CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Is the MFG rule applied when a family received
aid in another state and moves to California?
No, the MFG rule is not recognized in other states;
therefore, the months of aid in another state is never
considered when counting the ten consecutive
months on aid.
NOTE: The MFG rule applies in California.
Is the MFG rule applied when a parent is an SSI
recipient, timed-out, GAIN sanctioned or
otherwise excluded?
Yes. The MFG rule is applied to parents who
receive aid on behalf of his/her children, even if they
do not receive aid for themselves.
If the MFG child is the only eligible child in the
home, and the parent is time-limited, sanctioned
or receiving SSI, is the case still CalWORKs
eligible?
The case is still considered eligible. This case would
be considered a zero based grant.
If the MFG child is the only eligible child in the
home, can the parent(s) be aided and receive
CalWORKs?
Yes. The parent(s) is eligible to receive CalWORKs
benefits.
CW 44-314.2 - MFG –
Ten
Consecutive Months
How is the “ten consecutive months prior to
birth” determined?
To apply MFG, count backward ten months starting
with the month before the child’s birth. For
example, if the child was born in January, begin
counting backwards from December, the month
before the child’s birthrate. The 10 th month would
be March.
Is the month of application counted as a month
in which aid was received?
Yes, a partial month (month of application) counts
as a month in which aid was received.