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Term
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Definition
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Available Income
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Any income that the applicant/participant may
potentially receive is considered available to the
Assistance Unit (AU).
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Reasonably Anticipated Income
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When:
· The gross amount AND the expected date of receipt are known; and
· The AU is reasonably certain that the income will be received within the Semi-Annual Reporting (SAR) payment period.
Note: This is applicable to earned and unearned income.
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Current Income
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All income which is available during a month without considering allowable exemptions or disregards.
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Earned Income
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Includes the following:
· Cash;
· In-kind as wages;
· Salary;
· Employer-provided sick leave benefits;
· Commissions/profit from activities (e.g., business enterprise, farming, etc.), in which the applicant/participant is self-employed; or
ü Self-employment: Work or employment where the person does not work for someone else.
ü Commission: Work or employment in which the participant works for someone else and is not paid an hourly wage, but is based on a set portion of the sales or services.
· Net income from rental of rooms or board and room.
Earned income does not include:
· Benefits from compensation or reward for service or lack of employment (e.g., unemployment income benefits, veteran benefits, etc.); or
· Training allowance paid to an applicant/participant in the Workforce Investment Act formerly the Job Training Partnership Act Program.
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Disability-Based Unearned Income
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Any of the following:
· State Disability Insurance;
· Private Disability Insurance;
o Privately purchased; or
o Employer-sponsored disability insurance benefits whether or not there is an employee contribution.
· VDC benefits;
· Temporary Workers’ Compensation; and
· Social Security Disability Benefits.
As of January 1, 2014, the VDC benefits are now included in the definition of disability-based unearned income.
As a result, this population is now entitled to the $225 “Income Disregard.”
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Unearned Income
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Income that is not earned or disability-based income.
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Voluntary Contributions
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A contribution for which the contributor has no legal liability.
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Death Benefits
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Life insurance or burial payments made to a deceased beneficiary.
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Income In-Kind
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Any benefit received in a different form other than in cash which includes:
· Housing;
· Clothing;
· Food; or
· Utilities, etc.
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Interest Income
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Interest on a savings account in a bank, savings and loan association or other institution authorized to accept savings and interest that is received as a result of any contractual obligation.
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Lump Sum Income
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Any income received by an AU that is not recurring regular income.
An example of lump sum income is when a participant receives a retroactive Social Security Insurance (SSI) payment.
Lump sum payments are considered property in the month received and any subsequent months.
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Income Reporting Threshold
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The level of income that triggers the need for a CalWORKs AU to report a mid-period change in income.
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Reception and Placement Cash
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Refugees receive this type of cash as part of the resettlement services provided by voluntary agencies within the refugee’s first 90 days in the United States (U.S.). The cash is for reception and placement assistance.
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