Eligibility A-Z (EA-Z) Manual Revisions

Note: This Log only reflects changes made to the EA-Z Manual within the last three years. 

Rev # Chapter / Section Issue Date
1396 TANF/SFA Time Limits Aug. 19, 2026
1395 300 Series Reason Codes Protocols Aug. 19, 2026
1394 Student Status Aug. 11, 2026
1393 Reporting Requirements Aug. 11, 2026
1392 Administrative Hearing Coordinator's Role, Hearing Requests, Pre-Hearing Meeting with the DSHS Representative, and The Decision July 20, 2026
1391 Child Support July 16, 2026
1390 Treatment of Income Chart July 13, 2026
1389 ABAWDs – Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents May 26, 2026
1388 ABAWDs – Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents May 6, 2026
1387 Basic Food Overpayments Apr. 21, 2026
1386 Treatment of Income Chart Apr. 21, 2026
1385 Disaster Cash Assistance Program Apr. 21, 2026
1384 Consolidated Emergency Assistance Program - CEAP Apr. 21, 2026
1383 Citizenship and Alien Status - Statement of Hmong/Highland Lao Tribal Membership Apr. 20, 2026
1382 Citizenship and Immigration Status Requirements Specific to Program Apr. 20, 2026
1381 Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants (FAP) Apr. 20, 2026
1380 Definitions Apr. 20, 2026
1379 Citizenship and Immigration Status Requirements for all Programs Apr. 20, 2026
1378 Date of Entry Apr. 20, 2026
1377 Citizenship and Immigration Status - For Food Benefits Apr. 20, 2026
1376 Veteran Status Apr. 20, 2026
1375 Refugee - Immigration Status Requirements Apr. 20, 2026
1374 Verification Charts Apr. 20, 2026
1373 Citizenship and Immigration Status Apr. 20, 2026
1372 Resources, Desk Aids and Links Apr. 20, 2026
1371 Decision Trees Apr. 20, 2026
1370 Income - Effect of Income and Deductions on Eligibility and Benefit Level Apr. 20, 2026
1369 Treatment of Income Chart Apr. 20, 2026
1368 Utility Chart Apr. 20, 2026
1367 Heat and Eat Apr. 20, 2026
1366 ABAWDS - Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Apr. 20, 2026
1365 Categorical Eligibility for Basic Food  Apr. 1, 2026
1364 Time Limits for Processing Mar. 23, 2026
1363 Income - Ownership and Availability Feb. 19, 2026
1362 Hearing Requests Feb. 18, 2026
1361 ABAWDS – Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents Feb. 6, 2026
1360 ABAWDS – Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents Jan. 26, 2026
1359 Income - Budgeting Jan. 26, 2026
1358 Self Employment Jan. 26, 2026
1357 ABAWDS – Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents Jan. 9, 2026
1356 State Median Income Chart Dec. 31, 2025
1355 Cash Assistance Programs Dec. 10, 2025
1354 Filing Applications - Special Situations Dec. 9, 2025
1353 Completing the Process Dec. 5, 2025
1352 Income - Special Income - Minor Parent's Income disregard Nov. 20, 2025
1351 Expedited Service for Basic Food Oct. 30, 2025
1350 ABAWDs - Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Oct. 28, 2025
1349 Basic Food Work Requirements - Work Registration Oct. 28, 2025
1348 Reporting Requirements Oct. 28, 2025
1347 Interview Requirements Oct. 28, 2025
1346 300 Series Reason Codes Oct. 3, 2025
1345  Child Support  Sept. 29, 2025
1344 Income - Effect of Income and Deductions on Eligibility and Benefit Level Sept. 26, 2025
1343 Mid Certification Reviews Sept. 25, 2025
1342 Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) Sept. 25, 2025
1341 Assistance Units - Cash Assistance Programs Sept. 16, 2025
1340 Replacement Sept. 8, 2025
1339 Resources, Desk Aids and Links Aug. 15, 2025
1338 Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) Program  Jul. 29, 2025
1337 Eligibility Reviews/Recertifications - Requirements for Food and Cash Programs Jul. 28, 2025
1336 Citizenship and Alien Status - Work Quarters Jul. 8, 2025
1335 Cash and Medical Assistance Overpayment Descriptions Jun. 30, 2025
1334 Cash and Medical Assistance Overpayments  Jun. 18, 2025
1333 Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) Program Jun. 10, 2025
1332 SUN Bucks Jun, 06, 2025
1331 Special Procedures on Non-Grant Medical Assistance and Health Care Authority Hearings May 23, 2025
1330 Treatment of Income Chart and Income Special Types May 13, 2025
1329 Equal Access (NSA) May 13, 2023
1328 Citizenship and Alien Status May 5, 2025
1327 Resources, Desk Aids and Links May 5, 2025
1326 Citizenship and Alien Status - Work Quarters May 5, 2025
1325 Work Quarters Barcode Procedures May 5, 2025
1324 ABD Clients Residing in Eastern or Western State Hospital or Civilly Committed to a Community-Based Facility May 5, 2025
1323

Categorical Eligibility for Basic Food

Apr. 1, 2025
1322 AREN Mar. 25, 2025
1321 Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) Feb. 4, 2025
1320 Citizenship and Alien Status - For Food Benefits Feb. 3, 2025
1319 300 Series Reason Code Protocols Jan. 31, 2025
1318 Effective Date - Change of Circumstances Jan. 31, 2025
1317 Information about Letters Jan. 31, 2025
1316 Basic Food Work Requirements - Work Registration  Jan. 31, 2025
1315 ABAWDs- Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Jan. 31, 2025
1314 Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants (FAP) Jan. 28, 2025
1313 Citizenship and Alien Status for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)  Jan. 28, 2025
1312 Definitions Jan. 28, 2025
1311 Self Employment  Jan. 9, 2025
1310 Expedited Service for Basic Food Jan. 7, 2025
1309 State Median Income Chart Dec. 30, 2024
1308 Diversion Cash Assistance Dec. 18, 2024
1307 Eligibility Reviews/Recertifications - Requirements for Food and Cash Programs Oct. 31, 2024
1306 Treatment of Income Chart Oct. 17, 2024
1305 ABD Clients Residing in Eastern or Western State Hospital or Civilly Committed to a Community-Based Facility Oct. 15, 2024
1304 Quality Control Oct. 8, 2024
1303 Treatment of Income Chart Oct. 7, 2024
1302 Transitional Food Assistance Oct.  3, 2024
1301 Replacement Oct. 1, 2024
1300 Lottery or Gambling Disqualification for Basic Food Oct. 1, 2024
1299 400 Series Reason Code Protocols Oct. 1, 2024
1298 Income - Effect of Income and Deductions on Eligibility and Benefit Level Oct. 1, 2024
1297 Mid Certification Reviews Sept. 17, 2024
1296 Verification Sept. 5, 2024
1295 500 Series Reason Code Protocols Aug. 27, 2024
1294 Social Security Numbers Aug. 21, 2024
1293 Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants Aug. 19, 2024
1292 Basic Food Overpayments  Aug. 19, 2024
1291 Self Employment Income Aug. 1, 2024
1290 Income - Effect of Income and Deductions on Eligibility and Benefit Level Aug. 1, 2024
1289 Replacement  Aug. 1, 2024
1288 Completing the Process Jul. 22, 2024
1287 Income Allocation and Deeming Aug. 1, 2024
1286 Reporting Requirements Jul. 15, 2024
1285 Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) Jul. 12, 2024
1284 SUN Bucks Jul. 11, 2024
1283 Replacement Jun. 28, 2024
1282 Social Security Numbers (SSN) Jun. 14, 2024
1281 Basic Food Employment & Training  Jun. 11, 2024
1280 Assistance Units - Cash Assistance Programs May 3, 2024
1279 Treatment of Income Chart Apr. 26, 2024
1278 Categorical Eligibility for Basic Food Apr. 1, 2024
1277 Ongoing Additional Requirements (OAR) Apr. 1, 2024
1276 Cash Assistance Apr. 1, 2024
1275 Eligibility A-Z (EA-Z) WAC (Rules) Index Apr. 1, 2024
1274 Pandemic EBT Mar. 27, 2024
1273 Cash Assistance Programs Mar. 15, 2024
1272 Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund Mar. 14, 2024
1271 Civil Rights Mar. 4, 2024
1270 Reporting Requirements Mar. 1, 2024
1269 Able Bodied Adults without Dependents Feb. 28, 2024
1268 Cash Assistance Programs Feb. 14, 2024
1267 Filing an Application Feb. 12, 2024
1266 Public Benefit Eligibility for Survivors of Certain Crimes Feb. 5, 2024
1265 Reporting Requirements Feb. 1, 2024
1264 Interview Requirements Jan. 31, 2024
1263 Mid Certification Reviews Jan. 31, 2024
1262 Certification Periods - Basic Food Jan.31, 2024
1261 Utility Chart Jan. 31, 2024
1260 ABD Clients Residing in Eastern or Western State Hospital or Civilly Committed to a Community-Based Facility Jan. 26, 2024
1259

How Vehicles Count Toward the Resource Limit for Cash and Food

Jan. 24, 2024
1258 How Resources Count Jan. 24, 2024
1257 Self Employment Jan. 18, 2024
1256 Definitions Jan. 5, 2024
1255 Transitional Food Assistance Jan. 5, 2024
1254 ABAWD and Basic Food Work Registration Revisions Jan. 1, 2024
1253 State Median Income Chart Dec. 22, 2023
1252 Reason Codes 400 Dec. 18. 2023
1251 Income Special Types Dec. 18, 2023
1250 Emergency Assistance Programs - AREN Dec. 18, 2023
1249 Effective Date - Change of Circumstance Dec. 18, 2023
1248 Consolidated Emergency Assistance Program Dec. 18, 2023
1247 Diversion Cash Assistance Dec. 18, 2023
1246 Allocation and Deeming Dec. 18, 2023
1245 Mid Certification Review Nov. 21, 2023
1244 Expedited Service for Basic Food Nov. 7, 2023
1243 Fraud Nov. 6, 2023
1242 Basic Food Overpayments Nov. 6, 2023
1241 Filing an Application Oct. 16, 2023
1240 Cash and Medical Assistance Overpayment Descriptions Oct. 10, 2023
1239 Diaper Related Payment Oct.  9, 2023
1238

Income - Effect of Income and Deductions on Eligibility and Benefit Level

Oct. 1, 2023
1237 Confidentiality- Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) for Domestic Violence Victims  Sept. 29, 2023
1236 Immigration Law Center (NILC) Guide Sept. 27, 2023
1235 Social Security Number  Aug. 24, 2023
1234 Social Security Number Requirements Aug. 24, 2023
1233 Replacement  Aug. 23, 2023
1232 Student Status Aug. 14, 2023
1231 Pandemic EBT Jul. 6, 2023
1230 ABAWDs - Abled-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Jul. 1, 2023
1229 Hearing Requests May 22, 2023
1228 Administrative Hearing Coordinator's Role May 22, 2023
1227 Reporting Requirements May 22, 2023
1226 Living with a Relative or Guardian May 19, 2023
1225 Lottery or Gambling Disqualification for Basic Food May 16, 2023
1224 When and How Benefits Are Delivered May 10, 2023
1223 ABD Clients Residing in Eastern or Western State Hospital May 5, 2023
1222 Eligibility Review Requirements for Cash, Food and Medical Programs May 1, 2023
1221 Eligibility Reviews/Recertifications - Requirements for Food and Cash Programs May 1, 2023
1220 Public Benefit Eligibility for Survivors of Certain Crimes Apr. 26, 2023
1219 Assistant Units - Basic Food (Authorized EBT Treatment Centers) Apr. 21, 2023
1218 Administrative Disqualification Hearings for Food Assistance Apr. 11, 2023
1217 Overview Apr. 6, 2023
1216 Categorical Eligibility for Basic Food Apr. 1, 2023
1215 Basic Food Overpayments Feb. 27, 2023
1214 Civil Rights and Complaints Feb. 27, 2023
1213 Foster Care/Relative Placement/Adoption Support/Juvenile Rehabilitation/Unaccompanied Minor Program Feb. 10, 2023
1212 TANF/SFA Temporary Absence Feb. 10, 2023
1211 Living with a Relative or Guardian Feb. 10, 2023
1210 Treatment of Income Chart Feb. 7, 2023
1209 Citizenship and Alien Status Requirements for all Programs- Definitions Feb. 2, 2023
1208 State Median Income Chart Feb. 1, 2023
1207 Treatment of Income Chart Jan. 30, 2023
1206 How Resources Count Jan. 26, 2023
1205 Basic Food Work Requirements - Work Registration, Basic Food Work Registration Exemptions Jan. 13, 2023
1204 Treatment of Income Chart Jan. 3, 2023
1203 Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) Program Jan. 3, 2023