WAC 388-450-0195
Utility allowances for Basic Food
programs. (1) For Basic Food, "utilities" include the
following:
(a) Heating or cooling fuel;
(b) Electricity or gas;
(c) Water or sewer;
(d) Well or septic tank installation/maintenance;
(e) Garbage/trash collection; and
(f) Telephone service.
(2) The department uses the amounts below if you have
utility costs separate from your rent or mortgage payment. We
add your utility allowance to your rent or mortgage payment to
determine your total shelter costs. We use total shelter
costs to determine your Basic Food benefits.
(a) If you have heating or cooling costs, you get a
standard utility allowance (SUA) that depends on your
assistance unit's size.
Assistance Unit (AU) Size
Utility Allowance
1
$352
2
$362
3
$ 373
4
$384
5
$394
6 or more
$405
(b) If your AU does not qualify for the SUA and you have
any two utility costs listed above, you get a limited utility
allowance (LUA) of two hundred seventy-six dollars.
(c) If your AU has only telephone costs and no other
utility costs, you get a telephone utility allowance (TUA) of
forty-two dollars.