Calculation of income

Official source

The department uses a consumer's countable income when determining income eligibility and copayment. A consumer's countable income is the sum of all their income listed in WAC 110-15-0060 minus any child support paid out through a court order, division of child support administrative order, or tribal government order.

(1) To determine a consumer's income, the department must either:

(a)Calculates an average monthly income by:#

(a) Calculates an average monthly income by:

(i)Determining the number of months, weeks, or pay periods…#

(i) Determining the number of months, weeks, or pay periods it took the consumer's WCCC household to earn the income and dividing the income by the same number of months, weeks or pay periods; or

(ii)Accepting the employer's statement of current or…#

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Calculation of income

Official source

The department uses a consumer's countable income when determining income eligibility and copayment. A consumer's countable income is the sum of all their income listed in WAC 110-15-0060 minus any child support paid out through a court order, division of child support administrative order, or tribal government order.

(1) To determine a consumer's income, the department must either:

(a)Calculates an average monthly income by:#

(a) Calculates an average monthly income by:

(i)Determining the number of months, weeks, or pay periods…#

(i) Determining the number of months, weeks, or pay periods it took the consumer's WCCC household to earn the income and dividing the income by the same number of months, weeks or pay periods; or

(ii)Accepting the employer's statement of current or…#

(ii) Accepting the employer's statement of current or anticipated wages for future income determination if the past wages are no longer reflective of the current income; or

(b) Use the best available estimate of the consumer's WCCC household's current income when the consumer begins new employment and has less than three months of wages as:

(i) Verified by the consumer's employer; or

(ii) Provided by the consumer through a verbal or written statement documenting the new employment at the time of application, reapplication or change reporting, and wage verification within 60 calendar days of the department's request.

(2) If a consumer receives a lump sum payment, such as money from the sale of property or back child support payment, in the month of application or during the consumer's WCCC eligibility:

(a) The department must:

(i) Calculate a monthly amount by dividing the lump sum payment by 12; and

(ii) Add the monthly amount to the consumer's expected average monthly income for the:

(A) Month it was received; and

(B) Remaining months of the current eligibility period; and

(b) To remain eligible for WCCC the consumer must meet WCCC income guidelines after the lump sum payment is applied.

(3) Active recipients of the supplemental nutrition assistance program are income eligible.