CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

See CW 43-107 Cooperation Requirements –UAM
for more information.
CW 44-206.2 - Striker
Can the family receive cash aid if the parent is
participating in a strike?
The entire family is ineligible for aid payments when
the parent is participating in a strike.
See CW 41-440 Deprivation for more information.
See CW 82-800 Assistance Unit for more
information.
When the caretaker relative is involved in a
lockout, is he/she considered on strike?
Stoppage or slowdown of work by employees in good
faith is not considered a strike or participating in a
strike when a lockout has occurred or when the action
was necessitated by an imminent health and safety
hazard or dangerous working conditions at the place
of employment as determined by the Division of
Occupational Safety and Health.
CW 44-207.1 - MBSAC
What is the Minimum Basic Standard of Adequate
Care (MBSAC)?
MBSAC is the amount of money that is necessary to
provide a family with:
Housing
Clothing
Food
Utilities
Items for household operation, education,
incidentals, recreation, personal needs and
insurance.
Essential medical/dental or other remedial care
not otherwise provided at public expense.
CW 44-207.2 -
Financial Test
When is the financial eligibility test applied?
LEADER applies the financial eligibility test to all
applicant cases. The family’s income (minus the first
$90 of earned income for each employed person)
must be less than MBSAC. The MBSAC for the
family is used in determining financial eligibility.
MBSAC is also applied to: