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STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE Regulations INCOME 44-111 (Cont.)

44-111 PAYMENTS EXCLUDED OR EXEMPT FROM CONSIDERATION

AS INCOME (Continued)

.44 Infrequent Income

.441 Income that is received in prospectively budgeted months and is received too infrequently to be reasonably anticipated, shall be exempt from consideration

.45 Income in Kind

.451 Home Produce

Home produce such as from garden, orchard, livestock, and poultry utilized by a recipient and his household for their own consumption is not income.

.452 Partial Items of Need

Income in kind for partial items of need is exempt.

.453 Offer of a Free Home

Except as provided in W&IC 11264, aid shall not be denied or discontinued for an otherwise eligible child who is offered a free home.

.454 Provided by a Private Nonprofit Organization

Any income in kind, whether a full or partial item of need, provided on the basis of need by a private nonprofit organization shall be exempt as income.

Private nonprofit organizations are religious, charitable, educational, or other organizations such as described in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which include but are not limited to the Salvation Army, Red Cross, and churches. (Actual tax exempt certification by IRS is not necessary.)

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-13-02 Effective 7/1/13

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