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

44-111 PAYMENTS EXCLUDED OR EXEMPT FROM CONSIDERATION

AS INCOME (Continued)

.473 The total amount of the current child/spousal support disregard attributable to any month shall not exceed $50 per assistance unit regardless of whether the child/spousal support is received by the county, with a portion paid to the assistance unit, or the support payment is received by the assistance unit directly. If in the same month the assistance unit receives a disregard payment from the county attributable to a prior month and also receives a current support payment directly from an absent parent/spouse, the assistance unit shall be entitled to both disregards. If the assistance unit receives a payment from the county which consists of payments from current child/spousal support for more than one month, the $50 limit shall apply only to the total child/spousal support disregard for the month to which the disregard is attributable.

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For example, the county received current child/spousal support payments of $150 in January, $150 in February and issued the assistance unit a payment of $100 in March. The total $100 shall be disregarded in March for purposes of determining eligibility and grant since it is attributable to January and February.

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.48 Benefits and related allowances received from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

.481 Education, training, vocation and rehabilitation benefits, and related allowances received from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs are exempt from consideration as income.

a. Benefits and related allowances include, but are not limited to:

(1) Yellow Ribbon Program

(2) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) Program

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(3) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Services

(4) National Call to Service Program

(5) Compensated Work Therapy (CWT)

(6) Tutorial Assistance

(7) Monthly Housing Allowance

(8) Licensing and Certification Reimbursement

(9) Work Study

(10) Ground Infantry (GI) Bill implemented by Senate Bill 1767,

formerly known as the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 and

the Galvanized Iron Bill

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-20-03 Effective 4/1/20

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