WAC 388-450-0100   Allocating income -- Definitions.  The following definitions apply to the allocation rules for TANF/SFA, RCA, and GA programs:

     (1) "Dependent" means a person who:

     (a) Is or could be claimed for federal income tax purposes by the financially responsible person; or

     (b) The financially responsible person is legally obligated to support.

     (2) "Financially responsible person" means a parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, spouse or caretaker relative.

     (3) A "disqualified assistance unit member" means a person who is:

     (a) An unmarried pregnant or parenting minor under age eighteen who has not completed a high school education or general education development (GED) certification and is not participating in those educational activities which would lead to the attainment of a high school diploma or GED;

     (b) An unmarried pregnant or parenting minor under age eighteen who is not living in a department-approved living situation;

     (c) The financially responsible person who does not report to the department within five days of the date it becomes reasonably clear that the absence of a child will exceed ninety days;

     (d) A person who has been convicted in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation about their place of residence in order to receive assistance from two or more states at the same time as defined in WAC 388-446-0010; and

     (e) A person who has been convicted of unlawfully receiving public assistance as defined under WAC 388-446-0005.

     (4) "Ineligible assistance unit member" means an individual who is:

     (a) Ineligible for cash assistance due to the citizenship/alien status requirements in WAC 388-424-0010;

     (b) Ineligible to receive assistance under WAC 388-442-0010 for having been convicted after August 21, 1996, under federal or state law, of possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance;

     (c) Ineligible to receive assistance under WAC 388-442-0010 for fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or confinement after conviction for a crime or attempt to commit a crime;

     (d) Ineligible to receive assistance under WAC 388-442-0010 for violating a condition of probation or parole which was imposed under a federal or state law as determined by an administrative body or court of competent jurisdiction;

     (e) The spouse of a woman who receives cash benefits from the GA-S program; or

     (f) The adult parent of a minor parent's child.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 04-15-057, § 388-450-0100, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-16-024, § 388-450-0100, filed 7/26/99, effective 9/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-450-0100, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]