us-ca/regulation/mpp/63-503 — 63-503 DETERMINING HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT LEVELS

.1 Month of Application

.11 A household's eligibility shall be determined for the month of application by considering the household's circumstances as of the date of interview, except as specified in Sections 63-402.9 (Strikers), 63-408 (Voluntary Quit), 63-501.6 (Resource Transfers), 63-503.212 (Income Determinations), and 63-503.43 (Destitute Households), and 63-301.7 and .82 (Categorically Eligible Households).

.12 A calendar month shall be used for certification and issuance purposes. However, a CWD may, with prior SDSS and FNS approval, use a fiscal month if the CWD determines that it is more efficient and satisfies SDSS that the accounting procedures fully comply with certification and issuance requirements contained in these regulations. A CWD may elect to use either one fiscal month for all households, or more than one fiscal month with varying beginning dates based on the date a household files an application.

.13 A household's benefit level for a) the initial month of certification, or b) the first month for which the household is certified for participation in the Food Stamp Program following any period during which the household was not certified for participation, shall be prorated from the date the application is received in the appropriate office. However, if processing of the application was delayed beyond 30 days due to the fault of the household, the benefit level shall be prorated from the date the CWD received verification that the household completed the required action, as specified in Section 63-301.423. Migrant and seasonal farm worker households which have a break in participation of 30 days or less shall not have their benefits prorated. They shall receive benefits for the whole month.

.131 Using a calendar or fiscal month, households shall receive benefits prorated from the date of application to the end of the month, except as specified in Section 63-503.13. The CWDs shall either:

.132 After determining the prorated allotment, the CWD shall round the product down to the nearest lower whole dollar. If the computation results in an allotment of less than $10, then no issuance shall be made for the whole month.

.14 Section 63-503.14(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-501.14(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director’s QR/PB Declaration.

.141 Section 63-503.141(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director’s QR/PB Declaration.

.15 Section 63-503.15(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-501.15(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director’s QR/PB Declaration.

.151 Section 63-503.151(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.16 Households who apply for benefits after the 15th day of the month, and have been determined eligible to receive benefits for the initial month and the subsequent month, shall receive both allotments at the same time.

.161 CWDs have the option to provide both months' benefits in one combined allotment or as separate allotments as long as they are provided at the same time and within the time frame specified in Section 63-301.2 or Section 63-301.531 for expedited service.

.162 Benefits for the prorated initial month shall be provided in accordance with Section 63-503.13.

.2 Determining Resources, Income and Deductions

.21 Sections 63-503.21 et seq.(MR) shall become inoperative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.22 Sections 63-503.22 et seq.(MR) shall become inoperative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.23 Sections 63-503.23 et seq.(MR) shall become inoperative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.24 Section 63-503.24(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.24(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.241 Determining Resources

.242 Determining Income

.25 Section 63-503.25(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.25(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.251 Billed Expenses

.252 Averaging Expenses

.253 Anticipating/Estimating Expenses

.254 Section 63-503.254(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.254(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.255 Section 63-503.255(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.255(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.3 Calculating Net Income and Benefit Levels

.31 Net Monthly Income

.311 Section 63-503.311(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.311(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.312 Section 63-503.312(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.312(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.32 Eligibility and Benefits

.321 Sections 63-503.321(a) et seq.(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.321(a) (QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.322 Section 63-503.322 et seq.(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.322 et seq.(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.323 To determine the eligibility of a household in which all members are elderly or disabled as defined in Section 63-102(e), the CWD shall apply the net monthly income eligibility standards, as specified in Section 63-503.322.

.324 Section 63-503.324(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.324(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.325 Section 63-503.325(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.325(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.326 Section 63-503.326(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.326(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.327 Section 63-503.327(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.327 et seq.(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.328 Section 63-503.328(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.328(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.329 Section 63-503.329(MR) shall become inoperative and Section 63-503.329(QR) shall become operative in a county on the date QR/PB becomes effective in that county, pursuant to the Director's QR/PB Declaration.

.4 Households with Special Circumstances

.41 Households with Self-Employment Income

.411 Households with Self-Employment Income

.412 Averaging Self-Employment Income Received Less Often Than Monthly

.413 Allowable Cost of Producing Self-Employment Income

.414 Capital Gains

.415 Determining Monthly Income from Self-Employment

.416 If the CWD determines that a household is eligible based on its monthly net income, the CWD may elect to offer the household an option to determine the benefit level by using either the same net income which was used to determine eligibility, or by prorating the household’s total net income over the period for which the household’s self-employment income was averaged to more closely approximate the time when the income was actually received. If income is prorated, the net income assigned in any month cannot exceed the maximum monthly income eligibility standards for the household size.

.42 Households with Boarders (Noncommercial)

.421 Income from the Boarder

.422 Cost of Doing Business

.423 Deductible Expenses

.43 Destitute Households

.431 Migrant or seasonal farmworker households whose only income for the month of application was received prior to the date of application, and was from a terminated source, shall be considered destitute households and shall be provided expedited service.

.432 Households whose only income for the month of application is from a new source shall be considered destitute and shall be provided expedited service if income of more than $25 from the new source will not be received by the 10th calendar day after the date of application.

.433 Households may receive both income from a terminated source prior to the date of application and income from a new source after the date of application, and shall still be considered destitute if income of more than $25 will not be received by the 10th day after the date of application and no other income will be received in the month of application.

.434 Destitute households shall have their eligibility and level of benefits calculated for the month of application by considering only income which is received between the first of the month and the date of application. Any income from a new source that is anticipated after the date of application shall be disregarded.

.435 Some employers provide travel advances to cover the travel costs of new employees who must journey to the location of their new employment. To the extent that these payments are excluded as reimbursements, receipt of travel advances will not affect the determination of when a household is destitute. However, if the travel advance is by written contract an advance on wages that will be subtracted from wages later earned by the employee, rather than a reimbursement, the wage advance shall count as income. In addition, the receipt of a wage advance for the travel cost of a new employee shall not affect the determination of whether subsequent payments from the employer are from a new source of income, nor whether a household shall be considered destitute.