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STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE Regulations INCOME 44-133 (Cont.)

44-133 TREATMENT OF INCOME -- CALWORKS

(Continued)

.3 Income of Children, Non-Minor Dependents and Non-Minor Former Dependents in Foster Care, Extended CalWORKs or Kin-GAP

.31 All net income received by or on behalf of children in foster care or Kin-GAP shall be considered income to the child and shall not be included in the AU's income and grant computation.

.32 Income received by a non-minor dependent shall not be included in the income and grant computation for the non-minor dependent receiving extended CalWORKs benefits.

.321 The non-minor dependent is not precluded from receiving both SSI/SSP and extended CalWORKs. The SSI/SSP aid payment shall not be included in the income and grant computation for the non-minor dependent receiving extended CalWORKs benefits.

.33 Income received by a non-minor dependent or non-minor former dependent shall not be included in the income and grant computation for the caretaker relative's AU, if the relative continues to be aided.

.4 Income in Cases in Which a Parent or Child Has Been Sanctioned or Penalized

.41 Income of persons living in the home, who are required to be in the AU but who have been sanctioned or penalized is available to the AU. The needs of these individuals are not considered except for persons in an AU that are being penalized for failure to cooperate with child support. Actions which are subject to sanction or which constitute a failure to cooperate include, but are not limited to, any one of the following:

.411 Failing or refusing, without cause, to comply with welfare-to-work requirements;

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-14-03 Effective 10/1/14

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