CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

CW 44-115.3 – In-Kind
Values
What are the in-kind income values?
For L. A. County (Region 1), LEADER will
determine the following values:
# in Housing Utilities Food Clothing
AU
1 252 54 139 43
2 337 60 296 83
3 369 63 379 123
4 386 66 469 163
5 386 66 568 206
6 386 66 657 247
7 386 66 733 289
8 386 66 801 323
9 386 66 881 372
10 386 66 951 408
See CW 44-300 Amount of Aid for more
information.
What is the process when a participant does
not agree with the deduction of the need item?
Applicants/participants have the responsibility to
document and provide verification that the value of
the need item(s) is less than the in-kind value.
When the AU includes a penalized person, how
is the grant for in-kind income determined?
The actual grant amount that is paid to the AU is
used in determining in-kind payments.
EXAMPLE
Family of three, consisting of a parent and two
children. The parent is penalized for failure to
provide immunization verification for one of the
children; therefore, the MAP is for an AU of two.
The family receives a full item of need (housing,
utilities, food or clothing) for free. The in-kind
amount is based on the number of persons whose