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Index

AABAWDs

definition 1initial determination 1

decision chart 2work requirement 1

Able Bodied Adults Without DependentsABAWDs 1definition 1initial determination 1

decision chart 2initial eligibility 2work requirement 1

adding a person 1, 9discontinued HHs 10effective date 1new member reported after the extended filing date 10previously excluded member 10refusal/failure to cooperate 8

determination 8shelter deductions 9steps 2, 4

budget 3, 7determine if HH member 2, 4, 6eligibility determination 2, 6forms 2, 5, 6

additional and corrective payments 1Agent Orange 18

exemption 18payment issuance 18VA benefits 19

alien statusverification 2

allowable deductionshousing 1

application 1all other FS applications 4

additional 5required forms 4

benefit issuance 28application after the 15th 28

date 6documentation 17

client access 18

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SC 163/SC 163I 17state requirements 18

eligibility review checklist 16expedited service 3forms

additional 5DFA 285-A1 2DFA 285-A2 2SAWS 1 1SAWS 2 2SAWS 2A 2

home visits 10household cooperation 13

refusal 14requirements 13

intake chart 22intercounty moves 29interview requirements 9

face-to-face 9home visits 10time limit 10

joint CalWORKs/FS 3required forms 3

joint GA/FS 4required forms 4

joint PA/FS 7categorical eligibility (CE) 7definition 7PA approved after FS denial 8postponed FS eligibility determination 8single application 7

minimum requirements 6no shows 19PA applicants 7processing time frames 19

delay beyond 60 days 26administrative 26cause of delay chart 26household 26

delayed action, 2nd 30 days 23administrative 23household 25

missing verification of deductions 20no shows 19

QC cooperation 27annual review period 27discontinuance 27

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ES 28QC cooperation. See also QC review

rights and responsibilities 10collect calls 11GA applicants 11general requirements 10information available on request 11mandatory work registrants 11monthly reporting HHs 12non-English speaking HHs 12nonmonthly reporting HHs 12PA applicants 11

who signs 6withdrawals 14

documentation 16method 15partial withdrawals 15regulation 14right to reapply 16

authorized representative 1definition 1qualifications 1responsibility 2restrictions 2verification 2written request 1

automobile. See vehiclesBbattered women shelters 7benefit computation

HHs with elderly/disabled members 14HHs with no elderly/disabled member 12

benefit prorationproration 15

boarders 20, 21budgeting 23commercial boarding house residents 21definition 20foster children 21payment principles 29treatment 22who is not a boarder 21

budgetbenefit computation 12boarders 29

foster childrenpayment principles 30

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included as HH member 29not included as HH member 30

example 30child support disregards 17

CW 7 reporting 18definition 17issuance 17verification 18

GA Grant 28regulation 28vendor payments 28

income testsHHs with elderly/disabled members 14HHs with no elderly/disabled member 12minimum allotments 16new applicant HHs with zero benefits 17proration 15

real propertytreatment 26

resettlement/VOLAG funds 29self-employment 22

allowable costs 25annualized income 24capital gains 24

sponsored noncitizens 20deeming income 21

direct cash payments 22example 22income formula 21

deeming resources 20time limits 20

strikers 31continuing HHs 32eligibility and benefits 31work registration 32

students 20URAM 27

boarder 27HH composition 27HH member 27nonhousehold member 27unmarried father 27

budget month 1CCA 7 1

changes reported outside the CA 7 4complete 4

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complete answers 6date 5incomplete answers 7signature 4sponsored aliens 6

complete CA 7 received after NOA cutoff 14after month-end cutoff 15before month-end cutoff 14issuance deadline 14

after month-end cutoff 15before month-end cutoff 14

complete with missing verification received after NOA cutoff 15deadlines 3deductions 9

missing information/verification 10verification requirements 9

definitions 1budget month 1documentation

documentation 1extended filing date 1issuance month 1report month 1verification 1

discontinuance 2discontinued HH reapplication 17

after a calendar month break 18in month following discontinuance 17

incomplete 16Y NOA 16

late 3NOA 3

processing 12action on changes 13budgeting 12income tests 12

CE HHs 12non-CE HHs 12

review and compare 12purpose 3questionable/missing information 11recision 18, 19requirement 3

application 3California Food Assistance Program

SEE CFAP 1capital gains 24

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cars. See vehiclescategorically eligible households. See CE HHsCE HHs 5, 1

definition 1determination 2eligibility factors waived 4joint applications 3

application examples 3overissuances 5zero grant cases 1

certification periods 1beginning month 1changes 5chart 3classification changes 5definition 1expedited service 11length 1monthly reporting 3monthly vs. nonmonthly reporting 2NA HH 2

definition 2monthly reporting 4

NEC 4PA HH 2

definition 2monthly reporting 3

CFAPCalifornia Food Assistance Program 1decision chart 5eligibility 4noncitizen criteria 1Notices of Action (NOAs) 5sponsored noncitizens

unlimited periodverification of abuse 3

work requirement 3CalWORKs recipient 3Non-CalWORKs recipient 3sanction 4

charitable contributions 19calendar quarters 20exemption 19nonprofit organization 19verification 19

charts 1, 3certification period 3

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coupon issuance tables 1deductions 3elderly and disabled separate HH test limit 1free school meals 3

EW instructions 4federal requirement 3

income test limits 1manual benefit computation 2proration chart 3release of case file information 5thrifty food plan 1

child support 4disregards 17

citizenship 1, 5definition 5questionable 6verification 1, 8, 5

citizenship/alien statusverification 1

citizenship/noncitizens statusineligible noncitizens 38

collateral contact 10collect calls 11compliance requirements 15consent forms. See release of informationcorrective payments. See additional and corrective paymentscoupon issuance tables 1Ddeductions

charts 3earned income deduction

in over-issuance computation 1definitions 1

additional and corrective payments 1adequate notice 1administrative error 1annual review period 27authorized representative 1boarders 20budget month 1categorical eligibility 1CIU refugees 13date of discovery 1discontinued income 1disqualified recipient 1documentation 1earned income 1

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elderly or disabled 1ESL and community service classes 13exempt income 11group living arrangements 10homeless households 1inadvertent household error 1institution of higher education 11institution of post-secondary education 12institutional residents 1intentional program violation 1IPV disqualified 9issuance month 1Job Corps 5joint PA/FS 7JTPA 5liquid resources 4live-in-attendants 9living together 9lost benefits 1mass changes 32migrant and seasonal farmworkers, cannery workers 10military pay 5NA HH 2nonliquid resources 4nonprofit organization 19offset benefits 1others 10overissuance 1PA HH 2parental control 10report month 1residents of institutions 11roomer 11self-employment 2shelter for battered women and children 7sponsor 11sponsored noncitizen 11spouse 12SSI recipients 12SSN disqualified 13striker 13strikers-picket duty 8student eligibility criteria 2thrifty food plan 14timely notice 1Title 1,VISTA 7training 4

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underissuance 1unearned income 8URAMs 14utilities 4voluntary quit 19wages and salaries 1

deleting a person 12, 13budget 12moves between HHs 17new SSI recipients 16NOA requirements 13, 15overissuances 13, 15

dependent care 6deduction 28definition 6excluded persons/non HH members 7limit 7reimbursements 7SCC and CAAP payments

prospectively budgeted HHs 7retroactive payments 8

verification 6destitute HHs 2disability 4disaster issuance procedures

application sites 1data processing 2HHs certified before the disaster 7informational posting 2new applicant issuances & continuing HH supplements 2

issuance process 2purpose 1

disclosure of informationUS Consulate General Offices 41

discontinued income 1disqualifications 15

complianceending disqualification 15

voluntary quit disqualification 13documentation

application 17expedited service 4

drug/alcohol treatment centers 2Eearned income 1

definition 1Job Corps 5

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JTPA 5military pay 5self-employment 2strikers-picket duty 8Title 1,VISTA 7training 4wages and salaries 1

elderly or disabled 1emergency food assistance 1

disaster issuance procedures 2FSC (food & consumer services) directions 1

Employment Services Program 16Employment Services Program

registration 3failure to comply 16

equity value 4ES. See expedited serviceexcluded and nonhousehold members 1

examplesexcluded noncitizen

only FS HH has income 23excluded noncitizen and FS HH pool income 25excluded noncitizen pays flat rate for housing 28flat rate and shared expenses 30flat rate for combined expenses 29IPV-excluded member has earnings 23one combined income payment 26only excluded noncitizen has income 23only nonhousehold and excluded noncitizen members have income 24pooled income 27

ineligible noncitizen and SSN excluded members 13categorical eligibility 14combined payment 16definition 13documentation 18household size 14housing, utilities, and dependent care 17income 14

formula 14procedure 15

resources 14IPV excluded members 11

categorical eligibility 12deductions 13definition 11documentation and SC 1665 13household size 12

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income 12resources 12

nonhousehold members 5categorical eligibility 6, 9combined payments 6, 9deductions 7definition 5documentation 8, 11household size 6, 9income 6, 9resources 6, 9

proration of deductions 18examples 20

excluded member pays entire expense amount 20flat rate and shared expenses 21shared expenses 20

formula 19when to prorate 18

summary chart 1exempt income 11

AAP 11Agent Orange payments 11Aleut resident payments 11Ball v. Swoap payments 11Cal-Learn payments 11CalWORKs special need payments 12charitable contributions 12child care payments 12child support turned over to family support trustee (FST) 13child’s earnings 12demonstration project direct payments 13disaster assistance payments 13disaster government payments designated to restore a home 13disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) 13diverted military payments 13EITC payments 14Energy Assistance/Allowance 14food program benefits 14GA special need payments 14H/A payments 12HUD payments 14Indian payments 15infrequent or irregular income 15in-kind benefits 15Japanese ancestry restitution payments 15JTPA, including SPEDY allowances, earnings & payments 17King v. McMahon payments 15

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loans 15national and community service act Title 1 payments 16Nazi persecution victim payments 16nonrecurring lump sum payments 16radiation exposure compensation trust fund payments 16reimbursements 16representative payments 16retroactive payments from an assistance program 17Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act Payments 17senior community service employment program (SCSEP) funds 17student income 17uniform relocation assistance payments 17vendor payments (CalWORKs, RCA, ECA) 17vendor payments (GA) 17veterans benefits improvement and health care pay deductions 17volunteer payments 18

exempt resourcesRicky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act Payments 11Spina Bifida Allowances (Payments) 11

expedited service 1application 3certification periods 11

monthly reporting HHs with postponed verification 11computer tracking 4criteria 1destitute HHs 2

postponed verification 14documentation 4issuance deadline 6

new application 6RC 6

late determinations 7mail applications 8NOA requirement 10overview 1requirement

mandatory verification 9postponed verification 9postponement time period 9work registration 8

summary 15work registration 1

expensesdisallowed expenses 11

federal demo project 12paid by some types of exempt income 11repeat bills 12

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service provided by a HH member 12exceed income 36, 12excluded and nonhousehold member expenses 12

extended filing date 1Ffailure to comply

examplescustomer caused other overpayment 27

overview 27public assistance grant reductions

amount determination 29examples 29overview 27

federal means tested exclusionqualifying quarters 21

felony drug conviction disqualification 5filing date. See applicationFood Stamp chart 1forms

all other FS applications 4joint CalWORKs/FS 3joint GA/FS 4

foster childrenpayment principles 30

Ggross income test 2gross/net income test limits 1group living arrangements 10Hhome repairs 2home visits 10homeless households 1

budgeting 3AFDC nonmonthly reporting households 3averaged income 3process chart 3regulation 3

certification period 2definition 1drug and alcohol treatment centers 4housing 3mailing address 5reporting requirements 3residence 2shelter allowance 4

examples 4regulation 4

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verification 4homeless standard shelter deduction

income deduction 8

homeowner association fees 2household composition 1, 21

boarders 21budgeting 23commercial boarding house residents 21definition 20foster children 21treatment 22who is not a boarder 21

definitions 1elderly or disabled 1IPV disqualified 9live-in attendant 9living together 9migrant and seasonal farmworkers, cannery workers 10others 10parental control 10residents of institutions 11roomer 11sponsor 11sponsored noncitizen 11spouse 12SSI recipients 12SSN disqualified 13striker 13thrifty food plan 14URAMs 14

examples 25HH decision

definition 16elderly/disabled separate HHs 16institutions and group living 18joint custody 17separate HH denials 18

nonparticipants 19excluded HH members 19nonhousehold members 19overview 19

strikers 24budgeting 24definition 24documentation 24eligibility 24

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work registration 24URAM 23

budgeting 23treatment 23unmarried father 23

verification 8, 28household size

verification 6housing 1

allowable deductions 1home repairs 2homeowner association fees 2insurance on the structure 2loan repayments for a mobile home purchase 1mortgage payments 1property tax 1rent 1vacant residence 2

homeless HHs 3nonallowable deductions 2

Iidentity 2IEVS abstract 54inaccessible resources 12

exemption 12irrevocable trust funds 13property unlikely to produce significant funds or return 14verification 13

income 1discontinued income 1earned 1exempt income 11unearned income 8verification 1

income deductions 1earned income 1excess medical costs 1

allowable expenses 3definition 1nonallowable costs 5

standard 1income report. See CA 7income test limits 1income tests 1

CA 7 12elderly/disabled separate HH 1gross/net 1

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gross (130%) 2net monthly 5zero benefits 7

HHs subject to 2gross (130%) 2

income-producing property 15Indian payments 16, 22

general exemptions 22Indian Child Welfare Act child and family service grants 22Indian Claims Commission judgement or Claims Court payments 22Indian trust or restricted land payments 22Old Age Assistance funds 22

tribal exemptions 23Alaskan Natives 23Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation 23Assiniboine Tribe 23Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana 23Assiniboine Tribes, Montana 23Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin 23Blackfeet Tribe 23Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma 23Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 23Chippewas of Lake Superior 23Chippewas of the Mississippi 23Crow Creek Sioux Tribe 23Devils Lake Sioux Tribe 23Fort Belknap Indian Community 23Fox 23Grand River Band of Ottawa 23Grosventre 23Hopi 24Independent Seminole Indians of Florida 24Indian Tribal Members 24Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 24Lac Corte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 24Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 24Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida 24Minnesota Chippewa Tribe 24Navajo 24Oglala Sioux Tribe 24Papago Tribe, Arizona 24Passamaquoddy 24Penobscot 24Puyallup Tribe 24Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 24Rosebud Sioux Tribe 24Sac 24

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Saginaw Chippewa Indian of Michigan 24Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 24Seminole Tribe of Florida 24Seneca Nation 25Shoshone-Bannock Tribe 25Sioux Tribe 25Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 25Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas, Arizona 25White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota 25Yakima 25

ineligible noncitizen and SSN excluded members 13categorical eligibility 14combined payment 16definition 13documentation 18formula 14household size 14housing, utilities, and dependent care 17income 14ineligible noncitizens 38

list 38treatment of income/resources 39

procedure 15resources 14

ineligible students 13institutional residents 1

application 3battered women shelters 7

definition 7documentation 10eligibility determination 9former HH 10

CalWORKs income 4definition 1drug/alcohol treatment centers 2

approved facilities 2drug facilities 3

EBT card 4eligibility 1group living arrangement 10

application 10county responsibilities 11definition 10HH composition 10HH leaves the residence 11reporting responsibilities 11

HH composition 4

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HH rights 4overissuances 6treatment center responsibilities 5work registration 4

intake eligibility decision chart 22intercounty

overissuance collection 37IPV excluded members 11

categorical eligibility 12deductions 13definition 11documentation and SC 1665 13household size 12income 12resources 12

issuance month 1Llag quarters

definition 19liquid resources 4lost benefits or claims 1

12-month time limit 2calculation 3method of restoration 4regulation 2

collection of claims 29institutional authorized representative 31repayment requirement 31responsible person 29

definitions 1administrative error 1date of discovery 1disqualified recipient 1inadvertent household error 1intentional program violation 1lost benefits 1offset benefits 1overissuance 1underissuance 1

establishing a claim 19date of discovery 28dollar limit 19forms 22missing information 25multiple causes 24reconstructing the situation 26regulation 21

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time limit 28intentional program violation 48

administrative disqualification hearing 52after the disqualification begins 52already disqualified for another reason 52beginning and ending dates 51benefit reduction amount 52case is discontinued or closed 52disqualification period 49ID disqualifications 54

EW action 54IEVS abstract 54

income and budgeting 53IPV disqualification/conversion process 54

overview 54loss of earned income deduction 52NOA requirement 52regulation 48when the disqualification period ends 52who is disqualified 50

overissuances 6administrative error 9

causes 9CE households 9definition 9

determination chart 17inadvertent household error 11

aid paid pending 14CE households 11definition 11failure to provide correct/complete information 11failure to report changes 12

intentional program violation 14CE households 15definition 14restrictions 15treatment 15

overview 6underissuances/lost benefits 2

regulation 2lump sum payments

nonrecurring lump sum payments 25exemption 25resources 27treatment 26

students 23

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Mmailing address 5mass changes 32medical expenses

verification 3migrant HHs. See destitute HHsMINE/permanent impairment listing codes 3monthly reporting HHs

rights and responsibilities 12mortgage payments 1NNA HHs

certification periods 2NEC 4net monthly income test 5no shows 19NOAs 1

adequate notice 1, 3definition 1when required 3

exemptions 2requirements 2restrictions 2timely notice 1waivers 2

nonassistance HH. See NA HHsnoncitizens

CFAP decision chart 5declaration of citizenship/noncitizenship status 26

forms 26FS noncitizen criteria

aged 13blind or disabled 11

status decision chart 42US veteran

Philippine serve WWII exception 12noncitizens under order of deportation

INS referral 39procedure 40requirement 39

interview 40withdrawal 41

non-covered earningsdefinition 20

nonhousehold members 5categorical eligibility 6, 9combined payments 6, 9

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deductions 7definition 5documentation 8, 11household size 6, 9income 6, 9resources 6, 9

nonliquid resources 4nonmonthly reporting HHs 1

change report 2rights and responsibilities 12

nonparticipants 19excluded HH members 19nonhousehold members 19overview 19

nonrecurring lump sum payments 25exemption 25resources 27treatment 26

notice of expiration of certification. See NECnotices of action. See NOAsOoverissuances 6, 19

administrative error 9amount change 45CalWORKs ineligibility when FS were CE 26collection methods 32

allotment reduction 32AE 31, 33benefit offset 36extra payments 35IHE or IPV 34initial allotment 32installments 35multiple allotment reduction 35social security 37tax refund intercept 36

lump sum 32collection of claims 29

institutional authorized representatives 31limitations 31responsible persons 29sponsored noncitizens 30

customer notification 45date of claim establishment 28date of discovery 28dollar limit 19earned income deduction 1

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forms 22forms and filing 44inadvertent household error 11intentional program violation 14, 48intercounty collection 37Lomeli v. Saenz court case settlement 33missing information or verification 25multiple causes 24O/I occurred in a month of allotment reduction 27processing chart 39reopening a closed case with an overissuance 46repaid claims 45repayment requirements 31

IHE and IPV 32reporting requirements 45restrictions 23suspending a claim 47

lost benefits 47removing a suspension 47

terminating a claim 48definition 48lost benefits 48

time limit 28type change 45

overview 1PPA HH

certification periods 2payment principles 1

CalWORKs, RCA or GA mass changes 33EW responsibility 12expenses exceed income 36, 12mass changes 32

definition 32effective date 33HH notification 33

program reduction, suspension or cancellation procedures 34procedures 34

benefit calculation 36eligible households 35records 37reductions 34state hearings 36suspensions and cancellations 35

prospective budgetdefinition 1

SSA COLA 34

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transition from prospective to retrospective budgetinggrant reduction due to fraud 4

processing time framesmissing verification of deductions 20

HH chooses not to wait 22HH chooses to wait 21

no shows 19property. See resourcesproration chart 3prospective budget

definition 1public assistance grant reductions 27

failure to comply 27amount determination 29examples 29overview 27

public assistance HH. See PA HHQQC cooperation 27QC review 5qualifying quarters

combining credits 24current year 23determination 18federal means tested exclusion 21spouse

cohabiting 24quarter of coverage history report

definition 19processing 20

questionable information 7Rrecertification 1

benefit extension 18general requirements

forms 1rights and responsibilities 5

HH cooperation 16late recertifications 17timely recertification 15

definition 15right to uninterrupted benefits 16

verification 18monthly reporting HHs 19summary of requirements 20

registration procedures 812-month registration period 9

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all HHs 8GA 9registrant requirements 10

FSET components 12unsuitable employment 11

reimbursements 30exemptions 30

examples 31multiple expenses 31

release of case file information 5release of information

consent not required 13consent required

SC 1029 14SC 1280 14

rent deduction. See shelter deductionsrepayment

legitimate benefitsvoluntary donation 41

report month 1resettlement/VOLAG funds

budget 29residence 1

requirements 1county residency 1migrant camp sites/shelters 1

resources 1countable resources 4

equity value 4liquid resources 4nonliquid resources 4

exempt resources 5inaccessible resources 12

exemption 12irrevocable trust funds 13property unlikely to produce significant funds or return 14verification 13

income-producing property 15Indian payments 16limits and requirements 1

CE HH 1currently certified households 2excluded persons 3joint ownership 3new applicant households 1nonassistance households 1nonhousehold members 3

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property used to maintain some exempt vehicles 20exemption 20verification 20

transfer of resources 21disqualification period 22NOA 22regulation 21

tribal exemptions 17value determination 21

personal property 21regulation 21

vehicles 21rights and responsibilities 10roomer 11SSC 1029. See release of informationSC 1280. See release of informationSC 1483 5seasonal farmworker HHs. See destitute HHsself-employment 22shelter costs 8

allowable costs 8limit 8

shelter deductions 9adding a person 9

new members 9chart 24housing 1, 24overissuances 24summary chart 24utilities 4

social security number. See SSNSpina Bifida Allowances (payments)

exempt resources 11sponsored aliens

verification 4sponsored noncitizens

CE HHs 29noncitizen’s responsibility 29payment principles 20regulation 27

SSA COLA 34SSN 1

EW actions when SSN is missing 3requirements 1

expedited services HH 1proof of application 1

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social security locations 2verification 2

SSN excluded members. See ineligible alien and SSN excluded membersstrikers 24

budgeting 24continuing HH 32definition 24documentation 24eligibility 24eligibility and benefits 31payment principles 31work registration 24, 32, 1

students 1budget examples 27

lump sum income and dependent care 27budgeting 20

applying for FS mid-year 21income received less often than monthly 20income received mid-term 20increased expenses mid-term 21lump sum payments 23monthly income 22monthly reporting variations 20payment types 20quitting school 21work study 24

definitions 1CIU refugees 13ESL and community service classes 13institution of higher education 11institution of post-secondary education 12

dependent care deduction 24overview 24procedure 25

deduction allowed 26no deduction allowed 26

earnings 18eligibility criteria 2

adequate child care 6CalWORKs recipient 6definition 2employment 4parental control 6work study 5

income 14exemptions 15nonstudents 14

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tuition and mandatory fees 16income paid directly to the school 19ineligible students 13resources 14third party payments 19under 18 19

earnings 19loans, grants, scholarships 19

verification 28dependent care deduction 29exempt expenses 28income 28physically or mentally unfit 29sample standard student budget 29

veteran’s educational benefits 17work registration 14

SUA 5contributors chart 15proration

contributors 15verifications 3

substitute program 1, 16CIU 1EDD-JS 1failure to comply 16

work requirements 16Food Stamp work registrants 1work requirement 16

Ttables. See chartsTFS 1

address changes 7benefit calculation 5certification period 12eligibility 1

exceptions 2exceptions 2expiration of TFS period 12household changes

address changes 7overissuances 11reapplication

CalWORKs 8FS 8

Transitional Food Stamp Benefits 1underissuances 11

Trafficking Victims 34

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Transitional Food Stamp benefitssee TFS 1

tribal exemptions 17Uunderissuances/lost benefits 2unearned income 8

alimony 8annuities 8child support 8disability insurance benefits 9dividends from stocks and bonds 9educational grants 9interest from bank accounts 9loans 9lottery winnings 9PA payments based on need 9reimbursement 10retirement benefits 10social security (SSA) 10striker benefits 10trust fund withdrawals or dividends 10UIB 10workers compensation (WC) benefits 10

unrelated adult male. See URAMURAM 23

budgeting 23household composition 27payment principles 27treatment 23unmarried father 23, 27

US Consulate General Officesdisclosure of information 41

utilities 4definition 4energy assistance vendor payments 6SUA 5

metered usage 5standard amount 5

SUA or actual 7decision chart 7

Vvehicles 21vendor payments 33

CalWORKs, RCA or ECA 34exemption 33

examples of exempt payments 33GA 34

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nonexempt 35verification 1, 19

authorized representative 2CE HHs 5mandatory 1

alien status 2child support 4disability 4identity 2income 1medical expenses 3QC review 5sponsored aliens 4SUA 3unoccupied home 3

optional 6dependent care 6household size 6liquid resources and loans 6overview 6

overview 1questionable information 7, 19

CE status 9chart 19citizenship 8household composition 8overview 7work registration 8

release of information 13consent not required 13consent required

SC 1029 14SC 1280 14

responsibility to obtain 13sources 9

collateral contact 10discrepancies 10documentary evidence 9home visits 10

veteran’s educational benefits 17Victims of Serious Crimes 36voluntary donation

repaymentlegitimate benefits 42

voluntary quit disqualificationappeals 23compliance 23

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decision chart 20definition 19discontinued HHs 23disqualification period 22disqualification procedures 22disqualified HH member moves 24exemptions 19good cause 20

verification 21quit in last month of certification 24quit prior to certification 24stopping the disqualification

compliance 23Wwithdrawals 14

partial withdrawals 15work registration 1, 2

cash aid programs 7CalWORKs 7RCA 7

deferrals 12exemptions 2

age 2care of a child under six/incapacitated person 4drug/alcohol rehabilitation program 5employed/self-employed 5physically or mentally unfit 2students 6UIB recipient/applicant 5verification 7

expedited service 8, 1loss of exemption 7overview 1registrant requirements 10registration procedures 8strikers 1verification 8work requirement disqualifications 14

work requirementCFAP 3

work requirement disqualifications 14administrative delay 18county penalties 17disqalification period 14ending 15good cause 14NOA deadlines 17

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NOA requirements 17overview 14state hearing request 18stopping the disqualification 18

work study 24student eligibility criteria 5

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