WAC 388-450-0100 Allocating income--Definitions.

The following definitions apply to the allocation rules for TANF / SFA, RCA, PWA, and ABD cash programs:

1. "Dependent" means a person who:

   1. Is or could be claimed for federal income tax purposes by the financially responsible person; or

   2. The financially responsible person is legally obligated to support. 

2. "Financially responsible person" means a parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, spouse or caretaker relative.

3. A "disqualified assistance unit member" means a person who is:

   1. An unmarried pregnant or parenting minor under age eighteen who has not completed a high school education or general education development (GED) certification and is not participating in those educational activities which would lead to the attainment of a high school diploma or GED;

   2. An unmarried pregnant or parenting minor under age eighteen who is not living in a department-approved living situation;

   3. The financially responsible person who does not report to the department within five days of the date it becomes reasonably clear that the absence of a child will exceed ninety days;

   4. A person who has been convicted in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation about their place of residence in order to receive assistance from two or more states at the same time as defined in WAC 388-446-0010; and

   5. A person who has been convicted of unlawfully receiving public assistance as defined under WAC 388-446-0005.

4. "Ineligible assistance unit member" means an individual who is:

   1. Ineligible for cash assistance due to the citizenship / alien status requirement in WAC 388-424-0010;

   2. Ineligible to receive assistance under WAC 388-442-0010 for having been convicted after August 21, 1996, under federal or state law, of possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance;

   3. Ineligible to receive assistance under WAC 388-442-0010 for fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or confinement after conviction for a crime or attempt to commit a crime;

   4. Ineligible to receive assistance under WAC 388-442-0010 for violating a condition of probation or parole which was imposed under a federal or state law as determined by an administrative body or court of competent jurisdiction;

   5. The spouse of a woman who receives cash benefits from the PWA program; and

   6. The adult parent of a minor parent's child.