General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

GR 44-100 Income
GR 44-101 –
Policy/Definitions
GR 44-101.1 – Policy
How is income treated?
• All net income to the GR household is deducted
from the GR grant.
Refer to OPS 23-110 – Quarterly Reporting for
details.
Exception: Refer to GR 44-102 for exempt
income.
• All income of a legally married, non-aided
spouse with whom the GR individual is living, in
excess of the spouse’s needs per the GR Basic
Budget Table, is considered income to the GR
household.
• Refer to GR 44-117 for details on marital-like
situations.
• If any person in the home receives State or
federal public assistance, (e.g., SSI/SSP, CAPI,
CalWORKs) none of the income of the public
assistance recipient is considered available to
meet the needs of the GR household.
• Applicants who will begin receiving income in
the application month that will equal or exceed
the GR grant may be eligible to receive
emergency aid pending actual receipt of the
income.
Refer to GR 44-104.2 for details.
• Individuals are responsible for providing
information necessary for income determination
and for taking all action necessary to obtain
available income.
‣ Income is available if the person has only to
apply for, claim, or accept the income in
order to obtain it.
‣ Examples of available income are:
Relative’s offer of a contribution.