HB 1635 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Revises reporting requirements for income and resources under the public assistance program.

Declares that it shall be the duty of recipients of cash benefits to notify the department of changes to liquid resources as defined in RCW 74.04.005(10) that would result in ineligibility for cash benefits. It shall be the duty of recipients of food benefits to report changes in income that result in ineligibility for food benefits. All recipients shall report changes required in this act by the tenth of the month following the month in which the change occurs. The department shall make a determination of eligibility within ten days from the date it receives the reported change from the recipient. The department shall adopt rules consistent with federal law and regulations for additional reporting requirements.