WAC 388-478-0060 What are the income limits and maximum benefit amounts for Basic Food?
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If your assistance unit (AU) meets all other eligibility requirements for Basic Food, your AU must have income at or below the limits in columns B and C to get Basic Food, unless you meet one of the exceptions listed below. The maximum monthly food assistance benefit your AU could receive is listed in column D.
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EFFECTIVE 10-1-2008
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Column A Number of eligible AU members
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Column B Maximum Gross Monthly Income
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Column C Maximum Net Monthly Income
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Column D Maximum Allotment
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Column E 165% of the Poverty Level
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1
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$1,127
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$867
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$176
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$1,430
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2
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1,517
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1,167
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323
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1,925
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3
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1,907
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1,467
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463
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2,420
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4
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2,297
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1,767
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588
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2,915
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5
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2,687
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2,067
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698
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3,410
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6
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3,077
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2,367
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838
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3,905
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7
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3,467
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2,667
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926
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4,400
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8
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3,857
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2,967
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1,058
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4,895
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9
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4,247
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3,267
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1,190
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5,390
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10
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4,637
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3,567
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1,322
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5,885
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Each Additional Member
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+390
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+300
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+132
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+495
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Exceptions:
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If your AU is categorically eligible under WAC 388-414-0001, your AU does not have to meet the gross or net income standards in columns B and C. We do budget your AU’s income to decide the amount of Basic Food your AU will receive.
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If your AU includes a member who is sixty years of age or older or has a disability, your income must be at or below the limit in column C only.
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If you are sixty years of age or older and cannot buy and cook your own meals because of a permanent disability, we use column E to decide if you can be a separate AU.
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If your AU has zero income, your benefits are the maximum allotment in column D based on the number of eligible members in your AU.
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