WSR 19-24-032
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed November 25, 2019, 12:42 p.m., effective January 1, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2020.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance to reflect the annual revision of basic need standards for cash assistance effective January 1, 2020.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-478-0015.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.770, 74.08.090.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-20-037 on September 25, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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 25, 2019.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 18-22-021, filed 10/26/18, effective 1/1/19)
WAC 388-478-0015Need 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
$ ((1,460))1,520
 
2
((1,848))1,923
 
3
((2,281))2,374
 
4
((2,692))2,801
 
5
((3,102))3,229
 
6
((3,513))3,656
 
7
((4,060))4,226
 
8
((4,494))4,677
 
9
((4,927))5,128
 
10 or more
((5,360))5,579
 
(2) For assistance units with shelter provided at no cost:
Assistance unit size
Need standard
1
$ ((659))695
 
2
((833))880
 
3
((1,029))1,086
 
4
((1,214))1,281
 
5
((1,399))1,477
 
6
((1,585))1,672
 
7
((1,832))1,933
 
8
((2,027))2,139
 
9
((2,223))2,346
 
10 or more
((2,418))2,552