Date of Adoption: February 17, 1999.

Purpose: To publish the new income eligibility standards for food assistance. The new standards are the basis upon which food stamps allotment will be issued.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0060.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-01-111 on December 18, 1998.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

February 17, 1999

Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager

Rules and Policies Assistance Unit

((To be eligible for food assistance,)) (1) When an assistance unit receives cash benefits (TANF, GA-U, GA-S, etc.) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), they do not have to meet the income standard.

(2) All households (assistance units), based on their size, must have income at or below ((both the maximum gross and net monthly income standards)) the limits shown in column B to be eligible for food assistance, except as follows:

(((1) Assistance units with an elderly or disabled member must have income at or below only the maximum net monthly income standard.

(2) Assistance units in which all members are receiving cash assistance or SSI do not have to meet the maximum gross or net monthly income standards))

(a) Column C is to be used when an assistance unit includes a person sixty years or older, or with disabilities;

(b) Column E is to be used when determining separate household status for an elderly person and a person with permanent disability, as described in WAC 388-408-0035 (1)(d).

((EFFECTIVE 10-1-97))
((Household Size))	((Maximum Gross Monthly Income))		((Maximum Net Monthly Income))		((165% of the Poverty Level))		((Maximum Allotment))
((1	$ 855		$ 658		$1,085		$122
2	1,150		885		1,459		224
3	1,445		1,111		1,833		321
4	1,739		1,338		2,207		408
5	2,034		1,565		2,581		485
6	2,329		1,791		2,955		582
7	2,623		2,018		3,329		643
8	2,918		2,245		3,703		735
9	3,213		2,472		4,077		827
10	3,508		2,699		4,451		919
Each Additional Member	+295		+227		+374		+92 ))

EFFECTIVE 10-1-98
Column A Household Size	Column B Maximum Gross Monthly Income		Column C Maximum Net Monthly Income		Column D Maximum Allotment		Column E 165% of Poverty Level
1	$ 873		$ 671		$125		$1,107
2	1,176		905		230		1,492
3	1,479		1,138		329		1,877
4	1,783		1,371		419		2,262
5	2,086		1,605		497		2,647
6	2,389		1,838		597		3,032
7	2,693		2,071		659		3,417
8	2,996		2,305		754		3,802
9	3,300		2,539		848		4,187
10	3,604		2,773		942		4,572
Each Additional Member	+304		+234		+94		+385

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090.  98-16-044, § 388-478-0060, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]

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