CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

At the request of the individual AU member, take
action to remove the individual AU member from
the AU even if the AU has not voluntarily
reported the departure. The individual’s request
takes precedence over the AU’s decision to not
make this voluntary mid-quarter report.
What are the mandatory mid-quarter reports the
applicants/participants are required to report
and when is action taken to discontinue?
They are:
Drug felony convictions.
Fleeing felon status.
Violation of conditions of parole or probation.
Address changes.
Income Exceeding the Income Reporting
Threshold (IRT).
CW 44-316.324 Income
Reporting Threshold
When any of the above are reported, LEADER will
take action to discontinue the applicant/participant
at the end of the month in which timely and
adequate notice can be provided.
What is the Income Reporting Threshold (IRT)?
It is the level of income that triggers the need for a
CalWORKs Assistance Unit (AU) to report midquarter
changes in income. The IRT is:
The greater of the 130 percent of the Federal
Poverty Level (FPL) for the number of
persons whose needs are included in the
determination of the cash grant amount; or
The level at which an AU becomes financially
ineligible.
See OPS 23-110.35- Income Reporting Threshold
CalWORKs for more information.
When is a CalWORKs participant required to
report income exceeding the IRT?
If any member of the AU or person included in the
family Maximum Aid Payment (MAP), when the
AU’s current grant was determined, has earned
income or begins receiving earned income, that
exceeds the IRT at anytime during the quarter the
following rules apply: