CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

When a Tribal TANF program requests information
on whether or not applicants are receiving
CalWORKs, the County should inform the Tribal
TANF program if there is an MFG child in the
CalWORKs AU and that the child is considered to
be aided.
If reported that the CalWORKs MFG child is
receiving Tribal TANF, the Tribal TANF income/
grant is to be entered in LEADER as prior/current
aid in the Prior/Current Aid Detail screen.
As a reminder, the participant has the option of
receiving assistance from DPSS or Tribal TANF.
See CW 40-109.2 Tribal TANF program for
additional information
See CW 44-101(g) Unearned Income for additional
information
How is the income for the MFG child treated?
When the AU receives income for the MFG child
from the following sources, the income is exempt:
Any child support payments from the absent
parent for the MFG child(ren), whether paid
directly or through the Court Trustee.
Benefits from the Social Security Administration
or other government programs that are based on
an absent parent’s disability or retirement and
paid to or on behalf of the MFG child is
considered child support for MFG purposes.
How are Death benefits and/or Survivor’s
benefits received for the MFG child treated?
Death benefits and/or survivor’s benefits are not
considered child support for purposes of the MFG
child as these benefits are not based on an absent
parent’s disability or retirement.
Death and survivor’s benefits are not exempt, and
are considered income.
CW 44-315.3 - Amount of
Aid
How is the amount of aid calculated?
By using the reasonably anticipated monthly income
to determine cash aid for the QR Payment Quarter.
See OPS Section 23-110.30 - Reasonably
Anticipated Gross Income for more information.