(1)
There are two different types of income in the community jobs program. They
are:
(a) Subsidized, where your wages are paid
from TANF or SFA funds; and
(b)
Unsubsidized, where your wages are paid entirely by your employer.
(2) We figure your total monthly
subsidized or unsubsidized income by:
(a)
Estimating the number of hours you, your case manager, and the community jobs
contractor expect you to work for the month; and
(b) Multiplying the number of hours by the
federal, state, or local minimum wage, whichever is higher.
(3) Because you are expected to
participate and meet the requirements of community jobs, once we determine what
your total monthly income is expected to be, we do not change your TANF grant
if your actual hours are more or less than anticipated.
(4) We treat the total income we expect you
to get each month from your community jobs position as:
(a) Earned income for cash assistance, except
we do not count any of the community jobs income for the first month you
receive your paycheck.
(b) Earned
income for basic food for all months.
(5) If your anticipated subsidized income is
more than your grant amount, your cash grant is suspended. This means you are
still considered a TANF/SFA recipient, but you do not get a grant.
(a) Your grant can be suspended up to a
maximum of nine months.
(b) You can
keep participating in community jobs even though your grant is suspended, as
long as you would be eligible for a grant if we did not count your subsidized
income.
(c) The months your grant
is suspended do not count toward your 60-month lifetime limit.
(6) If your unsubsidized income is
greater than your grant after we apply the earned income deductions outlined in
WAC
388-450-0170, your TANF/SFA case
will close. This happens because your income is over the maximum you are
allowed. You will still be able to participate in the community jobs program
for up to a total of nine months.
(7) If your income from other sources alone,
not counting community jobs income makes you ineligible for a cash grant, we
terminate your grant and end your participation in community jobs.
Notes
Wash. Admin.
Code §
388-450-0050
Amended by
WSR
15-17-090, Filed 8/18/2015, effective
10/1/2015
Amended by
WSR
24-11-019, Filed 5/7/2024, effective
8/1/2024
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.08.090,
74.04.050, 74.08A.340,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.500,
74.04.510. 10-22-012, §
388-450-0050, filed 10/21/10, effective 2/1/11. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.08.090,
74.04.050, 74.08A.340. 04-14-043,
§ 388-450-0050, filed 6/29/04, effective 7/1/04. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.08.090. 03-06-095, §
388-450-0050, filed 3/4/03, effective 5/1/03. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.057,
74.04.510. 01-23-044, §
388-450-0050, filed 11/15/01, effective 1/1/02. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057 and
74.08.090. 99-09-054, §
388-450-0050, filed 4/19/99, effective 6/1/99; 98-16-044, § 388-450-0050,
filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.
