CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

40 % of gross self-employed income; or
Actual verified self-employment expenses.
NOTE:
Participants are allowed to change the
method of deduction only at
redetermination or every 6 months,
whichever occurs first.
See Income – Self-Employment for LEADER
procedures.
See FS 63-503.41 for more information.
How do you determine when a room and board
situation exists?
The EW must determine that the living
arrangement is not a shared housing situation.
Generally, the owner or primary renter of a
dwelling, the person providing board and/or room
services, is responsible for:
All housecleaning duties, including the room(s)
of the roomer/boarder(s);
Providing and changing all of the linens
throughout the house; and
Shopping for and preparing all food for the
individuals residing in the home/apartment,
including the boarder (board and room situation
only).
If a participant is sharing an apartment with
another individual, and both occupants are on
the lease, is the rent money that the participant
collects from the occupant in order to pay the
landlord with one check considered selfemployment
income to the participant?
This is a shared housing arrangement, and
therefore, it is not the same as a room and board,
or rental situation in which the participant is in the
business of renting rooms. Since this is a shared
housing arrangement in which the other occupant
is providing his/her portion of the rent, the