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.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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 | |