CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

LEADER will determine the Excess Value:
Step 1 – Determine whether a vehicle is
excluded from the property/resource limit
because of usage.
Licensed vehicles are not included in the
resource limit, if they meet one of the following
exemptions:
• Income producing.
• Annually producing income consistent with
its FMV.
• Necessary to employment other than daily
commuting (i.e., sales person, taxi driver,
etc.).
• Used as a home.
• Used to transport a physically disabled AU
member or an excluded member regardless
of the purpose of the transportation.
• Previously used as income producing by an
AU member self-employed in farming. The
vehicle is excluded for one year from the
date of termination of self-employment.
• AU uses the vehicle to transport fuel for
heating/water for home use when such
fuel/water is the primary source of fuel/water
for the family.
Step 2 – Calculate each remaining vehicle’s EV.
Any vehicle licensed/unlicensed with an EV
(FMV minus encumbrances and cost of repairs)
of $1501 or less is not included in the
property/resource evaluation. Such a vehicle is
considered an inaccessible resource.
Step 3 – Determine whether a vehicle’s excess
resource value is subject to the FMV test only.
The excess value of one licensed vehicle per
adult household member, regardless of the use
of the vehicle, is calculated using the FMV test
only (only the value above $4650 is included in