The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding AB 807 that exempts awards and scholarships provided by a private or public entity to, or on behalf of, a dependent child, and income earned from temporary work related to the census.
Prior to AB 807, awards or scholarships provided for academic or extracurricular achievement were exempt from being considered income. Now any award or scholarship provided to a dependent child is exempt from being considered income for CalWORKs.
Prior to AB 807, income from census work was counted for CalWORKs if it was reasonably anticipated. Now, any census-related income or stipend earned during the year preceding a census and the year of a census is not income for CalWORKs.
Counties must implement these changes manually until the changes are automated. (ACL 19-106, November 12, 2019.)