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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-418 - Change of circumstance › Section 388-418-0007 - When do I have to report changes in my circumstances?

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(1) If your household has a change of
				circumstances you are
not required to report
under WAC
				388-418-0005, then you do not
				need to contact us about this change. If you tell us about this change, we take
				action based on the new information. This includes:
(a) Asking for more information we need to
				determine your eligibility and benefits under WAC
				388-490-0005;
(b) Increasing your benefits when we have
				proof of a change that makes you eligible for more benefits; or
(c) Reducing or stopping your benefits based
				on the change.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-418 - Change of circumstance › Section 388-418-0011 - What is a mid-certification review, and do I have to complete one in order to keep receiving benefits?

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(1) A
mid-certification review
(MCR) is a form we send you to ask about
				your current circumstances during your certification period. We use the answers
				you give us to decide if you are still eligible for benefits and to calculate
				your monthly benefits.
(2) If you
				receive cash assistance or basic food benefits, you must complete a
				mid-certification review unless you meet one of the exceptions below:
(a) You
do not
have to complete
				a mid-certification review for cash assistance if you:
(i) Receive refugee cash assistance as
				described under WAC 388-400-0030;
(ii) Receive aged, blind, or disabled (ABD)
				program assistance as described under WAC 388-400-0060;
(iii) Receive a referral to the housing and
				essential needs (HEN) program as described under WAC 388-400-0070; or
(iv) Have a review period of six months or
				less.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-418 - Change of circumstance › Section 388-418-0020 - How does the department determine the date a change affects my cash and basic food benefits?

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(1) The rules in
				this chapter refer to cash and basic food benefits unless otherwise
				specified.
(2) If you report a
				change that happened between the date you applied for benefits and the date we
				interview you under WAC
				388-452-0005,
				we take this change into consideration when we process your application for
				benefits.
(3) If we learn about a
				change in your circumstances from another person, agency, or by matching with
				any number of systems, we determine the impact this change has on your
				benefits. We may request additional information under WAC
				388-490-0005
				or update your benefits based on this information.
(4) For cash and basic food programs, if you
				report a change in your income that we expect to continue at least a month
				beyond the month when you reported the change, we recalculate the income we
				estimated under WAC
				388-450-0215
				based on this change.
(5) Changes
				reported outside of normal business hours, including changes you submitted
				online, in person, or sent to us by fax, are considered received the next
				business day.
(6) When a change
				causes an increase in benefits, you must provide proof of the change before we
				adjust your benefits.
(a) If you give us the
				proof within ten days from the date we requested it, we increase your benefits
				starting the month after the month you reported the change.
(b) If you give us the proof more than ten
				days after the date we requested it, we increase your benefits starting the
				month after the month we got the proof.
(c) If you are eligible for more benefits and
				we have already sent you benefits for that month, we provide you the additional
				benefits within ten days of the day we got the proof.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-420 - Chemical dependency food assistance › Section 388-420-010 - Alcohol and drug treatment centers

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(1)
				Food assistance is only available to a resident of a drug and alcohol treatment
				center when the treatment center is administered by a public or private
				nonprofit agency. In addition, the residential treatment center must be:
(a) Licensed by the department of health
				(DOH) as a behavioral health agency (see chapter 246-341 WAC); and
(b) Certified by DOH to provide residential
				substance use disorder treatment services (see WAC
				246-341-1108
				).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-422 - Child support › Section 388-422-0005 - What happens to my child and spousal support when I get public assistance?

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(1) The
				following definitions apply to this chapter:
(a)
"We"
means the department of
				social and health services.
(b)
"You"
means a person applying for or getting benefits from
				us.
(c)
"Benefits"
means TANF or SFA cash assistance.
(d)
"Support"
means the money
				paid to meet a support order whether it is called child support, spousal
				support, alimony, maintenance, or medical support.
(e)
"Medical support"
means
				either or both:
(i) The set dollar amount for
				health care costs in a support order; or
(ii) Health insurance coverage for a
				dependent child.
(f)
"Assistance unit"
or
"AU"
means the group of people
				who live together and whose income and resources we count to decide your
				eligibility for benefits and the amount of those benefits.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-422 - Child support › Section 388-422-0010 - Do I have to cooperate with the division of child support (DCS)?

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(1) When you get
				benefits, you must cooperate with DCS as required to establish or collect child
				support, unless you have a good reason for not cooperating.
(2) DCS defines what cooperating with them to
				establish or collect child support means in WAC
				388-14A-2040.
(3) If you are a two-parent household, you
				and the other parent must help DCS establish paternity for each child in your
				AU, if necessary.
(4) DCS
				determines whether you are cooperating with them. See WAC
				388-14A-2041(1) 
				for reasons why DCS might determine that you are not cooperating.
(5) If you get TANF or SFA and do not have a
				good reason for not cooperating with DCS, we reduce your cash benefits by
				twenty-five percent.
(6) If you are
				afraid that cooperating with DCS may be dangerous for you or a child in your
				care, see WAC
				388-14A-2045 for a definition of
				what a good reason to not cooperate with DCS is. We also call this
"good
				cause."
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08.090,
				  74.04.510, and
				  2011 1st sp.s. c
				  15 . WSR 13-18-005, § 388-422-0010, filed
				  8/22/13, effective 10/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08.090. WSR 02-19-041, §
				  388-422-0010, filed 9/11/02, effective 10/12/02; WSR 98-16-044, §
				  388-422-0010, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-505-0560. WSR
				  13-18-003, § 388-422-0010, filed 8/21/2013, 2:11 p.m., effective
				  9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-422 - Child support › Section 388-422-0020 - What if you are afraid that cooperating with the division of child support (DCS) may cause physical or emotional harm for you or the child in your care?

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(1) You can be
				excused from cooperating with DCS when you have a good reason. A good reason
				not to cooperate is also called good cause. You have a good reason when you can
				prove that:
(a) Cooperating with DCS would
				result in serious:
(i) physical harm to you or
				the child in your care; or
(ii)
				emotional harm to you or the child in your care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-422 - Child support › Section 388-422-0030 - What happens if my support is more than my TANF or SFA cash benefit?

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(1) If DCS collects
				current support that is more than your TANF or SFA cash benefit for two months
				in a row, your cash benefit stops at the end of the third month.
(2) You may be able to get continued food
				assistance benefits.
(3) You can
				read WAC 388-310-0800 to see what kinds of
				support services you may be able to get.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08.090,
				  74.04.510, and
				  2011 1st sp.s. c
				  15 . WSR 13-18-005, § 388-422-0030, filed
				  8/22/13, effective 10/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  74.04.050,
				  74.04.055,
				  74.04.057,
				  74.08.090. WSR 02-19-041, §
				  388-422-0030, filed 9/11/02, effective 10/12/02; WSR 98-16-044, §
				  388-422-0030, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. WSR 13-18-003, §
				  388-422-0030, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0006 - Citizenship and alien status - Date of entry

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(1) A person who physically entered the U.S.
				prior to August 22, 1996 and who continuously resided in the U.S. prior to
				becoming a "qualified alien" (as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001 ) is not subject to
				the five-year bar on receiving TANF .
(2) A person who entered the U.S. prior to
				August 22, 1996 but became "qualified" on or after August 22, 1996, or who
				physically entered the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996 and who requires five
				years of residency to be eligible for federal Basic Food, can only count years
				of residence during which they were a "qualified alien."
(3) A person who physically entered the U.S.
				on or after August 22, 1996 is subject to the five-year bar for TANF unless
				exempt. The five-year bar starts on the date that "qualified" status is
				obtained.
(4) The following
				"qualified aliens," as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001, are exempt from the
				five-year bar:
(a) Amerasian lawful permanent
				residents;
(b) Asylees;
(c) Cuban/Haitian entrants;
(d) Persons granted withholding of
				deportation or removal;
(e)
				Refugees;
(f) Special immigrants
				from Iraq and Afghanistan;
(g)
				Victims of trafficking who have been certified or had their eligibility
				approved by the office of refugee resettlement (ORR); and
(h) Lawful permanent residents, parolees, or
				battered aliens, as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001, who are also an
				armed services member or veteran as described in WAC
				388-424-0007.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0007 - Citizenship and alien status - Armed services or veteran status

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(1) An immigrant in
				one of the following categories is considered a member of the armed forces or a
				veteran for purposes of establishing eligibility for federal means-tested
				benefits as defined in WAC
				388-424-0008:
(a) On active duty in the U.S. military,
				other than active duty for training; or
(b) An honorably discharged U.S. veteran;
				or
(c) A veteran of the military
				forces of the Philippines who served prior to July 1, 1946, as described in
				Title
				38, Section 107 of the U.S.
				Code; or
(d) The spouse,
				unremarried widow or widower, or unmarried dependent child of a veteran or
				active duty service member.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0008 - Citizenship and alien status - Work quarters

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(1) For purposes of determining Social
				Security work quarters, the following are considered federal means-tested
				benefits: Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), nonemergency
				medicaid, state children's health insurance program (SCHIP), supplemental
				security income (SSI), and federal Basic Food.
(2) An immigrant can receive credit for work
				quarters by:
(a) Earning enough money to
				qualify for work quarters;
(b)
				Getting credit for work quarters earned by a parent or step parent while the
				alien was under eighteen (including quarters earned before the alien was born);
				and
(c) Getting credit for work
				quarters earned by a spouse during the marriage (including a now deceased
				spouse) or during a period when a couple "hold themselves out" as
				married.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0009 - Citizenship and immigration status- Social Security number (SSN) requirements

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(1) Any
				person who has applied for a Social Security number (SSN) as part of their
				application for benefits cannot have benefits delayed, denied, or terminated
				pending the issuance of the SSN by the Social Security Administration
				(SSA).
(2) The following benefit
				applicants are not required to apply for an SSN:
(a) An alien, regardless of their immigration
				status, who is applying for a program listed in WAC
				388-476-0005(6);
(b) A nonqualified alien;
(c) Members of a household who are not
				applying for benefits for themselves; and
(d) Individuals who meet the definition of
				"survivor of certain crimes" as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0010 - Citizenship and immigration status- Eligibility for TANF

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(1) To receive temporary assistance for needy
				families (TANF), an individual must meet all other eligibility requirements and
				be one of the following as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001:
(a) A United States (U.S.) citizen;
(b) A U.S. national;
(c) An American Indian born outside the
				U.S.;
(d) A "qualified alien" as
				defined in WAC
				388-424-0001(2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0015 - Immigrant eligibility restrictions for the SFA, ABD cash, and PWA programs

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(1) To receive
				state family assistance (SFA) benefits, you must be:
(a) A "qualified alien" as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001
				who is ineligible for temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) due to the
				five-year bar as described in WAC
				388-424-0006;
(b) A "nonqualified alien" who meets the
				Washington state residency requirements in WAC
				388-468-0005,
				including a non-citizen American Indian who does not meet the criteria in WAC
				388-424-0001;
				or
(c) A "survivor of certain
				crimes" as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0020 - How does my alien status impact my eligibility for federally funded Basic Food benefits?

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(1) If you are a
				U.S. citizen or U.S. national as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001 and meet all other
				eligibility requirements, you may receive federal Basic Food
				benefits.
(2) If you are not a U.S.
				citizen or U.S. national, you must fall within (a) or (b) of this subsection,
				and meet all other eligibility requirements, in order to receive federal Basic
				Food benefits:
(a) You are a member of one of
				the following groups of lawful immigrants as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001:
(i) Amerasian;
(ii) Asylee;
(iii) Cuban or Haitian entrant;
(iv) Deportation or removal
				withheld;
(v) Refugee;
(vi) Afghan nationals paroled into the U.S.
				between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2022, or their spouse or child paroled
				into the U.S. after September 30, 2022;
(vii) Special immigrant from Iraq or
				Afghanistan;
(viii) Victim of
				trafficking;
(ix) Noncitizen
				American Indian; or
(x) Hmong or
				Highland Lao tribal member.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0030 - How does my immigration status impact my eligibility for state-funded benefits under the food assistance program?

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(1) If you are not a U.S. citizen and are not
				eligible for federally funded basic food benefits, you may be eligible for
				state-funded benefits under the food assistance program (FAP) if you are:
(a) A "qualified alien" as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001,
				who does not meet the eligibility requirements under WAC
				388-424-0020
				to receive federally funded basic food benefits;
(b) A "nonqualified alien" as described in
				WAC
				388-424-0001
				who:
(i) Is not a nonimmigrant as described
				in WAC
				388-424-0001(3)
				(d);
(ii) Intends to stay in the United States
				indefinitely; and
(iii) The United
				States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not taking steps to enforce your
				departure; or
(c) A
				"survivor of certain crimes" as defined in WAC
				388-424-0001(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-424 - Citizenship/alien status › Section 388-424-0035 - Verifications-Survivors of certain crimes

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(1)
				Applicants may provide a verbal self-attestation to verify that they meet the
				requirements of WAC
				388-424-0001(4).
				Alternative proof, such as supporting documents, may also be
				provided.
(2) Absence of the
				following documents shall not affect eligibility for benefits for applicants
				defined under WAC
				388-424-0001(4):
(a) Passport;
(b) Valid regular or nonwork SSN;
(c) Alien Registration number; or
(d) Documentation from a federal agency used
				to verify immigration status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-426 - Client complaints › Section 388-426-0005 - How do I make a complaint to the department?

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If you do not agree with a decision we made or an action we
				  took, you can make a complaint. We address your concerns based on the nature of
				  your complaint.
Civil Rights:
(1) We will not discriminate based on your
				race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, or political
				beliefs. This agrees with:
(a) Federal law
				and policy of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United
				States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that ban discrimination
				based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability; and
(b) The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and
				USDA policy, which bans discrimination on religion or political
				beliefs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-428 - Confidentiality › Section 388-428-0010 - Request for address disclosure by a parent when a child is living with a nonparental caretaker

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(1) When TANF or
				SFA has been approved for a child who is living with a nonparental caretaker,
				the address and location of the child may be released to the child's parent
				when:
(a) The parent has legal custody of the
				child or is allowed visitation rights or residential time with the child under
				a court order; and
(b) No court
				order restricts or limits the parent's right to contact or visit the child or
				the child's caretaker by imposing conditions to protect the child or the
				caretaker from harm;
(c) The
				department has not found that the caretaker has good cause for refusing to
				cooperate in child support enforcement activities related to the parent's
				support obligation; and
(d) There
				is no substantiated claim or pending investigation involving abuse or neglect
				of any child by the parent;
(e)
				There are no pending proceedings as listed in subsections (1)(b) through
				(d).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-432 - ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 388-432-0005 - Can I get help from DSHS for a family emergency without receiving monthly cash assistance?

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The department of social and health services (DSHS) has a
				  program called diversion cash assistance (DCA). If your family needs an
				  emergency cash payment but does not need ongoing monthly cash assistance, you
				  may be eligible for this program.
(1)
				To get DCA, you must:
(a) Meet all the
				eligibility rules for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF)/state
				family assistance (SFA), and once DSHS finds you eligible, you are not required
				to fulfill the following TANF-related requirements:
(i) Participation in WorkFirst as defined in
				chapter 388-310 WAC; and
(ii)
				Assignment of child support rights or cooperation with the division of child
				support as defined in chapter 388422 WAC;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-434 - Eligibility reviews and recertifications › Section 388-434-0005 - How often does the department review my eligibility for benefits?

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(1) If you receive
				cash assistance, the department reviews your eligibility for assistance at
				least once every 12 months.
(2) If
				you receive ABD cash assistance and reside in a public institution, as defined
				in WAC 182-500-0050, the department
				reviews your eligibility at least once every 24 months.
(3) When it is time for your eligibility
				review, the department requires you to complete a review. We use the
				information you provide to determine your eligibility for all assistance
				programs.
(4) If you complete an
				interview for assistance with a department representative and sign the printed
				interactive interview declaration (IID) form, you do not have to complete a
				separate review form.
(5) For cash
				assistance, an eligibility review form or the IID must be dated and signed by
				both spouses, or both parents of a child in common when the parents live
				together.
(6) We may review your
				eligibility at any time if we decide your circumstances need to be reviewed
				sooner.
(7) At your review, we look
				at:
(a) All eligibility requirements under
				WAC 388-400-0005 through
				388-400-0030;
(b) Changes since we last determined your
				eligibility; and
(c) Changes that
				are anticipated for the next review period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-434 - Eligibility reviews and recertifications › Section 388-434-0010 - How do I get basic food benefits after my certification period ends?

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To keep getting basic food benefits after your certification
				  period in WAC
				  388-416-0005
				  ends, we must determine if you are still eligible for benefits. This is called
				  recertification.
(1) To be recertified
				for basic food, you must:
(a) Sign and turn
				in an application for benefits as required under WAC
				388-406-0010;
(b) Complete an interview if you are required
				to have one under WAC
				388-452-0005;
				and
(c) Submit needed proof of your
				circumstances if we ask for it.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0002 - If my family has an emergency, can I get help from DSHS to get or keep our housing or utilities?

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DSHS has a program called additional requirements for
				  emergent needs (AREN). If your family has an emergency and you need assistance
				  to get or keep safe housing or utilities, you may be eligible. The special AREN
				  payment is in addition to the regular monthly cash grant your family may
				  already get.
(1) To get AREN, you
				must:
(a) Be eligible for temporary
				assistance for needy families (TANF), state family assistance (SFA), or refugee
				cash assistance (RCA);
(b) Have an
				emergency housing or utility need;
(c) Have a good reason that you do not have
				enough money to pay your housing or utility costs; and
(d) Have not previously received the AREN
				maximum limit of seven hundred fifty dollars in a 12-month period. We will
				count all AREN payments received in a 12-month period by any adult in your TANF
				assistance unit, for any assistance unit, when we calculate your AREN
				limit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0015 - Consolidated emergency assistance program (CEAP)

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(1) CEAP is available to the following:
(a) A pregnant woman in any stage of
				pregnancy; or
(b) Families with
				dependent children, including families who have stopped receiving their TANF
				grant under WAC
				388-310-1600 so long as:
(i) The dependent child is living with a
				parent or a relative of specified degree as defined under WAC
				388-454-0010; or
(ii) The dependent child has lived with such
				a relative within six months of the request for assistance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0020 - CEAP assistance unit composition

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(1) The following persons living in the
				household must be included as members of the CEAP assistance unit:
(a) All full, half, or adopted siblings under
				eighteen years of age, including a minor parent; and
(b) The parent, adoptive parent, or
				stepparent living with the child or children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0030 - How does my eligibility for other possible cash benefits impact my eligibility for CEAP?

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(1) You are
				ineligible for CEAP if you, or a household member, are eligible for any of the
				following programs:
(a) TANF or SFA, unless
				the family has had its case grant terminated due to WAC
				388-310-1600;
(b) Pregnant women assistance (PWA)
				;
(c) RCA;
(d) Aged, blind, or disabled (ABD)
				cash;
(e) Supplemental security
				income (SSI);
(f) Food assistance
				for those applicants requesting help for a food need;
(g) Housing assistance from any available
				source for those applicants requesting help for a housing need;
(h) Unemployment compensation, veteran's
				benefits, industrial insurance benefits, Social Security benefits, pension
				benefits, or any other source of financial benefits the applicant is
				potentially eligible to receive.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0035 - Income and resources for CEAP

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(1)
				Estimated income, resources and circumstances of the following persons are used
				in determining need and payment for CEAP:
(a)
				All persons included as members of the CEAP assistance unit;
(b) If living in the home, the spouses and
				minor brothers and sisters of persons included as members of the CEAP
				assistance unit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0040 - Excluded income and resources for CEAP

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Resources and income listed below will not be considered in
				  determining need or payment for CEAP:
(1) A home as defined under WAC
				388-470-0045;
(2) One vehicle, running and used regularly
				by the assistance unit, with an equity value not to exceed one thousand five
				hundred dollars);
(3) Household
				furnishings being used by the assistance unit;
(4) Personal items being used by members of
				the assistance unit;
(5) Tools and
				equipment being used in the applicant's occupation;
(6) The value of the coupon allotment under
				the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended;
(7) Benefits received under the women,
				infants and children program (WIC) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as
				amended, and the special food service program for children under the National
				School Lunch Act, as amended;
(8)
				Energy assistance payments;
(9)
				Grants, loans, or work study to a student under Title IV of the Higher
				Education Amendments or Bureau of Indian Affairs for attendance costs as
				identified by the institution;
(10)
				Income and resources of an SSI recipient;
(11) Livestock when the products are consumed
				by members of the assistance unit;
(12) All resources and income excluded for
				the TANF program under WAC
				388-470-0045 and by federal
				law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057. 04-05-010, §
					 388-436-0040, filed 2/6/04, effective 3/8/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.04.050,
					 74.04.055,
					 74.04.057 and
					 74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
					 388-436-0040, filed 7/31/98, effective
					 9/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0045 - Income deductions for CEAP

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The following deductions are allowed when determining the
				  CEAP assistance unit's net income:
(1)
				A ninety dollar work expense from each member's earned income;
(2) Actual payments made by a member with
				earned income for care of a member child up to the following maximums:
Hours
Worked
Per Month
Each Child Under Two Years
Each Child
Two Years Or Older
0
-
40
$ 50.00
$ 43.75
41
-
80
100.00
87.50
81
-
120
150.00
131.25
121
or
More
200.00
175.00
(3)
				Verified expenses for members of the assistance unit during the current month
				as follows:
(a) Medical bills;
(b) Child care paid in an emergency in order
				to avoid abuse;
(c) Dental care to
				relieve pain; or
(d) Costs incurred
				in obtaining employment.
(e) For
				the disaster cash assistance program (DCAP), disaster related expenses and/or
				losses suffered as a result of the disaster and the expense and/or loss is not
				anticipated to be reimbursed during the month of application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0050 - Determining financial need and benefit amount for CEAP

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(1) To be eligible for the consolidated
				emergency assistance program (CEAP), the assistance unit's nonexcluded income,
				minus allowable deductions, must be less than or equal to 90 percent of the
				temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) payment standard. The net income
				limit for CEAP assistance units is:
Assistance unit members
Net income limit
1
$405
2
513
3
636
4
749
5
863
6
981
7
1,132
8
1,253
9
1,376
10 or more
1,496
(2)
				The assistance unit's allowable amount of need is the lesser of:
(a) The TANF payment standard, based on
				assistance unit size, as specified under WAC
				388-478-0020; or
(b) The assistance unit's actual emergent
				need, not to exceed maximum allowable amounts, for the following items:
Need item: Maximum allowable amount by assistance unit
				  size:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 or more
Food
$273
$348
$429
$507
$582
$661
$755
$835
$933
$1,014
Shelter
333
421
524
618
710
804
932
1,028
1,132
1,230
Clothing
39
49
60
71
82
96
106
121
137
150
Minor medical care
231
295
365
429
495
557
651
718
795
864
Utilities
113
143
176
206
238
273
315
348
382
416
Household maintenance
82
105
131
151
176
200
231
254
275
299
Job related transportation
450
570
706
833
959
1,090
1,258
1,392
1,529
1,662
Child related transportation
450
570
706
833
959
1,090
1,258
1,392
1,529
1,662
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0055 - What is the disaster cash assistance program (DCAP)?

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Disaster cash assistance program (DCAP) is paid through the
				  consolidated emergency assistance program (CEAP) and is designed to provide
				  cash assistance to individuals and families who face an emergency and do not
				  have the money to meet their basic needs.
(1) DCAP is available if you meet all of the
				following:
(a) You suffered losses;
(b) You live in an area that has been
				declared a disaster or where the Governor has declared a state of
				emergency;
(c) You are a resident
				of Washington state as defined in WAC
				388-468-0005;
(d) Your net income is under the limits in
				WAC
				388-436-0050(1);
				and
(e) You or your family are not
				eligible for any other program that could meet your need as stated in WAC
				388-436-0030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0060 - How much money can I receive from the disaster cash assistance program (DCAP)?

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The amount of money you can get from DCAP depends on your
				  available resources, income and household size as determined below:
(1) Available resources and income are
				determined by using WAC
				388-436-0035.
				Excluded resources and income is in WAC
				388-436-0040.
(2) We determine your income based on gross
				anticipated income for the month of application.
(3) The maximum amount of money you can
				receive depends on the size of your household as determined by WAC
				388-436-0050(2).
(4) Your household consists of anyone living
				with you who you have financial responsibility for or with whom you share
				financial responsibility for the household such as:
(a) Your spouse;
(b) Domestic partner; or
(c) Your children or step-children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-436 - Emergency cash assistance › Section 388-436-0065 - What is the pandemic emergency assistance fund (PEAF)?

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(1) What is the pandemic emergency assistance
				fund (PEAF)?
The pandemic emergency assistance fund (PEAF) is administered
				  by the department of social and health services and provides a one-time cash
				  benefit to low income families with at least one qualifying child, to support
				  them in meeting their basic needs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2) The following definitions
				apply to PEAF:
(a) "Household" as defined in
				WAC 388-408-0015 or WAC
				388-408-0035.
(b) "Qualifying child" means a child as
				defined in WAC
				388-404-0005.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-437 - Emergency food assistance › Section 388-437-0001 - Disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program

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(1) In the event of a disaster, the
				department works with the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and
				Nutrition Service (FNS) to change some requirements for the Washington Basic
				Food program and help ensure that people in a disaster area have access to
				food. This is known as the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance
				program.
(2) If the President of
				the United States has declared a portion of the state as a federal disaster
				area, we ask FNS to allow use of the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance
				program for the areas impacted by the disaster. Both of the following
				conditions must be met:
(a) People's normal
				access to buy food has been disrupted; and
(b) These commercial channels have since been
				restored with reasonable access and sufficient food supplies as determined by
				FNS.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-437 - Emergency food assistance › Section 388-437-0005 - Changes to food assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Starting March 2020, assistance units (AUs) eligible for
				  either federal or state-funded food assistance, or both, will receive emergency
				  allotments that bring the AU up to the maximum benefit for their household
				  size.
(1) The amount is the maximum
				food assistance benefit allotment for your AU size under WAC
				388-478-0060(1)
				 less the amount received under WAC
				388-450-0162(4)(b).
(2) Beginning April 2021, AUs that receive
				less than $95.00 in emergency allotments under WAC 388-437-0005(1) will receive
				a minimum emergency allotment of $95.00.
(3) AUs receiving zero benefits due to income
				do not qualify for an emergency allotment unless the zero benefit is due to a
				prorated issuance in the first month of eligibility, as described in WAC
				388-412-0015(4),
				with ongoing months above zero benefits.
(4) Emergency allotments will continue each
				month until:
(a) The secretary for health and
				human services rescinds the public health emergency declaration that was issued
				on January 27, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service
				Act;
(b) The state-issued emergency
				or disaster declaration expires; or
(c) The food and nutrition service directs
				otherwise.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-439 - Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program › Section 388-439-0015 - General information about pandemic EBT benefits

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(1) Pandemic electronic benefit transfer
				(P-EBT) benefits will be deposited into an account accessible with a designated
				P-EBT card. A P-EBT card and eligibility notice will be issued to each eligible
				student or child under age six. Each P-EBT card will be:
(a) Linked to a P-EBT account for each
				eligible student or child under age six for P-EBT benefits; and
(b) Mailed to either:
(i) The last known address on file with the
				school as reported by the parent or caregiver for the eligible student;
				or
(ii) The last known address on
				file with the department as reported by the parent or caregiver for the basic
				food case for the child under age six.
(c) It is the parent's or caregiver's
				responsibility to accurately and timely report any address changes to the
				department for children under six and to the school for school age children.
				The department or school is not responsible for the expungement of benefits due
				to unreceived P-EBT notices or cards sent through the mail.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-439 - Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program › Section 388-439-0020 - Eligibility for pandemic EBT benefits for children under age six

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(1) To be eligible for federally funded
				pandemic electronic benefits transfer (P-EBT) benefits for children under age
				six, a child must be:
(a) A member of a
				household that received supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP)
				between September 1, 2022, and May 11, 2023;
(b) Under age of six during the specified
				time period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-439 - Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program › Section 388-439-0025 - Eligibility for pandemic EBT benefits during the 2023 summer period

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(1) During the summer period of July and
				August 2023, schools will be deemed as closed.
(2) To be eligible for the pandemic
				electronic benefits transfer (P-EBT) benefit during the summer period after the
				2022-2023 school year, prior to August 31, 2023, a child must be an eligible
				student as defined under WAC 388-439-0005 (2)(d) in June 2023.
(3) Children under the age of six as defined
				in WAC 388-439-0020 are not eligible for Summer P-EBT benefits following the
				expiration of the federal public health emergency declaration.
(4) A child determined eligible in subsection
				(2) of this section will receive a one-time, lump sum payment of $120 for the
				2023 summer period.
(5) Summer
				P-EBT benefits for an eligible student or a child under age six will be placed
				on a P-EBT card under WAC 388-439-0015.
(6) USDA requires all issuances of P-EBT
				benefits to be complete by December 31, 2023, as federal funding will be
				exhausted. Any and all P-EBT benefits issued beyond this date will be subject
				to additional USDA approval and funding.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-440 - Exception to rule › Section 388-440-0001 - Exceptions to rule

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(1) The secretary
				of the department, or designee, authorizes department staff to request an
				exception to a rule in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) for individual
				cases when:
(a) The exception would not
				contradict a specific provision of federal law or state statute; and
(b) The client's situation differs from the
				majority; and
(c) It is in the
				interest of overall economy and the client's welfare; and either
(d) It increases opportunities for the client
				to function effectively; or
(e) A
				client has an impairment or limitation that significantly interferes with the
				usual procedures required to determine eligibility and payment and/or the
				client is at serious risk of institutionlization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-440 - Exception to rule › Section 388-440-0005 - How am I informed of the decision on my request to the department for an exception to rule?

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(1) You will
				receive the decision in writing within ten days when department staff:
(a) Decides not to file the exception to rule
				request; or
(b) Decides to approve
				or deny the exception to rule request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-442 - Felons › Section 388-442-0010 - Am I eligible for benefits if I am fleeing from the law or breaking a condition for parole or probation?

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(1)
				If you are a fleeing felon or violating a condition of probation or parole you
				are not eligible for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), state
				family assistance (SFA), pregnant women assistance (PWA), aged, blind, or
				disabled (ABD) cash, referral to the housing and essential needs (HEN) program,
				or basic food benefits.
(2) You are
				a fleeing felon if:
(a) A federal, state, or
				local law enforcement officer presents us with a felony arrest warrant that
				includes the national crime information center (NCIC) codes for escape (4901),
				flight to avoid (4902), or flight-escape (4999);
(b) The officer presenting the warrant is
				acting in an official capacity to obtain information on your location or other
				information; and
(c) You are the
				individual named in the warrant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-444 - Basic food work requirements › Section 388-444-0005 - Am I required to work, register for work, or look for work in order to be eligible for Basic Food?

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Some people must register for work to receive Basic
				  Food.
(1) If you receive Basic Food,
				we register you for work if you are:
(a) Age
				sixteen through fifty-nine ; and
(b) Not exempt from work registration under
				WAC 388-444-0010.
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If you receive basic food, you are exempt from work
				  registration and the requirements in chapter 388-444 WAC if you meet any one of
				  the following conditions:
(1) Are age
				sixteen or seventeen, and:
(a) Not the head of
				household;
(b) Attend school;
				or
(c) Are enrolled at least half
				time (using the institutions definition) in an employment and training program
				under:
(i) The Workforce Innovation and
				Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA);
(ii) Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974;
				or
(iii) A state or local
				employment and training program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Chapter 388-444 - Basic food work requirements › Section 388-444-0015 - How can the basic food employment and training (BFET) program help me find work?

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The basic food employment and training (BFET) program is the
				  name for Washington's voluntary supplemental nutrition assistance program
				  (SNAP) employment and training program.
(1) If you receive federally funded basic
				food benefits and are at least sixteen years of age or older (see additional
				requirements to serve sixteen to seventeen year olds below) and are able to
				work at least twenty hours per week (see additional requirements below), you
				may choose to receive services through the BFET program in one or more of the
				following activities, if we currently provide the service in the county where
				you live:
(a) Job search and training, which
				may include:
(i) Labor market
				information;
(ii) Job seeking
				skills instruction;
(iii) Resume
				writing;
(iv) Job skills
				assessment;
(v) Coaching;
(vi) Work ethic training; or
(vii) Job placement services.