Date of Adoption: September 29, 1999.

Purpose: Update the income standards, maximum allotment and shelter deductions provided by the federal government. These are used to determine benefit amounts for recipients of food assistance.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0060 Income eligibility standards for food assistance.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.510, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090.

Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.

Reasons for this Finding: Food nutrition services updates and files these standards and deductions once a year in the Federal Register effective October 1. Washington state is required to update ours accordingly, but did not receive the figures in time to file for regular adoption.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: October 1, 1999.

September 29, 1999

Marie Myerchin-Redifer

Manager

(1) When all household members receive cash benefits (TANF, GA-U, GA-S, etc.) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), they do not have to meet the income standard.

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

(a) Column C is to be used when a household 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 ((10-1-98)) 10-1-99
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)) 893		$ ((671)) 687		$((125)) 127		$((1,107)) 1,133
2	((1,176)) 1,199		((905)) 922		((230)) 234		((1,492)) 1,521
3	((1,479)) 1,504		((1,138)) 1,157		((329)) 335		((1,877)) 1,909
4	((1,783)) 1,810		((1,371)) 1,392		((419)) 426		((2,262)) 2,297
5	((2,086)) 2,115		((1,605)) 1,627		((497)) 506		((2,647)) 2,684
6	((2,389)) 2,421		((1,838)) 1,862		((597)) 607		((3,032)) 3,072
7	((2,693)) 2,726		((2,071)) 2,097		((659)) 671		((3,417)) 3,460
8	((2,996)) 3,032		((2,305)) 2,332		((754)) 767		((3,802)) 3,848
9	((3,300)) 3,338		((2,539)) 2,567		(( 848)) 863		((4,187)) 4,236
10	((3,604)) 3,644		((2,773)) 2,802		((942)) 959		((4,572)) 4,624
Each Additional Member	+((304)) 306		+((234)) 235		+((94)) 96		+((385)) 388

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510.  99-16-024, § 388-478-0060, filed 7/26/99, effective 9/1/99.  Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090.  99-05-074, § 388-478-0060, filed 2/17/99, effective 3/20/99.  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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