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Stepparent Unit
[EAS 44-133.51]
The Stepparent Unie (SPU may include, in addition to the stepparent any of the following individuals related to the stepparent unless that individual is required to be in the AU:
- The spouse of the stepparent, and
- Any separate children of the stepparent, and
- Any children the stepparent has in common with the spouse.
- Any other persons residing in the home who may be claimed by the stepparent as dependents for federal income tax purposes.
The members of the SPU are considered non-AU members in the budgeting process.
An individual may NOT be included in the SPU if that individual is:
- Included in an AU, or
- Excluded from the AU for cause (e.g. sanctioned or refused to meet a condition of eligibility).
Computation of Income to the AU
[EAS 44-133.54]
Income Computation
This chart is used to compute the income budgeted from the stepparent:
| Total Disability-based income of both the stepparent and AU members. | |
| Minus | $600 Income Disregard |
| Equals | Net Disability-based Income |
| Total Gross Earned Income of both the stepparent and AU members | |
| Minus | Any portion of the $600 remaining from above. |
| Equals | Net Earned Income |
| Minus | 50% (Earned Income Disregard) from the remainder. |
| Equals | Net Nonexempt Earned Income |
| Plus | Any remaining disability-based income after the $600 was deducted. |
| Plus | Nonexempt Unearned Income. |
| Equals | Total Nonexempt Income. |
| MAP (plus Special Needs) for the AU and non-AU members. | |
| Minus | Total Nonexempt Income from above. |
| Equals | Potential grant #1 |
| MAP (plus Special Needs) for the AU. | |
| Compare Potential Grant #1 to MAP (plus Special Needs) for the AU. Issue the lesser of the two amounts. |
Documentation
The EW must document on the Journal Detail page of CalSAWS wiCalSAWS composition of the AU, the SPU (non-AU members) and the “family” (the total of the above).
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