44-102 AVAILABILITY OF INCOME

.1 All reasonably anticipated income shall be considered to be available to meet the needs of the AU during the SAR/AR/CO Payment Period and shall be considered when determining eligibility and grant amount, except:

.11 INTEREST INCOME - Interest income which is received on a regular basis, but less frequently than monthly, shall be apportioned equally over the number of months it has accrued beginning with the month after receipt.

.12 CONTRACTUAL INCOME - Income an employee receives under an annual contract of employment shall be apportioned equally over the period of the contract beginning with the first month of the contract when they work and receives income from such contract in fewer than twelve (12) months, but more than eight (8) months.

.13 CHILD SUPPORT - Child support collected by and assigned to the county shall not be considered available to the AU.

.14 MONTHLY RECURRING UNEARNED GOVERNMENTAL BENEFITS - Monthly benefits (e.g., Social Security benefits, or Veterans benefits, etc.) shall be considered to be available in the month the payment is reasonably anticipated to be received or is intended for (see Section 44-315.31), when the income meets the following criteria:

.141 The receipt date of the income varies because mailing cycles cause two payments to be received in one month and none in the preceding or following month;

.142 The source of income is a governmental benefit program; and

.143 The income is unearned and recurring.

.15 CHILD INCOME PURSUANT TO THE CHILD SUPPORT IN LIEU OF CALWORKS GRANT OPTION – The income of a child not included in the number of needy persons used to calculate the MAP must not be considered available to the AU. Child support received on behalf of a child not included in the number of needy persons used to calculate the MAP must not be considered available to the AU, regardless of the method of collection (See Section 82-507).

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 10553 and 10554, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 11008.14, 11157 (Ch. 270, Stats. 1997), 11265.2, 11450.17, and 11450.5, Welfare and Institutions Code.

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