Wash. Admin. Code § 388-450-0015 - What types of income are not used by the department to figure out my benefits?

(1) We do not count the following types of income when we determine your cash assistance and basic food benefits:

(a) Bona fide loans as defined in WAC 388-470-0045, except certain student loans as specified under WAC 388-450-0035;

(b) Federal income tax refunds, earned income tax credit (EITC), and Washington's working families tax credit (WFTC) payments in the month received;

(c) Federal economic stimulus payments that are excluded for federal and federally assisted state programs;

(d) Federal $25 supplemental weekly unemployment compensation payment authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;

(e) Title IV-E and state foster care maintenance payments if you choose not to include the foster child in your assistance unit;

(f) Energy assistance payments;

(g) Educational assistance we do not count under WAC 388-450-0035;

(h) Native American benefits and payments we do not count under WAC 388-450-0040;

(i) Income from employment and training programs we do not count under WAC 388-450-0045;

(j) Money withheld from a benefit to repay an overpayment from the same income source;

(k) Legally obligated child support payments received by someone who gets temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) or state family assistance (SFA) benefits;

(l) One-time payments issued under the Department of State or Department of Justice reception and replacement programs, such as voluntary agency (VOLAG) payments;

(m) Payments we are directly told to exclude as income under state or federal law;

(n) Payments made to someone outside of the household for the benefits of the assistance unit using funds that are not owed to the household; and

(o) Distributions for qualified disability expenses from an achieving a better life experience (ABLE) account;

(2) For basic food only:

(a) We do not count the total monthly amount of all legally obligated current or back child support payments paid by the assistance unit to someone outside of the assistance unit for:

(i) A person who is not in the assistance unit; or

(ii) A person who is in the assistance unit to cover a period of time when they were not living with the member of the assistance unit responsible for paying the child support on their behalf; and

(b) We do count money withheld because you were overpaid for not meeting requirements of a federal, state, or local means tested programs such as temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), state family assistance (SFA), aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash assistance, pregnant women assistance (PWA), and supplemental security income (SSI).

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Wash. Admin. Code § 388-450-0015

Amended by WSR 15-02-006, Filed 12/26/2014, effective 1/26/2015 Amended by WSR 17-17-097, Filed 8/18/2017, effective 9/18/2017 Amended by WSR 23-06-039, Filed 2/23/2023, effective 3/26/2023

Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.04.770, 74.04.0052, 74.04.655, 74.04.770, 74.08.043, 74.08.335, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 36. 12-08-002, § 388-450-0015, filed 3/21/12, effective 4/21/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, chapter 74.12 RCW, and The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. 11-21-025, § 388-450-0015, filed 10/11/11, effective 10/29/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, and Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. 10-17-103, § 388-450-0015, filed 8/17/10, effective 8/19/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, and P.L. 107-171, section 4101. 09-15-085 and 09-16-095, § 388-450-0015, filed 7/14/09 and 8/4/09, effective 11/15/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510 and 74.08.090. 09-09-103, § 388-450-0015, filed 4/20/09, effective 4/21/09; 06-07-078, § 388-450-0015, filed 3/13/06, effective 5/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090 and Public Law 106-419. 05-03-078, § 388-450-0015, filed 1/17/05, effective 2/17/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 02-14-022, § 388-450-0015, filed 6/21/02, effective 6/22/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.09.530 and 2000 2nd sp.s. c 1 § 210(12). 01-18-006, § 388-450-0015, filed 8/22/01, effective 9/22/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-17-025, § 388-450-0015, filed 8/10/99, effective 10/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-450-0015, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Formerly WAC 388-505-0590.