WAC 388-450-0185
Does the department count all of my
income to determine my eligibility and benefits for Basic
Food? We subtract the following amounts from your assistance
unit's (AU's) countable income before we determine your Basic
Food benefit amount:
(1) A standard deduction based on the number of people in
your AU under WAC 388-408-0035:
Eligible and ineligible
AU members
Standard deduction
1
$134
2
$134
3
$134
4
$143
5
$167
6 or more
$191
(2) Twenty percent of your AU's gross earned income
(earned income deduction);
(3) Your AU's expected monthly dependent care expense as
described below:
(a) The dependent care must be needed for AU member to:
(i) Keep work, look for work, or accept work;
(ii) Attend training or education to prepare for
employment; or
(iii) Meet employment and training requirements under
chapter 388-444 WAC.
(b) We subtract allowable dependent care expenses that
are payable to someone outside of your AU:
(i) Up to two hundred dollars for each dependent under
age two; and
(ii) Up to one hundred seventy-five dollars for each
dependent age two or older.
(4) Medical expenses over thirty-five dollars a month
owed or anticipated by an elderly or disabled person in your
AU as allowed under WAC 388-450-0200.
(5) Legally obligated current or back child support paid
to someone outside of your AU:
(a) For a person who is not in your AU; or
(b) For a person who is in your AU to cover a period of
time when they were not living with you.
(6) A portion of your shelter costs as described in WAC 388-450-0190.