Background

In accordance with the Welfare and Institutions Code 11453, MBSAC levels are to be adjusted annually to reflect any increases or decreases in COLA.

As a result of Senate Bill 80 (Chapter 27, Statutes of 2019), the CalWORKs Recipient Earned Income Disregard (EID) for recipient cases was increased as follows:

$225 to $500 effective June 1, 2020;

$500 to $550 effective June 1, 2021; and

$550 to $600 effective June 1, 2022.

In addition, effective July 1, 2022, Assembly Bill 135 increased the Applicant EID for CalWORKs applicants from $90 per each employed person to $450 per each employed person.

Refer to AR 44-111.23 Earned Income Disregard for detailed information about the Applicant and Recipient EID.