Washington Administrative Code
2021 Archive

Chapter 388-444 WAC
Last Update: 12/21/21

BASIC FOOD WORK REQUIREMENTS
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WAC Sections
388-444-0005Am I required to work, register for work, or look for work in order to be eligible for basic food?
388-444-0010Who is exempt from work registration while receiving basic food?
388-444-0015How can the basic food employment and training (BFET) program help me find work?
388-444-0025What support services may the basic food employment and training (BFET) program pay to help me participate?
388-444-0030Are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) subject to additional work requirements and time limits to be eligible for basic food?
388-444-0035Who is exempt from ABAWD time limits and minimum work requirements?
388-444-0040May I volunteer for an unpaid work program in order to meet the work requirements under WAC 388-444-0030?
388-444-0045How does an ABAWD regain eligibility for basic food after the three-month limit?
388-444-0050What is good cause for failing to meet basic food work requirements?
388-444-0055What are the penalties if I refuse or fail to meet basic food work requirements?
388-444-0060What is unsuitable employment for basic food work requirements.
388-444-0065Am I eligible for basic food if I quit my job or reduce my work effort?
388-444-0070What is good cause for quitting my job or reducing my work effort?
388-444-0075What are the penalties if you quit a job or reduce your work effort without good cause?
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY CODIFIED IN THIS TITLE
388-444-0020When must clients register for work but are not required to participate in the food stamp employment and training program (FS E&T)? [Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.510 and 74.04.050. WSR 00-21-111, § 388-444-0020, filed 10/18/00, effective 11/18/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. WSR 98-16-044, § 388-444-0020, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.] Repealed by WSR 10-18-048, filed 8/26/10, effective 10/1/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.500, 74.04.515, 74.08.090, 74.08A.120, 74.08A.903, and 7 U.S.C. 2015 (d)(1); 7 C.F.R. § 273.7.