Section 11157.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 11008, all lump-sum income received by an applicant or recipient shall be regarded as income in the month received except nonrecurring lump-sum social insurance payments, which shall include social security income, railroad retirement benefits, veteran's benefits, worker's compensation, and disability insurance.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this part, for purposes of this chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200), "income" shall be deemed to be the same as applied under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program on August 21, 1996, except that the following shall be exempt from consideration as income:

(1) Income that is received too infrequently to be reasonably anticipated, as exempted in federal food stamp regulations.

(2) Income from college work-study programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act or Article 18 (commencing with Section 69950) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of the Education Code or college work-study program, as established in the annual Budget Act, for individuals receiving aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200).

(3) Any award or scholarship provided by a public or private entity to, or on behalf of, a dependent child based on the child's academic or extracurricular achievement or participation in a scholastic, educational, or extracurricular competition.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 439, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)