Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 Worker Retention Pay gives eligible full-time employees a one-time payment of up to $1,500, eligible part-time employees a one-time payment of up to $1,250, and eligible physicians a one-time payment of up to $1,000.
The Clinic Workforce Stabilization Retention Payment Program provides funds to eligible clinics make a one-time retention payment to eligible employees.
For CalWORKs and CalFresh, payments under each of these programs are non-recurring lump sums and are therefore not income. These payments are considered property in the month of receipt.
These payments are not considered income for Refugee Cash Assistance, Entrant Cash Assistance, or Trafficking and Crime Victims Protection Act benefits.
For CAPI, these payments are not income and are excluded as a resource. (ACL 23-21, January 31, 2023.)