The ACL focuses on the impact to the CalWORKs program of four sections of the ARRA: (1) increased Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) [counts as income]; (2) a one-time payment of $250 to recipients of Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement Benefits, and Veteran Disability Compensation or Pension Benefits [doesn’t count as income, and if kept exempt as resources for 9 months]; (3) a temporary increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) [always was exempt, remains so]; and (4) the Making Work Pay Credit (MWPC) [not income, excluded for 2 months after receipt as resource]. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations