WAC 170-290-0060  What income does the WCCC program count when determining eligibility and copayments?

The WCCC program counts income as money you get from:

1. A TANF grant, except when exempt under WAC 170-290-0070(1)(h);

2. Child support payments;

3. Supplemental Security Income (SSI);

4. Other Social Security payments, such as SSA and SSDI;

5. Refugee assistance payments;

6. Payments from the Veterans' Administration, disability payments, or payments from labor and industries (L&I);

7. Unemployment compensation;

8. Other types of income not listed in WAC 170-290-0070;

9. VISTA volunteers, Americorps, and Washington Service Corps (WSC) if the income is taxed;

10. Gross wages from employment or self employment. Gross wages includes any wages that are taxable. "Self employment income" means your gross income from self employment minus allowable business expenses in WAC 388 450 0085;

11. Lump sums as money you get from a one time payment such as back child support, an inheritance, or gambling winnings; and

12. Income for the sale of property as follows:

    1. If you sold the property before application, we consider the proceeds an asset and do not count as income;

    2. If you sold the property in the month you apply or during your eligibility period, we count it as a lump sum payment as described in WAC 170-290-0065(3).

    3. Property does not include small personal items such as furniture, clothes, and jewelry.

Note: This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.

EXAMPLE

Diane works as a rental agent at an apartment complex. Her wages include an apartment on site with a rental value of $500. Her paycheck shows her earned wages are $1500 and her rental allowance is $500 for a total of $2000 gross wages. Her paychecks show that the $500 rental allowance was removed from her gross wages before taxes were deducted. The rental allowance is not taxed on her paycheck, so we disregard it when we determine her total gross wages.

WAC 170-290-0070  What income types and deductions does the WCCC program disregard when figuring my income eligibility and copayment for WCCC benefits?

1. The WCCC program does not count the following income types when figuring your income eligibility and copayment:

   1. Income types as defined in WAC 388-450-0035, 388-450-0040, and 388-450-0055;

   2. Compensatory awards, such as an insurance settlement or court ordered payment for personal injury, damage, or loss of property;

   3. Adoption support assistance and foster care payments;

   4. Reimbursements, such as an income tax refund;

   5. Diversion cash assistance ;

   6. Income in kind that is untaxed, such as working for rent;

   7. Military housing and food allowance;

   8. The TANF grant for the first three consecutive calendar months after you start a new job. The first calendar month is the month in which you start working;

   9. Payments to you from your employer for benefits such as medical plans;

   10. Earned income of a WCCC family member defined under WAC 170-290-0015(2);

   11. Income of consumers described in WAC 170-290-0005(1)(c) through (i);

   12. Earned income from a minor child who we count as part of your WCCC household; and

   13. Benefits received by children of Vietnam War veterans who are diagnosed with all forms or manifestations of spina bifida (except spina bifida occulta).

2. WCCC deducts the amount you pay for child support under court order, division of child support administrative order, or tribal government order, from your other countable income when figuring your eligibility and co pay for the WCCC program.

Note: This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.

EXAMPLE 1

Joe has 2 children, receives TANF and is working part-time.

July 5 - Joe finds a new job.

July 12 - Joe reports his new job to the AW, and needs child care starting the following day (the 13th). Exempt Joe's TANF grant in figuring the copayment for the first three consecutive months after Joe starts his job (July, August, and September).

EXAMPLE 2

John is employed at McDonald's on 72nd St. You've exempted his grant for three months (Jan, Feb. and Mar.). He is still receiving a partial TANF grant in May. He stopped working for 3 weeks in April and then began working at the McDonald's downtown in May. Exempt John's TANF grant for another 3 months (May, June, and July).

EXAMPLE 3

Henry is employed at Company A. You've exempted his grant for three months (June, July and Aug.). Some months later, Henry has a temporary break in employment due to a slow-down in business. Henry does not work for two weeks. When he returns to work at Company A, do not exempt his grant, as he did not have a change of job or employer.