PDFWAC 110-15-0060

Countable income.

DSHS counts income as money an applicant or consumer earns or receives him or herself, or on behalf of the child from:
(1) A TANF grant, except when the grant is for the first three consecutive calendar months after the consumer starts a new job. The first calendar month is the month in which he or she starts working;
(2) Child support received;
(3) Supplemental security income (SSI);
(4) Social Security income;
(5) Refugee assistance payments;
(6) Payments from the Veterans' Administration, disability payments, or payments from labor and industries (L&I);
(7) Unemployment compensation, except as required under RCW 43.216.137;
(8) Other types of income not listed in WAC 110-15-0070;
(9) Taxable income from VISTA, AmeriCorps, and Washington Service Corps programs;
(10) Taxable gross wages from employment or self-employment;
(11) Corporate compensation received by or on behalf of the consumer, such as rent, living expenses, or transportation expenses;
(12) Lump sums as money a consumer receives from a one-time payment such as back child support, an inheritance, or gambling winnings; and
(13) Income for the sale of property as follows:
(a) If a consumer sold the property before application, DSHS considers the proceeds an asset and does not count as income;
(b) If a consumer sold the property in the month the consumer applies or during the consumer's eligibility period, DSHS counts it as a lump sum payment as described in WAC 110-15-0065(2);
(c) Property does not include small personal items such as furniture, clothes, and jewelry.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.055, 43.216.065 and 42 U.S.C. 9858, et seq. WSR 19-08-020, § 110-15-0060, filed 3/26/19, effective 4/26/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-0060, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-0060, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-21-008, § 170-290-0060, filed 10/5/12, effective 11/5/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.070, 43.215.060 and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-11-025, § 170-290-0060, filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW, RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2011 1st sp.s. c 42, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50, and 2006 c 265 § 501. WSR 11-18-001, § 170-290-0060, filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-0060, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as § 170-290-0060, filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.12.340, 74.13.085, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 04-08-021 and 04-08-134, § 388-290-0060, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0060, filed 12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.]