WSR 16-23-146
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed November 22, 2016, 9:26 a.m., effective January 1, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2017.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance, to update the basic need standards for cash assistance programs.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0015.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-19-066 on September 19, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 22, 2016.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 16-03-013, filed 1/8/16, effective 2/8/16)
WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance.
The need standards for cash assistance units are:
(1) For assistance units with an obligation to pay shelter costs:
| | |
Assistance Unit Size |
Need Standard |
1 |
$((1,308)) 1,348 |
|
2 |
((1,656)) 1,706 |
|
3 |
((2,044)) 2,106 |
|
4 |
((2,412)) 2,485 |
|
5 |
((2,780)) 2,864 |
|
6 |
((3,148)) 3,243 |
|
7 |
((3,638)) 3,749 |
|
8 |
((4,027)) 4,149 |
|
9 |
((4,415)) 4,549 |
|
10 or more |
((4,803)) 4,949 |
|
(2) For assistance units with shelter provided at no cost:
| | |
Assistance Unit Size |
Need Standard |
1 |
$((665)) 645 |
|
2 |
((842)) 816 |
|
3 |
((1,039)) 1,008 |
|
4 |
((1,226)) 1,189 |
|
5 |
((1,413)) 1,371 |
|
6 |
((1,600)) 1,552 |
|
7 |
((1,849)) 1,794 |
|
8 |
((2,047)) 1,986 |
|
9 |
((2,244)) 2,177 |
|
10 or more |
((2,442)) 2,369 |
|
