CDSS has provided implementing instructions for changes to federal regulations that exclude the cash value of one funeral agreement per household member when determining if a household meets the resource limit.
Most households in California are not required to meet the resource limit. For the households that must meet the resource limit, such as elderly and disabled households with gross income above 200 percent of the federal poverty level, the case value of one funeral agreement per household member will now be excluded when determining whether the household meets the resource test. (ACL 18-16, February 14, 2018.)