This letter clarifies certain CalFresh rules regarding households with aged/disabled members, and updates the dependent care rules. Covered topics:
- The definition of an elderly/disabled household;
- No 130% Gross Income Test for aged/disabled;
- Excess Medical Deduction;
- Discussion of the 165% Gross Income Limit when an elderly or disabled household member lives with others and, due to a disability, is unable to purchase and prepare meals with other household members;
- Correct sequence of deductions when computing net income for a CalFresh household.
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