Welf. & Inst. Code, § 12501 · Article 1. General Provisions
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 12501
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) To the extent permitted by federal law, payments made pursuant to this chapter for special circumstances shall be excluded in determining the income of an individual for the purposes of the federal supplemental security income program and the state supplementary payment program administered by the Commissioner of Social Security and shall be considered as assistance based on need and furnished by the state as described in Section 1616(a) of Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
(b) Payments made pursuant to this chapter for special circumstances shall be excluded in determining the income of an applicant for or recipient of benefits under the program provided for under Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 and Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 111, Sec. 39. Effective July 30, 2001.
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