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STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE Regulations INCOME 44-113 (Cont.)

44-113 NET INCOME (Continued)

.3 Net Income from Social Security, Railroad Retirement Benefits and Other Pensions

(SAR) .31 Net income from Social Security or from Railroad Retirement Benefits is the amount determined to be paid to or on behalf of a member of the assistance unit in the SAR Payment Period except:

(AR/CO) Net income from Social Security or from Railroad Retirement Benefits is the amount determined to be paid to or on behalf of a member of the assistance unit in the AR/CO Payment Period except:

.311 When Social Security benefits are paid to a representative payee on behalf of a member of the assistance unit and the representative payee does not live in the same household as the assistance unit, the Social Security benefits are counted as income only to the extent that the representative payee makes them available for the support of the beneficiary.

(SAR) .32 Net income from other types of pensions and similar sources is the amount reasonably anticipated for the SAR Payment Period or, if the individual is required to pay income tax on such income or has other required expenses in receiving such income, net income is the amount received less these expenses.

(AR/CO) Net income from other types of pensions and similar sources is the amount reasonably anticipated for the AR/CO Payment Period or, if the individual is required to pay income tax on such income or has other required expenses in receiving such income, net income is the amount received less these expenses.

.4 Unrelated Adults, Including Unrelated Adult Males, Living in the Home

.41 Net income to the Family Budget Unit (FBU) from an unrelated adult living in the home including an Unrelated Adult Male (UAM) is the sum of:

(SAR) .411 cash reasonably anticipated to be given to the AU in the SAR Payment Period which is available to meet the needs of the AU and:

(AR/CO) cash reasonably anticipated to be given to the AU in the AR/CO Payment Period which is available to meet the needs of the AU and:

(SAR) .412 the value of full items of need reasonably anticipated to be provided in-kind to the AU in the SAR Payment Period. An item is not considered to be provided in-kind to the AU if the AU is receiving this full item of need in exchange for the AU providing the UAM with a different item. For example, if a UAM and a CalWORKs mother agree that he will pay the rent if she pays their food and utilities, the AU is not receiving in-kind income for housing.

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

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