WSR 13-24-041
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed November 26, 2013, 8:53 a.m., effective January 1, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2014.
Purpose: The department is amending by permanent adoption WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance. This rule filing is required by state law, RCW 74.04.770 which states the department must establish consolidated standards of need each year.
Citation of Existing 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, and 74.08.090
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-19-063 on September 17, 2013.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 19, 2013.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-24-034, filed 11/29/12, effective 1/1/13)
WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance.
The need standards for cash assistance units are:
(1) For assistance units with obligation to pay shelter costs:
Assistance Unit Size
Need Standard
1
$((1,192)) 1,189
 
2
((1,508)) 1,504
 
3
((1,862)) 1,857
 
4
((2,197)) 2,191
 
5
((2,532)) 2,526
 
6
((2,867)) 2,860
 
7
((3,314)) 3,305
 
8
((3,668)) 3,658
 
9
((4,022)) 4,011
 
10 or more
((4,376)) 4,364
 
(2) For assistance units with shelter provided at no cost:
Assistance Unit Size
Need Standard
1
$((621)) 609
 
2
((786)) 770
 
3
((970)) 951
 
4
((1,145)) 1,122
 
5
((1,319)) 1,293
 
6
((1,494)) 1,465
 
7
((1,727)) 1,693
 
8
((1,911)) 1,873
 
9
((2,095)) 2,054
 
10 or more
((2,280)) 2,235