WAC 388-450-0015   What types of income does the department not use to figure out my benefits?  This section applies to cash assistance, children's, family, or pregnancy medical, and basic food benefits.

     (1) There are some types of income we do not count to figure out if you can get benefits and the amount you can get. Some examples of income we do not count are:

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

     (b) Federal earned income tax credit (EITC) payments;

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

     (d) Energy assistance payments;

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

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

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

     (h) Money withheld from a benefit to repay an overpayment from the same income source. For Basic Food, we do not exclude money that is withheld because you were overpaid for purposely not meeting requirements of a federal, state, or local means tested program such as TANF/SFA, GA, and SSI;

     (i) Legally obligated child support payments received by someone who gets TANF/SFA benefits;

     (j) One-time payments issued under the Department of State or Department of Justice Reception and Replacement Programs, such as Voluntary Agency (VOLAG) payments; and

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

     (l) For cash and Basic Food: 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

     (m) For medical assistance: Only the portion of income used to repay the cost of obtaining that income source.

     (2) For children's, family, or pregnancy medical, we also do not count any insurance proceeds or other income you have recovered as a result of being a Holocaust survivor.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, and 74.08.090. 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.]