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STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE Regulations INCOME 44-101 (Cont.)

44-101 INCOME DEFINITIONS (Continued)

(B) Returns from personal or real property, such as net income from rental of rooms, or board and room.

(C) Earnings under Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and wages paid under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), (see Section 44-111.21 for disregard applicable to JTPA earned income of a child).

(D) Payments under the Economic Opportunity Act, including payments to beneficiaries of assistance under the Act, through such programs as the Neighborhood Youth Corps, New Careers and Concentrated Employment.

(E) Training incentive payments and work allowances under ongoing manpower programs, other than Welfare-to-Work (formerly GAIN) and JTPA.

(F) Earnings from On-the-Job Training (OJT).

(3) Earned income does not include:

(A) Grants that do not meet the exemption criteria specified in Sections 44-111.431, and .432.

(B) Benefits (excluding those specified in Section 44-101(e)(1)) accruing as compensation, or reward for service, or as compensation for lack of employment (for example, pensions and benefits, such as veterans benefits).

(C) Incentive payments derived from participation in WIN Demo.

(D) The training allowances paid to a recipient in JTPA programs. The expense allowance paid to an adult JTPA participant is applied against the actual expenses of training in determining net income. Only the amount that exceeds the expenses is counted as income.

(E) Income received from Public Service Employment under the WIN Demo program (WIN/PSE) (see Section 44-113.10).

(f) Disability-Based Unearned Income

(1) Disability-based unearned income is income received only from one or more of the following:

(A) State Disability Insurance benefits.

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-14-02 Effective 7/1/14

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