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

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

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Recipient Financial Eligibility Test

$ 600 Monthly Earned Income of Mother

- 225 $225 Unused DBI Disregard

$ 375 Subtotal

- 187 50% Earned Income Disregard

$ 187 Net Nonexempt Earned Income

+ 85 Unearned Income of Ineligible Non-Citizen Child

$ 272 Total Net Nonexempt Income (rounded down)

$ 272 Total NNI is less than $800 Region 1, Nonexempt Family MAP for four, family passes recipient financial eligibility test

Grant Computation

$ 800 Region 1, Nonexempt Family MAP for Four

- 272 Total Net Nonexempt Income

$ 528 Potential Grant

$ 542 MAP for AU of Two (includes mother and citizen child)

$ 528 Aid Payment is the Lesser of the Potential Grant or MAP for the AU

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

Timed out mother of three children has earnings of $600 per month and the income is reasonably anticipated to continue at this amount for the AR/CO Payment Period. Two of the children are her citizen children 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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