(Effective until August 1, 2024)
Does the department allocate income of an ineligible spouse to an ABD cash client?
This section applies to the aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash assistance program.
(1) When an ABD cash client is married and lives with the nonapplying spouse, the following income is available to the client:
(a) The remainder of the client's wages, retirement benefits or separate property after reducing the income by:
(i) The ABD cash work incentive deduction, as specified in WAC
388-450-0177; and
(ii) An amount not to exceed the department's standard of need for court or administratively ordered current or back support for legal dependents.
(b) The remainder of the nonapplying spouse's wages, retirement benefits and separate property after reducing the income by:
(i) An amount not to exceed the department's standard of need for court or administratively ordered current or back support for legal dependents; and
(ii) The payment standard amount as specified under WAC
388-478-0033 which includes ineligible assistance unit members.
(c) One-half of all other community income, as provided in WAC
388-450-0005.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510,
74.08.090,
74.08A.100,
74.04.770,
74.04.0052,
74.04.655,
74.08.043,
74.08.335, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 36. WSR 12-10-042, § 388-450-0137, filed 4/27/12, effective 6/1/12.]
(Effective August 1, 2024)
Does the department allocate income of an ineligible spouse to an ABD cash client?
This section applies to the aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash assistance program.
(1) The community income of the ineligible spouse and applying spouse is combined. See WAC 388-450-0005 to determine what income is available as community income. To figure out how much income we count, we take the following steps:
(a) We start by totaling earned income, as defined in WAC 388-450-0030, and subtract the earned income deductions outlined in WAC 388-450-0177;
(b) We add all the unearned income, as defined in WAC 388-450-0025;
(c) We subtract the difference between the two person and one person payment standards (payment standards can be found in WAC 388-478-0033).
(2) We subtract any court or administratively ordered child support paid for legal dependents. This includes both current and back support. The amount cannot exceed the standard of need in WAC 388-478-0015 for the number of dependents.
(3) Then, we compare the remaining income after deductions in subsections (1) and (2) of this section to the income limits defined in WAC 388-478-0090.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021,
49.46.120,
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.500,
74.04.510,
74.04.655,
74.04.770,
74.04.0052,
74.08.025,
74.08.043,
74.08.090,
74.08.335,
74.08A.100,
74.08A.120,
74.08A.230,
74.09.035,
74.09.530, and
74.62.030. WSR 24-11-019, § 388-450-0137, filed 5/7/24, effective 8/1/24. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.005,
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.04.510,
74.08.090,
74.08A.100,
74.04.770,
74.04.0052,
74.04.655,
74.08.043,
74.08.335, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 36. WSR 12-10-042, § 388-450-0137, filed 4/27/12, effective 6/1/12.]