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

44-133 TREATMENT OF INCOME -- CALWORKS (Continued)

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Applicant Eligibility Determination:

$2000 Earned Income

- 90 $90 Earned Income Disregard

$ 1910 Net Nonexempt Earned Income

$+300 Disability-Based Income (Not subject to $225 Disregard at application)

$2210 Total Net Nonexempt Income

$1626 MBSAC for Five (Includes AU and Non-AU Family Members)

Family is ineligible for CalWORKs (Net Nonexempt Income exceeds the MBSAC for Five).

(SAR) Example 2: Family with Ineligible Non-Citizen Members and Stepparent with No Income

Mother of two children has earnings of $600 per month and the income is reasonably anticipated to continue at this amount for the SAR Payment Period. One of the children is her citizen child and the other is her ineligible non-citizen child with deprivation. Mother receives direct child support in the amount of $85 per month for the ineligible non-citizen child. Also in the home is the ineligible non-citizen spouse of the mother. The spouse does not have any income. The family lives in Region 1 and does not have exempt status.

Applicant Eligibility Determination

$ 600 Actual Earned Income of Mother

- 90 Applicant Earned Income Disregard

$ 510 Subtotal

+ 85 Unearned Income of Ineligible Non-Citizen Child

$ 595 Total Net Nonexempt Income

$ 595 Total NNI is less than the $1,424 Region 1 Nonexempt Family MBSAC for four, family passes applicant test.

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

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