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STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE

AID PAYMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 44-300 AID PAYMENTS (Continued)

Section

Exceptions to Protective Payment Requirements ......................................................................... 44-310

Cost-of-Living Adjustments ......................................................................................................... 44-311

Budgeting Methods for CalWORKs ............................................................................................. 44-313

Prospective Budgeting ........................................................................................................ .1 Budgeting the Income of Individuals Added to or Deleted from an Existing Assistance Unit ...................................................................................... .2 Budgeting in Approved Alternate Payment Systems .......................................................... .3 Budgeting for Refugee or Cuban/Haitian Entrant Cases Transferred from Refugee or Cuban/Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance to AFDC-FG and AFDC-U ............ .4

Maximum Family Grant (MFG) ................................................................................................... 44-314

Definitions ........................................................................................................................... .1 MFG .................................................................................................................................... .2 MFG Application ................................................................................................................ .3 Continue MFG .................................................................................................................... .4 MFG Exemptions ................................................................................................................ .5 MFG Child Eligibility ......................................................................................................... .6

Amount of Aid .............................................................................................................................. 44-315

Definitions ........................................................................................................................... .1 County Responsibility ......................................................................................................... .2 Amount of Grant ................................................................................................................. .3 Special Needs ...................................................................................................................... .4 $10 or More ......................................................................................................................... .5 Payment in Installments ...................................................................................................... .6 Proration of AFDC-FG/U Grant ......................................................................................... .7 Zero Basic Grant ................................................................................................................. .8

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-13-02 Effective 7/1/13

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