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Refugee Assistance Program - Income and Resources Requirements

Revised October 28, 2007

Purpose:
WAC 388-466-0140Income and resources for refugee assistance eligibility

WAC 388-466-0140

WAC 388-466-0140

Effective February 2, 2002

WAC 388-466-0140 Income and resources for refugee assistance eligibility

  1. How does DSHS count my income and resources when determining my eligibility for refugee cash assistance? 

We determine your eligibility for RCA using the TANF rules about income and resources in chapters 388-450 and 388-470 WAC, except we do not count a onetime resettlement cash payment provided to you by your voluntary agency (VOLAG).

  1. How does DSHS count my income and resources when determining my eligibility for refugee medical assistance?

We determine your eligibility for RMA using the TANF rules about income and resources in chapters 388-450 and 388-470 WAC, except as it stated below:

  1. Your monthly income can be up to two hundred percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL);

  2. A onetime resettlement cash payment provided to you by your VOLAG is not counted in determining your eligibility for RMA;

  3. Your RMA eligibility is determined on the basis of your income and resources on the date of your application (WAC 388-466-0130)

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.

CLARIFYING INFORMATION

One time cash assistance provided to a client by VOLAG may not be considered as earned or unearned income because it covers the initial cost of resettlement, not ongoing expenses.

WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES

Establish one assistance unit for:

  1. All adult refugees legally responsible for each other.

  2. An unmarried person without dependents.

  3. A child who is a member of his or her parent's TANF / SFA assistance unit and who reaches the age of 18 before the end of eight months after arrival to the US.  Establish a separate assistance unit for the child effective the first of the month following the month of the child's 18th birthday.

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Modification Date: October 28, 2007
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