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LINKING FACTORS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY 41-440 (Cont.) DEPRIVATION OF PARENTAL SUPPORT OR CARE Regulations

41-440 UNEMPLOYED PARENT PROGRAM (Continued) 41-440

(A) Is not employed; or

(B) Is employed less than 100 hours during the four-week period prior to the date of eligibility for cash aid based on unemployment.

(C) Repealed by Manual Letter No. EAS-98-03, effective 7/1/98.

(2) When the principal earner is employed for less than 100 hours during the four-week period prior to the date of eligibility, he/she shall not be considered employed for purposes of unemployment deprivation.

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Example 1:

A family applies for CalWORKs on the basis of unemployment deprivation on January 5, 1998; the CWD authorizes aid on February 2, 1998. On February 3, 1998, the principal earner (PE) reports that he accepted work on that day and he expects to work over 100 hours per month. Since the PE did not accept work until the day after aid was authorized (i.e., after becoming a recipient), the 100-hour limit is not applicable.

Eligibility for the AU will continue until ineligibility occurs due to excess income, excess property, etc.

Example 2:

A family applies for CalWORKs on the basis of unemployment deprivation on January 5, 1998; the CWD authorizes aid on February 1, 1998. On February 3, 1998, the PE reports that he accepted work on January 31, 1998, and he expects to work over 100 hours indefinitely. Since the PE accepted work before aid was authorized (i.e., prior to becoming a recipient), the 100-hour rule limitation is applicable. The CWD will issue a timely notice of action and terminate aid effective February 28, 1998. As ineligibility occurred prior to the authorizing action, the family is overpaid for January 1998 and February 1998.

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(3) Since only the principal earner can establish unemployment deprivation, the 100-hour standard does not apply to the parent who is not the principal earner.

(b) Hours of Employment -- The hours an individual spent providing a service or product, whether the individual is an employee or self-employed. Any hours spent working to acquire earned income, whether the individual receives the income or not, shall be considered toward the 100-hour limit in (a) above.

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-00-01 Effective 1/18/00

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