WAC 388-400-0025   Who is eligible for general assistance-unemployable benefits?  (1) You can get general assistance-unemployable (GAU) benefits if you:

     (a) Are incapacitated as required under WAC 388-448-0010 through 388-448-0120;

     (b) Are at least eighteen years old or, if under eighteen, a member of a married couple;

     (c) Are in financial need according to GAU income and resource rules in chapters388-450, 388-470 and 388-488 WAC;

     (d) Meet the general assistance citizenship/alien status requirements under WAC 388-424-0015(2);

     (e) Provide a Social Security number as required under WAC 388-476-0005;

     (f) Reside in the state of Washington as required under WAC 388-468-0005;

     (g) Undergo a treatment and referral assessment as provided under WAC 388-448-0130 through 388-448-0150;

     (h) Assign interim assistance as provided under WAC 388-448-0210;

     (i) Report changes of circumstances as required under WAC 388-418-0005; and

     (j) Complete a mid-certification review and provide proof of any changes as required under WAC 388-418-0011.

     (2) You cannot get GAU benefits if:

     (a) You are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) benefits;

     (b) You are eligible for state family assistance (SFA) benefits unless you are not eligible under WAC 388-400-0010;

     (c) You have the ability to, but refuse to meet a TANF or SFA eligibility rule;

     (d) You are eligible for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits;

     (e) You are an ineligible spouse of an SSI recipient; or

     (f) Social Security Administration (SSA) denied your application for benefits or terminated your benefits for failing to follow a SSI program rule or application requirement.

     (3) We determine who is in your assistance unit according to WAC 388-408-0010.

     (4) A "public institution" is an institution that is supported by public funds, and a governmental unit either is responsible for it or exercises administrative control over it. If you live in a public institution, you may be eligible for GAU depending on the type of institution you are in.

     (a) If you reside in a public institution and are otherwise eligible for GAU, you may be eligible for general assistance if you are:

     (i) A patient in a public medical institution; or

     (ii) A patient in a public mental institution and are:

     (A) Sixty-five years of age or older; or

     (B) Twenty years of age or younger.

     (b) You are not eligible for GAU when you are in the custody of or confined in a public institution such as a state penitentiary or county jail including placement:

     (i) In a work release program; or

     (ii) Outside of the institution including home detention.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090. 06-13-043, § 388-400-0025, filed 6/15/06, effective 7/17/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510 and 2004 c 54. 04-23-027, § 388-400-0025, filed 11/8/04, effective 12/9/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 04-15-057, § 388-400-0025, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 00-15-017, § 388-400-0025, filed 7/10/00, effective 9/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-400-0025, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]