IRT.