Purpose:

This section reviews the Diaper Related Payment (DRP), which provides a reoccurring cash payment for diapers and basic needs essential to early development for all TANF/SFA households with a qualifying child under 3 years old. This program begins in November 2023.

WAC 388-494-0010 – What is the diaper related payment (DRP)?

Clarifying Information

Clarifying Information - WAC 388-494-0010

A TANF/SFA recipient household must meet this eligibility criteria to receive the cash payment intended to help provide diapers and essentials: Receiving at minimum of $10 cash grant from one of the following benefits: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), State Family Assistance (SFA), Have at least one qualifying child under age 3 receiving TANF or SFA benefits. A child who is a TANF or SFA recipient must be under age 3 or turning age 3 in the benefit month. A child is considered a "DRP qualifying child" until the end of the month in which the child turns age 3.

An application isn’t required for the DRP, as the department will establish program eligibility based on TANF eligibility information: The payment is never prorated.

The DRP is available through the end of the month of the qualifying child’s 3rd birthday as long as the TANF remains active.

The payment is budgeted the same as a TANF payment in other benefit calculations.

The DRP benefit is limited to one monthly payment per qualifying TANF household, not per child. If the TANF assistance unit has multiple children under 3 years old, the DRP is limited to $100.

DRP is issued under the same TANF AU ID and in the same manner as the payment method for the TANF (EBT, warrant or EFT).

When the DRP is approved, the client will be notified of the appropriate usage and availability of the benefits.

TANF/SFA households will be notified when they are no longer eligible for DRP.

The benefit amount is established annually by the department contingent on budget and available funding. The payment is subject to end if funds are exhausted.