WSR 16-03-013
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed January 8, 2016, 9:03 a.m., effective February 8, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending by permanent adoption WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance, to revise the basic need standards for cash assistance. DSHS is required to establish standards of need for cash assistance programs on an annual basis per RCW 74.04.770.
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 15-22-066 on November 2, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: January 7, 2016.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-24-072, filed 11/26/14, effective 1/1/15)
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
$((1,254)) 1,308
 
2
((1,587)) 1,656
 
3
((1,959)) 2,044
 
4
((2,312)) 2,412
 
5
((2,664)) 2,780
 
6
((3,017)) 3,148
 
7
((3,487)) 3,638
 
8
((3,859)) 4,027
 
9
((4,231)) 4,415
 
10 or more
((4,604)) 4,803
 
(2) For assistance units with shelter provided at no cost:
Assistance Unit Size
Need Standard
1
$((632)) 665
 
2
((799)) 842
 
3
((987)) 1,039
 
4
((1,165)) 1,226
 
5
((1,342)) 1,413
 
6
((1,520)) 1,600
 
7
((1,757)) 1,849
 
8
((1,944)) 2,047
 
9
((2,132)) 2,244
 
10 or more
((2,319)) 2,442