Clarifying Information - WAC 388-408-0020

If a financially responsible person cannot be in the AU under WAC 388-408-0020 , we allocate the income of this person to the AU. How we allocate this income varies based on why the person is ineligible. See INCOME - Allocation and Deeming .

If a minor parent gets Title IV-E foster care, the minor parent's child is not eligible for TANF or SFA. The foster care payment includes the child's needs.

Adoption support

Adoption support is money given to families that adopt children with special needs. This money is intended to help the family with the special expenses that these children have.

For cash , this money is excluded because it is assistance from another agency that does not cover ongoing living expenses. See W AC 388-450-0055 for more information.

For Basic Food , this money is budgeted as countable unearned income.

Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP)

Guardianship Assistance GAP, also known as guardianship income, is money given to caregivers who accept permanent guardianship of a child. These caregivers have accepted permanent legal and financial responsibility for the child in their care and therefore must be included in the TANF AU. The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) determined these children have special needs. This money is intended to help the family with the special expenses for the children. The income is considered the children’s income.

For cash , this money is excluded because it is assistance from another agency that does not cover ongoing living expenses. See W AC 388-450-0055 for more information.

For Basic Food , this money is budgeted as countable unearned income.