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Revised June 6, 2008



Purpose: To describe how various types and amounts of income affect a client's eligibility and benefit level.

OWNERSHIP AND AVAILABILITY

WAC 388-450-0005 How does the department decide if I own a type of income and if this income is available to meet my needs?

B.  TREATMENT OF INCOME

WAC 388-450-0015 What types of income does the department not use to figure out my benefits?
WAC 388-450-0025 What is unearned income?
WAC 388-450-0030 What is earned income?
Treatment of Income Chart

C.  SPECIAL INCOME TYPES

WAC 388-450-0035 Educational benefits.
WAC 388-450-0040 Native American benefits and payments.
WAC 388-450-0045 How do we count income from employment or training programs?
WAC 388-450-0050 How does your participation in the community jobs (CJ) program affect your cash assistance and Basic Food benefits?
WAC 388-450-0055 How does needs-based assistance from other agencies or o rganizations count against my benefits?
WAC 388-450-0065 Gifts - Cash and noncash.
WAC 388-450-0070 How do we count the earned income of a child?
WAC 388-450-0010 The department takes some or all of your time-loss benefits if you get cash assistance while waiting for your claim to be processed.
WAC 388-450-0080 What is self-employment income?
WAC 388-450-0085 Does the department count all of my self-employment income to determine if I am eligible for benefits?

D. INCOME ALLOCATION AND DEEMING

WAC 388-450-0095 Allocating income - General.
WAC 388-450-0100 Allocating income - Definitions.
WAC 388-450-0105 Allocating the income of a financially responsible person included in the assistance unit.
WAC 388-450-0106 How does the department count my income if someone in my family cannot get assistance because of their alien status?
WAC 388-450-0110 Allocating the income of a GA-U client to legal dependents .
WAC 388-450-0115 Allocating the income of a financially responsible person excluded from the assistance unit.
WAC 3 8 8-450-0116 How does the department count my income if I cannot get assistance because I am an alien?
WAC 388-450-0120 Allocating the income of financially responsible parents to a pregnant or parenting minor .
WAC 388-450-0130 Allocating the income of a non-applying spouse to a caretaker relative.
WAC 388-450-0135 Allocating income of an ineligible spouse to a GA-U client.
WAC 388-450-0140 How does the income of an ineligible assistance unit member affect my eligibility and benefits for Basic Food?
WAC 388-450-0145 Income of a person who is not a member of a food assistance unit.
WAC 388-450-0155 How does being a sponsored immigrant affect my eligibility for cash, medical and food assistance programs?
WAC 388-450-0156 When am I exempt from deeming?
W AC 388-450-0160 How does the department decide how much of my sponsor's income to count against my benefits?

E. EFFECT OF INCOME ON ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT LEVEL

WAC 388-450-0162 The department uses countable income to determine if your are eligible and the amount of your cash and food assistance benefits.
WAC 388-450-0165 Gross earned income limit for TANF and SFA .
WAC 388-450-0170 TANF / SFA earned income incentive and deduction.
WAC 388-450-0175 Does the department offer income deduction for the general assistance program as an incentive for clients to work?
WAC 388-450-0185 Does the department count all of my income to determine my eligibility and benefits for Basic Food?
WAC 388-450-0190 How does the department figure my shelter cost income deduction for Basic Food?
WAC 388-450-0195 Utility allowances for Basic Food Programs.
WAC 388-450-0200 Will the medical expenses of elderly persons or individuals with disabilities in my assistance unit be used as an income deduction for Basic Food?
WAC 388-450-0210 Countable income for medical programs.
Utility Chart
Medical Expense Deduction for Basic Food Chart

F. INCOME BUDGETING

WAC 388-450-0215 How does the department estimate my assistance unit's income to determine my eligibility and benefits?
WAC 388-450-0225 How are my assistance unit's benefits calculated for the first month I am eligible for cash assistance?
WAC 388-450-0230 What income does the department count in the month I apply for Basic Food when my assistance unit is destitute?
WAC 388-450-0245 When are my benefits suspended?
Best Estimate Guide

Appendix

APPENDIX I - The Effect of the Puyallup Settlement on Your Eligibility for Public Assistance
APPENDIX II - Indian Agencies Serving Tribes with a Near-Reservation Designation
APPENDIX III - Indian Agencies Serving Tribes without a Near-Reservation Designation

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Modification Date: June 6, 2008
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