Caring for an Ill Family Member

Any month in which the parent or caretaker relative meets the following conditions does not count toward the individual’s CalWORKs 60-month time limit clock due to caring for an ill family member:

• Caring for an ill or incapacitated person residing in the home, and 
• The ability to be regularly employed or to participate in self-sufficiency activities is impaired.

TRAC Screens

• TSUMTSUM will show Time Clock months used and exception months.

  

• ESUMESUM will show the Reason Code and Description for Caring for Ill or Incap for the exempt months. 

  

• KCALKCAL screen will have “E” for the exempt months on the CalWORKs 60-Month Calendar. 

  

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