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DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.98›PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 11000-15771›CHAPTER 2. California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act 11200-11526.5›ARTICLE 6. Computation and Payment of Aid Grants 11450-11469.3

§ 11450.12

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) (1) An applicant family shall not be eligible for aid under this chapter unless the family’s income, exclusive of the first four hundred fifty dollars ($450) of earned income for each employed person, is less than the minimum basic standard of adequate care, as specified in Section 11452.

(2) If there are subsequent changes to the income exemption as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 11451.5, the earned income exemption amount specified in this section shall be changed by an equal amount.

(b) An applicant family shall not be eligible for aid under this chapter if reasonably anticipated income, less exempt income, and exclusive of amounts of disability-based unearned income and earned income exempt under Section 11451.5, equals or exceeds the maximum aid payment specified in Section 11450.

(c) A recipient family shall not be eligible for further aid under this chapter if reasonably anticipated income, less exempt income, exceeds the income reporting threshold specified in Sections 11265.3 and 11265.47.

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2022.

(Amended (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 39) by Stats. 2021, Ch. 696, Sec. 23. (AB 172) Effective October 8, 2021.)

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