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are reviewed with DSHS to address any drought identified, especially related to remote locations. If such a locale is identified during the annual review, the EBT vendor is prepared to deploy EBT-only point-of- sale (POS) machines that would allow cash transactions and cash-back access for those customers.
As of August 1, 2012, the EBT ATM fee imposed by Washington State’s EBT vendor was eliminated. DSHS notifies customers that if they choose to withdraw cash benefits using an ATM, they may incur a surcharge for the transaction by the bank or ATM owner. Customers are encouraged to use POS terminals to avoid potential ATM surcharges. Retailers that accept EBT cards have the Quest mark decal that shows what benefits are accessible at each POS and ATM location. Customers can also log onto their online account and search for Chase ATMs or the customer can contact CSD to conduct a search of filtered retailers by ATM, POS, or both.
This information is provided on the form “Your DSHS Cash or Food Benefits” (DSHS 14-520), or the informational pamphlet “Your Washington EBT Quest Card” (DSHS 22-310), which is given over the counter in offices or mailed to customers. In May 2000, DSHS implemented Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), allowing TANF families to have their cash assistance deposited if they have a new or current personal bank account. DSHS provides information to TANF families about EFT enrollment when they receive the EBT card.
(i) Indicate whether it intends to treat families moving from another State differently from other families under the program, and if so how (section 402(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act).
Families from other states receive the same benefits as other longer term Washington state residents.
(j) Indicate whether it intends to provide assistance to non-citizens, and if so, include an overview of the assistance (section 402(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act).
Washington exercises its option to provide federally funded TANF, Medicaid, and social services block grant (SSBG) benefits to qualified non-citizen families who are eligible to receive these benefits. The State provides State Family Assistance which is state-funded cash and medical benefits to those individuals who do not qualify for federally funded assistance because of their immigration status, but otherwise meets all other eligibility requirements, including children and pregnant women. These are segregated funds and expenditures which are for the most part claimed toward the state’s MOE requirement.
Washington follows federal sponsor deeming rules for relevant families receiving federally funded benefits. The income and resources of the sponsors for families receiving state-funded assistance are deemed until the sponsored immigrant becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen or has 40 work quarters under the Social Security Act. Sponsor liability does not apply to the victims of domestic violence who self- petitioned under the Violence Against Women Act and their dependents.