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us-wa/regulation/388/388-450 — Income · Axiom

Axiom
Washington
Regulations
Title 388

Income

42 sections · ∀ 2 with encodings

How does the department decide if I own a type of income and if this income is available to meet my needs?
The department takes some or all of your time-loss benefits if you get cash assistance while waiting for your claim to be processed
What types of income are not used by the department to figure out my benefits?
What is unearned income?
What is earned income?
Educational benefits
Native American benefits and payments
How do we count income from employment and training programs?
How does your participation in the community jobs program affect your cash assistance and basic food benefits?
How does needs-based assistance from other agencies or organizations count against my benefits?
Gifts—Cash and noncash
When do we count a child's income?
What is self-employment income?
Does the department count all of my self-employment income to determine if I am eligible for benefits?
Allocating income—General
Allocating income—Definitions
Allocating the income of financially responsible persons included in the assistance unit
How does the department count income if someone cannot get assistance because of their immigration status?
Does the department allocate the income of an ABD cash client to legal dependents?
Does the department allocate income of a housing and essential needs (HEN) referral client to legal dependents?
Does the department allocate the income of financially responsible parents to a pregnant or parenting minor?
Does the department allocate the income of a nonapplying spouse to a caretaker relative?
Does the department allocate income of an ineligible spouse to an ABD cash client?
Does the department allocate income of an ineligible spouse to a housing and essential needs (HEN) referral client?
How does the income of an ineligible assistance unit member affect my eligibility and benefits for basic food?
Income of a person who is not a member of a food assistance unit
How does being a sponsored immigrant affect my eligibility for cash and food assistance programs?
When am I exempt from deeming?
How does the department decide how much of my sponsor's income to count against my benefits?
How does the department count my income to determine if my assistance unit is eligible and how does the department calculate the amount of my cash and basic food benefits?∀ 1
Gross earned income limit for TANF/SFA
Does the department provide an earned income deduction for households that receive TANF/SFA, RCA, and PWA to work?∀ 1
Does the department provide an earned income deduction for the ABD cash program?
Does the department provide an earned income deduction for housing and essential needs (HEN) referral applicants and recipients?
What income deductions does the department allow when determining if I am eligible for food benefits and the amount of my monthly benefits?
How does the department figure my shelter cost income deduction for basic food?
Does the department use my utility costs when calculating my basic food or WASHCAP benefits?
Will the medical expenses of elderly persons or individuals with disabilities in my assistance unit be used as an income deduction for basic food?
How does the department estimate my assistance unit's income to determine my eligibility and benefits?
How are my assistance unit's benefits calculated for the first month I am eligible for cash assistance?
What income does the department count in the month I apply for basic food when my assistance unit is destitute?
When are my benefits suspended?