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Income Budgeting, Continued<br />

Reasonably<br />

anticipated<br />

income<br />

Income is reasonably anticipated when the customer and the Eligibility<br />

Worker (EW) determine it is reasonably certain that the customer will receive a<br />

specified amount <strong>of</strong> monthly income in the Annual Reporting /Child Only<br />

(AR/CO) period. If either the amount <strong>of</strong> income or date it will be received is<br />

uncertain, the portion <strong>of</strong> the Assistance Unit’s (AU’s) income that is uncertain<br />

shall not be counted.<br />

Additionally, customers are not required to report an exact amount <strong>of</strong><br />

anticipated monthly income for each month <strong>of</strong> the AR/CO period. <strong>CalWORKs</strong><br />

customers are required to provide information about current income and any<br />

anticipated changes in the following RE period. CalFresh customers are<br />

required to report changes to income within 10 days <strong>of</strong> the occurrence (per CR<br />

requirements). The income reported on the SAWS 2 will be considered<br />

reasonably anticipated and will be used in the budget calculation unless the<br />

customer reports that he/she anticipates a change in the upcoming AR/CO<br />

period for <strong>CalWORKs</strong>. Anticipated income shall only be considered<br />

reasonably anticipated if the EW determines that the:<br />

Customer verified the income has been or will be approved or authorized<br />

within the upcoming AR/CO period or he/she is otherwise reasonably<br />

certain the income will be received within the AR/CO period.<br />

Anticipated amount <strong>of</strong> the income is known and verified, or the customer is<br />

otherwise reasonably certain <strong>of</strong> the amount <strong>of</strong> the income.<br />

Start date <strong>of</strong> the income is known and verified, or the customer is<br />

otherwise reasonably certain <strong>of</strong> the start date <strong>of</strong> the income.<br />

If a customer anticipates receipt <strong>of</strong> new income in the upcoming AR/CO<br />

period, but does not have reasonable certainty <strong>of</strong> the dates and amounts<br />

expected to be received, this income cannot be considered reasonably<br />

anticipated and, therefore, will not be used in determining the benefits for the<br />

upcoming AR/CO period. If new income exceeds the Income Reporting<br />

Threshold (IRT) mid-year, then the customer must report the income and<br />

benefits will be discontinued or recalculated as required.<br />

Note: EWs must Journal how income was projected in determining benefit<br />

calculations.<br />

Continued on next page<br />

IIN #12-074 (12/12) DM:KA:ts PAGE 18 OF 29

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