Clarifying Information - WAC 388-418-0020

1. Advance notice:

LETTERS to determine advance notice time limits.

2. Overpayments due to not reporting or reporting late

See BENEFIT ERRORS and BENEFIT ERRORS – BASIC FOOD OVERPAYMENTS for information on how to set up an overpayment when someone didn't report a change timely or when we didn't make the change timely.

If someone doesn't report a change in circumstances required under WAC 388-418-0005 , we determine if a client has an overpayment for each program based on that program’s reporting requirements.

· For Basic Food, the household must report changes as required under WAC 388-418-0005(2) .

· If a Basic Food assistance unit wouldn't have to report the change based on the AU's circumstances, we do not set up an overpayment even if the household had to report a change for another department program.

3. Mass changes

Mass changes are changes to eligibility rules.

Examples of mass changes include:

Changes to allotments or payment standards Changes to income standards Changes to the Basic Food maximum shelter deduction Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to SSI, Social Security, or VA benefits Changes to the standard deduction for Basic Food Changes to utility allowances for Basic Food