The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding treatment of the new individual stimulus payments as income for various benefits programs.
The payments authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 are individual tax rebates. They are excluded from income in the month received and as an asset for 12 months following receipt for CalWORKs, CalFresh, Refugee Cash Assistance, and the Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Program. (ACWDL, December 31, 2020.)