Shelter Proration - Within CalFresh HH

Within the CalFresh household, proration of rent is based on the number of contributors to the expense.

Contributors are those household members:

• Who share the residence and the expenses of that residence by paying or obligating money from their separate income or resources, or
• Who per regulations are automatically considered contributors.

A determination must by made if an excluded member is a contributor. There are three separate categories of excluded household members. The treatment of each of these types of contributors is different and is as follows:

Note: SUA is NEVER prorated. The eligible CalFresh HH members are entitled to the FULL SUA.

Ineligible Student Excluded Members [63-502.373(c)]

If the CalFresh eligible household members share expenses with members who are excluded because they are ineligible students, fixed amounts contributed by these excluded members MUST be deducted from the allowable expense. Only the remaining dollar amount shall be allowed as the CalFresh household’s deduction. If an individual pays a fixed amount, he/she is:

• NOT considered a contributor, and
• NOT included in the count if proration is required due to the presence of other excluded CalFresh HH members.

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If payments or contributions made by these excluded members CAN NOT be differentiated (i.e. pooled income), the expense is prorated evenly among the members contributing to the expense and only the eligible members and IPV/work requirement sanctioned members prorated share is counted as the deduction. In this situation, the excluded Ineligible student member is:

• Considered a contributor, and
• Included in the count for the proration.

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Ineligible Non-citizen/ABAWD or SSN Disqualified Excluded Members

1. Excluded non-citizen/ABAWD and SSN disqualified household members with their own income are AUTOMATICALLY considered contributors and MUST be included in the proration of expenses.
   1. If the individual is acting solely as an agent or payee for another household member, he/she would NOT be considered a contributor.
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      An ineligible undocumented non-citizen mom receives CalWORKs for her children. The CalWORKs is NOT considered her income even though she is the payee. She has no income or resources of her own. Therefore she is NOT considered a contributor.

2. If an ineligible non-citizen/ABAWD or SSN disqualified excluded member pays part or all of the deductible expenses from their separate resources, he/she is considered a contributor.
3. If any ineligible non-citizen member has income or contributes to the household expense from his/her separate resources, all ineligible non-citizens of that household are counted in the proration.
   1. ExampleExample

      HH composition: Father (undocumented non-citizen); Mother (legal PRUCOL non-citizen), and their 3 citizen children. CalWORKs Assistance Unit (AU) includes mother and the 3 children - one of the children is a maximum family grant (MFG) child - CalWORKs grant is $752. Only the 3 children are on CalFresh. Rent which includes utilities is $400 per month.

      1	Divide the combined undifferentiated payment by the number of persons for whom it was issued. $752 divided by 4 equals $188. (Note: The father is NOT included in the proration of the CalWORKs grant since the grant does not include him. The MFG child is included in the proration of the CalWORKs grant since he/she is a member of the Assistance Unit.)
      2	Multiply the prorated amount from STEP 1 by the number of CalFresh eligible members for whom the payment was issued. $188 times 3 equals $564
      3	Count the amount determined in STEP 2 in the CalFresh budget.
      4	Divide the rent by the number of contributors. $400 divided by 5 equals $80.00 (Note: The father is considered a contributor due to the rule that if one excluded non-citizen has income, count all non-citizens in the proration of expenses.)
      5	Multiply the prorated amount from STEP 4 by the number of CalFresh eligible members. $80.00 times 3 equals $240.00
      6	Count the amount determined in STEP 5 in the CalFresh budget.

4. If any SSN disqualified member contributes to the household expense, all SSN disqualified members of that household are counted in the proration.
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      HH composition: Father (SSN Disqualified); Mother (eligible) and their daughter (SSN disqualified). The father and mother are apartment managers. They receive a free apartment and a combined undifferentiated payment of $500 for all services performed per their contract. They pay their own utilities and are eligible to SUA. The father does the gardening and maintenance and the mother cleans & shows vacant apartments and does the record keeping. Only the mother receives CalFresh.

      1	Divide the combined undifferentiated payment by the number of persons for whom it was issued. $500 divided by 2 equals $250 (Note: The daughter is NOT included in the proration of the combined undifferentiated payment since the contract does not include her.)
      2	Multiply the prorated amount from STEP 1 by the number of CalFresh eligible members for whom the payment was issued. $250 times 1 equals $250
      3	Count the amount determined in STEP 2 in the CalFresh budget.
      4	SUA is allowed in the CalFresh budget. As long as the CalFresh household, including excluded or ineligible members, incur heating/cooling costs separate from the housing cost, the eligible CalFresh HH members are entitled to SUA for the household.

Note: These three groups (i.e non-citizens/ABAWDs, and SSN disqualified) are now considered three separate categories for proration of DEDUCTIONS. EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

5. Even if the ineligible non-citizen/ABAWD or SSN disqualified excluded member pays a fixed amount, the known contribution is NOT deducted. The expenses MUST be prorated allowing the CalFresh HH its prorated share.

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IPV/Work Disqualified Excluded Members

The IPV/ Work Disqualified excluded member category included individuals excluded as:

• Intentional Program Violators
• Work Requirement Disqualified
• Fleeing Felons
• Parole Violators
• Probation Violators,
• Convicted Drug Felons.

In prorating expenses, an IPV/work requirement disqualified excluded member is AUTOMATICALLY considered a contributor and included in the proration.

Count the eligible CalFresh HH members and excluded IPV/work requirement disqualified members’ share of the expense in the CalFresh budget.

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Contributors - Within the CalFresh HH