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(8) "Federal aid assistance" means the specific categories of 1 assistance for which provision is made in any federal law existing or 2 hereafter passed by which payments are made from the federal 3 government to the state in aid or in respect to payment by the state 4 for public assistance rendered to any category of needy persons for 5 which provision for federal funds or aid may from time to time be 6 made, or a federally administered needs-based program. 7 (9) "Income" means: 8 (a) All appreciable gains in real or personal property (cash or 9 kind) or other assets, which are received by or become available for 10 use and enjoyment by an applicant or recipient during the month of 11 application or after applying for or receiving public assistance. The 12 department may by rule and regulation exempt income received by an 13 applicant for or recipient of public assistance which can be used by 14 him or her to decrease his or her need for public assistance or to 15 aid in rehabilitating him or her or his or her dependents, but such 16 exemption shall not, unless otherwise provided in this title, exceed 17 the exemptions of resources granted under this chapter to an 18 applicant for public assistance. In addition, for cash assistance the 19 department may disregard income pursuant to RCW 74.08A.230 and 20 74.12.350. 21 (b) If, under applicable federal requirements, the state has the 22 option of considering property in the form of lump sum compensatory 23 awards or related settlements received by an applicant or recipient 24 as income or as a resource, the department shall consider such 25 property to be a resource. 26 (10) "Need" means the difference between the applicant's or 27 recipient's standards of assistance for himself or herself and the 28 dependent members of his or her family, as measured by the standards 29 of the department, and value of all nonexempt resources and nonexempt 30 income received by or available to the applicant or recipient and the 31 dependent members of his or her family. 32 (11) "Public assistance" or "assistance" means public aid to 33 persons in need thereof for any cause, including services, medical 34 care, assistance grants, disbursing orders, work relief, benefits 35 under RCW 74.62.030 and 43.185C.220, and federal aid assistance. 36 (12) "Recipient" means any person receiving assistance and in 37 addition those dependents whose needs are included in the recipient's 38 assistance. 39 p. 2 E2SHB 1831.SL