Residency Requirements. Effective Date of Change. Expedited Service for Basic Food. Temporary Absence. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting. Use of Benefits - Benefit Issuance. Basic Food Overpayments. Time Limits for Processing. Time Limit Overview. Mid Certification Review. Change of Circumstances - Effective Date. Diversion Cash Assistance Program Summary. Citizenship and Alien Status - Definitions. Fleeing Felons. Program Summary- Working Family Support. Exception to Rule. Refugee Cash Assistance.
Effective Date - Change of Circumstance. Change of Circumstance. Applications for Assistance - Time Limits for Processing. Applications for Assistance - Filing an Application.
Standards - Cash Assistance. Income - Treatment. Self-Employment Income. Benefit Issuances and Use of Benefits - Replacements.
Change of Circumstances - Reporting Requirements. Benefit Errors - Basic Food Overpayments. Benefit Issuances - Use of Benefits and Fraud. Applications for Assistance - Completing the Process.
Citizenship and Alien Status. Application for Assistance. Application for Assistance - Filing an Application. Income - Allocation and Deeming. Long-Term Care. Medical Assistance. Applications for Assistance. Standards — Cash Assistance. Letters — Series Reason Code Protocols. Benefit Errors — Basic Food Overpayments. Program Summary - Pregnant Women Assistance. Income — Allocating and Deeming. Medical Assistance and Long-Term Care. Income - Budgeting. Income — Special Types. In general, the applicant chooses who will be their authorized representative.
For more information, see Authorized Representative — Food Assistance. Expedited eligibility determinations and timely access to medical assistance is available for applicants with mental disorders before release from confinement.
A Medical ID card is sent to the facility so that the client can leave the institution with the ID card in hand. The goal is to provide eligible people with a medical assistance identification card on the date they are released, whenever possible. The Program Options for Inmates Matrix is intended to clarify how placement in a correctional options program affects a person's eligibility for public assistance benefits.
A justice involved individual is eligible to receive Classic Medicaid in a suspended state. On the date of their release from the institution, the recipient will receive full Medicaid coverage. In compliance with SSB , Medicaid Suspension, the CSO will accept medical applications from justice involved individuals in a correctional setting.
These applications should be processed like any other Classic Medicaid application. A medical ID card is sent to the facility so that the applicant can leave the institution with the ID card in hand.
See WorkFirst Sanctions-Participation. At her intake interview she requests TANF. At his intake interview the worker makes him aware that he may be eligible for Basic Food. He decides to pursue Basic Food. At her telephone intake interview, the worker makes her aware that she may be eligible for medical benefits. She decides to add a TANF request. If this is an incoming call, the worker can follow telephonic signature rules to process TANF. If not an incoming call, the worker must complete an interactive interview, print the application and mail to Maria for signature.
NOTE: When denying additional applications as described in c. An application is received without a name or address, make a reasonable effort to contact the applicant. If the applicant is in the office, we ask for an address where they can be contacted.
Make a reasonable attempt to locate an address or phone number for the applicant. Do this can by searching the electronic case record, case narrative or remarks, online directories, etc. Address the letter in the applicant's name to General Delivery for the town indicated on the application.
If no town is indicated, send the appointment letter to the applicant by General Delivery for the nearest town. The application must be processed in accordance with the Standards of Promptness guidelines in WAC Yes Always electronically signed when transmitted.
If applying for cash and a 2-parent household with minor children, need additional signature of other parent. May or may not be signed. For cash and food assistance, the signature on the front page of the application after the applicant's name counts as a signature for the purpose of establishing a date of application. If two-parent household applying for cash, at least one parent's signature is required to establish the date of application.
Interview if required or desk review. If applying for cash and a 2-parent household with minor children, get other parent's signature at interview or mail back for signature. If not signed, have client sign at interview if the client is in the office or mail back for signature.
The date we receive the signature is the date of application for food assistance. If applying for cash and a 2-parent household, get the other parent's signatures. Check the AU's alerts for possible computer matches made after screening.
Compare match information with information provided by the client. Discuss and clarify any discrepancies during the interview. When conducting a face-to-face interview, explain the rights and responsibilities to the applicant and ask them to sign form DSHS to acknowledge that they understand them. When conducting phone interviews, explain the rights and responsibilities to the applicant, send them a copy of form DSHS , and request them to sign and return the document.
When conducting a face-to-face interview, explain the allowable use of benefits to the applicant and ask them to sign DSHS to acknowledge that they understand the restrictions and penalties for illegal use. If the applicant has a pending application for one of our programs and requests Basic Food, use the application the applicant provided for the other program.
The date the applicant requested food benefits is the date of application for Basic Food. This section lists the emergent conditions needed to get benefits under the Washington Basic Food Program Basic Food within seven calendar days.
This section also includes Basic Food expedited service requirements and certification procedures. Clients who have been disqualified for Basic Food due to not meeting ABAWD participation requirements are not eligible for expedited services until they have requalified. Expedited cases can be approved with postponed verification for proof of out of state non-qualifying months. Applicants who meet expedited criteria and are eligible for Basic Food can get benefits even though they do not have all the necessary verification to determine eligibility.
We must attempt to verify as much information as possible at the interview prior to postponing verification see Verification. See Process Application Month.
See Finalize Application. This section includes rules and procedures related to application processing time limits and processing delays.
If an applicant for food assistance completes their interview late in the application process and we still need some information to determine eligibility, take the following steps:.
ACES will deny a food program application by the 30th day, or next business day if the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday, even if the household requests additional time to provide information. See WAC , 4.
Applications processed after the day standard of promptness are considered untimely even if the household had the interview before the 30th day and we needed verification to determine eligibility for benefits. For cash and medical assistance applications, good cause exists only when the local office meets all processing requirements and the client causes a delay in the process. This section contains applications procedures for special situations, including when an applicant is temporarily out of state and the Trial Visit Program.
This section contains rules and procedures related to application approvals, denials and withdrawals, including notification requirements, eligibility effective dates for approved applications, limits on denial actions, and when we may reconsider a denied application. Federal rules don't allow people to receive benefits under the Food Stamp program in more than one household at the same time.
This includes basic food and TFA. For basic food, when the thirty-day period ends on a weekend or a holiday the denial notice is sent the first working day after the thirtieth day. When applicants apply for basic food and are ineligible for benefits during the month of application because they received benefits from another state:.
This section includes rules and procedures on what happens when a client applies for benefits and the department needs other information to determine eligibility. To describe what an assistance unit is and how it is formed for cash, medical and food assistance programs. The following sections are contained in this chapter. This section shows who must be in an assistance unit AU for the Washington Basic Food Program and explains how certain living arrangements impact a client's AU and eligibility for Basic Food.
Persons sharing a residence must be one Basic Food household when they:. The new member cannot receive benefits separately if they are required to be in the AU under the WAC. Refer to WAC for more information.
If a minor is homeless and is temporarily living at the residence of an adult who is not their parent and does not provide for them financially, they are not considered to be under parental control and can be their own assistance unit.
Examples of when a minor is not under parental control include, but are not limited to, when the minor is:.
A minor is not required to have a residence or income to be eligible for Basic Food. A child should not be considered "financially dependent" unless the child receives significant and sustained financial or other in-kind support from a non-parental adult. If the minor regularly buys and prepares food with others, everyone who does must be in the same assistance unit for Basic Food. While there are no special eligibility requirements for homeless youth, they must be provided the same rights, protection, and accommodations as homeless individuals, including the exception to the requirement to verify residency.
Other important considerations include:. If a minor child doesn't live with an adult, we decide whom to include in the AU as if the minor child was an adult. A minor child who lives alone is independent of an adult even if they have been assigned a payee. If a minor has a payee, but they get and have control of income of at least the TANF payment standard in WAC 2 , we consider them as financially independent from unrelated adults in the home.
An individual can only be in one AU during a given month. A child may get Basic Food in the AU where they are "living". We do not use a set number of hours or days someone must sleep in the home to decide if a child is living in the home. If a child stays with their parents who do not live together, we decide where the child lives based on the actual living arrangements. If a child lives with both parents, both parents must be in the AU regardless of whether or not the parents buy and cook food together.
An unmarried parent cannot choose to be excluded from the AU if the other parent has applied for Basic Food for the child. If a person age 18 through 21 lives at the same address as their parents, this person can be a separate AU from the parents only if they have separate living, cooking, and sanitation facilities.
If someone lives at the same address as their spouse, this person can be a separate AU from their spouse only if they have separate living, cooking, and sanitation facilities. As of July 28, , legally married same-sex couples are treated the same as heterosexual married couples and fall under the definition of "spouses" for the purposes of determining who buys and prepares food together and are in the same food assistance AU.
Adoption ends a biological parent's parental rights as well as their legal and financial responsibilities to the child. If a child who has been adopted lives in the same home as one of their biological parents, we do not consider it any different than if they were living with an unrelated adult. We determine if the child is in the same AU as their biological parent based whether or not the child is financially independent from their biological parent, and the arrangements for buying and preparing food.
We don't count the income of the elderly and disabled person's spouse in the above step because spouses who live in the same home must always be in the same AU. For Basic Food, AU members who live at home and are being monitored by the court or the Department of Corrections are not considered as living in an institution. They can get Basic Food benefits if they meet all other eligibility requirements. Clients who live in certain group homes may be eligible for Basic Food even though they are living in an institution.
We use the same rules to build an AU for state-funded Basic Food as we do for federally funded benefits. For someone to be eligible for Basic Food based on living in federally subsidized housing for the elderly, the housing must meet both of the following two conditions:. If a residence offers an optional meal plan as a part of their normal services, we only consider a resident to be living in an institution for Basic Food if they choose to get their meals through the optional plan.
If someone chooses to get the majority of their meals through an optional meal plan, the person is living in an institution. For this person to be eligible for Basic Food benefits, the institution must meet the requirements of WAC A person who lives in an institution that provides meals may be eligible for Basic Food benefits when:. The person living in the institution can't eat the institution's meals because they need a special diet; and.
We can assume that all the homeless shelters in Washington are non-profit for the purposes of determining eligibility for homeless applicants. The rules for women and children living in domestic violence shelters shelters for battered women and children should be interpreted to include men and their children who are victims of domestic violence. The term "shelters for battered women and children" can be interpreted to mean "shelters for battered persons and their children".
If the AU is homeless at the time of application or recertification, we consider the AU homeless for the entire certification period. For cash programs, we decide who is in the AU at application and when someone moves in or out of the home.
We make this decision before we look at financial eligibility requirements. In general, we decide who to include in the AU based on the relationship of people living in the home and whether they meet eligibility requirements other than income or resources.
We may allocate the income of someone in the home excluded from the AU to people in the AU if the excluded person is financially responsible for someone in the AU. A client that lives in the home but is under home monitoring or home detention ordered by the courts or the Department of Corrections is living in the home. We do not consider them as inmates of a public institution. Karen provides documentation that she has temporary custody of Sadie while her dad is incarcerated.
How we allocate this income varies based on why the person is ineligible. The foster care payment includes the child's needs.
Adoption support is money given to families that adopt children with special needs. This money is intended to help the family with the special expenses that these children have. For cash and medical assistance , this money is excluded because it is assistance from another agency that does not cover ongoing living expenses. See W AC for more information.
Relative Guardianship Assistance R-GAP also known as guardianship income is money given to families that accept permanent guardianship of relative children. These families have accepted permanent legal and financial responsibility for the child in their care. The Division of Child, Youth and Families determined that these children have special needs. This money is intended to help the family with the special expenses for the children.
The mother is not the parent of this child and has no financial responsibility for this child. She is working and has income. See Assistance Unit AU. This section explains authorized representative rules specific for Basic Food and describes when an authorized representative is required for someone in a treatment center or group home.
ACES does not monitor or create reports on individuals who are authorized representatives for multiple cases. If you learn that a person is an authorized representative for multiple AUs and suspect the representative is misusing the client's benefits, refer the case to the Office of Fraud Accountability.
The head of household for the food assistance AU may request an administrative hearing when the person they have named as their authorized representative is disqualified from being an authorized representative. When to require the DSHS x consent form. When it's permissible to share information without consent. How to identify and code an AREP in our automated systems. An AREP can be any adult who is not a member of the AU who is sufficiently aware of the household circumstances and is authorized by the household to act on behalf of the client for eligibility purposes.
An AREP assists the client with the application, recertification, and general eligibility processes. An AREP is not authorized to receive health information about clients unless they have power of attorney or have been named on the completed and signed DSHS x consent form.
An AREP can share any information relevant to eligibility; however, the department can only share information with the AREP that is necessary for the purposes of determining financial eligibility. An AREP can receive letters, including the income computation sheet, renewal forms, and ProviderOne services cards if the client has authorized the sharing of such correspondence. The DSHS authorized representative form shall be used when a client is authorizing an AREP at a time other than at application or eligibility review.
The AREP information shall be reviewed at recertification. Please refer to the EBT Manual for more information. See AREP definition above. The x is the correct form for authorizing the sharing of specified confidential information between specified parties for a specified period of time. The DSHS authorization form and the HCA authorization for release of information form are HIPAA compliant forms designed for use by the client to authorize the release of existing documents to a specified individual or agency.
The Public Disclosure Unit is responsible for approving or denying requests for disclosure of confidential information. For more information see Confidentiality and Public Disclosure.
See the Authorized Representative Payee Chart. Clients can make changes to an AREP's information, such as address or phone number verbally but we must clearly document these changes in the case record.
The ACES system is a tool for determining eligibility, issuing benefits, management support, and sharing of data between agencies. Additional information on the type of services and benefits is located on the BFET public website. Even clients with college education may benefit from retraining or job search services. BFET students should utilize other forms of funding for tuition whenever possible. BFET is voluntary and intended to focus resources on the most motivated individuals.
Services are available for exempt and non-exempt clients who are eligible for federal SNAP benefits living in Washington. BFET is an option to fulfill this requirement, but is not mandatory. If a client appears to be an ineligible student, give the client basic information about BFET to help decide if they could become eligible for Basic Food. Refer to WAC for student eligibility. BFET recipients who are college students are typically eligible students pending other Basic Food eligibility factors.
Components are open based on the actual activity of the client, for example, JS supervised job search , VE vocational education or BR job retention. Components reflect the scheduled hours per week for each activity and dates of participation. Verification of participation from BFET provider. This can be a verbal verification or a provider document. People participating in BFET may be able to receive support services through their provider to help them participate in the program including but not limited to:.
The availability of these support services is depended on each BFET provider and the funding they have available. Can I volunteer for an unpaid work program in order to meet the work requirements under WAC ? Exempt clients per WAC are not required to register for work, so they are not work registrants.
Non-exempt clients are people who receive Basic Food and must be registered for work. They are considered work registrants, and further divided into two groups:. A countable month or non-qualifying month refers to any month an ABAWD receives Basic Food benefits for the full benefit month while not:.
A client must participate in a qualifying program for a full month. Otherwise, the month will count as a non-participation month. A client who does not participate for three months will become ineligible for Basic Food. The current month time limit period began January 1, and ends December 31, Another month period will begin January 1, See current waived and non-waived areas on the Able Bodied Adults without Dependents public page. FAP follows the same rules as federally funded food assistance except for citizenship requirements WAC 2.
Staff must check Work Registration and ABAWD status at application, eligibility review, and when there is a change in the Assistant Unit impacting the status of a household member. Staff must verify any non-qualifying months received when there is evidence the ABAWD received food benefits in another state. A written or verbal statement from the other state agency of countable months is acceptable proof. Check for out of state countable months at application even if the client is moving to a waived area in Washington.
Good Cause occurs when a client has a reason for why they could not meet participation temporarily. Sometimes the child may not be eligible due to alien status or failure to provide their Social Security number; this does not affect the ABAWD status of the adults in the home.
If the child is not on the AU, such as in a roommate situation where the adults purchase and prepare separately, the client is an ABAWD. Do not exempt them from Work Registration as pregnancy is not an exemption. ABAWD clients living in waived areas are exempt from participation. Discretionary Waiver Exemption Policy. Every Federal Fiscal Year the U. The state has the authority to determine how the waivers can be used to exempt ABAWD clients from the time limit. Once the due date has passed, workers will be responsible for updating work registration status of those in the household.
Clients who receive PFML are considered temporary incapacitated whether it is for themselves or to care for a family member. Priority of exemptions:. If the ABAWD does not have a personal exemption, they may be eligible for one of the approved exemption slots under the U. Unable to work means that the client is physically or mentally not able to work at least 80 hours a month as required by ABAWD rules. Staff must document their decision. Labor and Industries lists local wages at www.
If a client exhausts the 3-out-of months eligibility limit, we must terminate the person's Basic Food benefits as soon as we become aware of this information. We must deny this person Basic Food at application or recertification if they do not have a personal exemption and they do not live in a waived area, unless they have requalified under Regaining Eligibility.
If a client is terminated for non-participation, the person is an ineligible household member. We include this person's income in the Basic Food Assistance Unit as described under WAC How does the income of an ineligible assistance unit member affect my eligibility and benefits for food assistance? Regaining Eligibility. Washington State was approved for a waiver effective June 01, , ABAWDs are not required to meet regaining eligibility requirements if waived from work requirements.
They can be eligible as long as the household meets the other Basic Food eligibility factors. Washington State is approved for a waiver of ABAWD work requirements, so only months that should be coded at this time would be months used out of State. If an ABAWD client regains eligibility by meeting requirements in the Regaining Eligibility section, food benefits begin for this client effective the date:.
See more about how to add a client back onto a household in the Change of Circumstances: Effective Date Chapter. When you are informed that a non-exempt Basic Food client has not complied with work requirements:. Consider an ABAWD to have met the work requirement if they have a temporary absence from work that causes them to not meet the required hours of participation and they have not lost their job.
She had a vehicle to get to her part time job, but it is in need of repairs and is not drivable. The worker refers Rita to a BFET provider in her area to explore options for aid to repair her vehicle. She is volunteering at a Workfare site in the next town over. She usually takes the bus to the location. There is a snowstorm which has caused the buses to not run in her neighborhood.
She does not feel safe walking to a farther bus stop. Sahar calls to report that she will not be able to meet her volunteer hours for that month. He reports that he is not going to be able to work for a few months because he has broken his leg. This is not a case of Good Cause, instead, the worker should evaluate Parker for a personal exception for being unable to work. The disqualification rules and procedures are for Basic Food non-exempt work registrants only.
When a person requests a fair hearing within 10 days of the issuance of the Notice of Adverse Action, and the certification period has not expired, benefits will continue. WAC What is good cause for quitting my job or reducing my work effort? WAC What are the penalties if I quit a job or reduce my work effort without good cause? Clarifying Information - WAC The rules for quitting a job or reducing work effort below thirty hours per week apply to both Basic Food applicants and recipients.
We cannot disqualify a recipient or applicant for less than the penalty time period unless they become exempt from work registration as described in WAC 5. Worker Responsibilities - WAC NOTE: Do not delay benefits to an otherwise eligible person beyond the normal processing time while awaiting a good cause determination. This category is about how to identify incorrect benefit payments and how to establish and refer for collection cash, medical and food assistance overpayments.
The rules and procedures for identifying and correcting underpayments are also in this category. WAC Cash and medical assistance overpayment amount and liability. WAC Repayment of grant overpayment occurring prior to April 3, , and resulting from department error.
WAC Recovery of cash assistance overpayments by mandatory grant deduction. WAC Am I responsible for an overpayment in my assistance unit? WAC Are alien and alien sponsors jointly responsible for cash and food assistance overpayments?
WAC Cash and food assistance underpayments. The Date of Discovery is the date we have adequate information to validate that the AU has an overpayment, and determine the amount overpaid. It is not the date of a system-generated BEG, because these only give enough information to identify a potential overpayment. The exception to this rule is Basic Food errors discovered through the federal Quality Assurance review process. The Date of Establishment is the date staff establishes an overpayment, send the household notification of the claim, and refer the case to the Office of Financial Recovery OFR for collections.
The date of the overpayment letter is the official date of establishment. A claim is not timely if we sent the AU an overpayment letter later than the last day of the quarter after the quarter in which we "opened" the overpayment BEG. Even though we can set up a valid overpayment after the timely processing period, federal rules require the department to meet this timeframe. NOTE: Potential overpayments discovered by the Basic Food quality assurance QA process must be considered "priority" and every attempt must be made to establish these overpayments within federal time limits, but only after the payment errors associated with these overpayments have been reviewed and finalized by the Basic Food Process Review Panel PRP.
To ensure that staff review potential overpayments and promptly act on this information, the department monitors Benefit Error Group BEG lists. To measure if we are meeting federal timeliness standards for establishing overpayments, staff compares the dates an overpayment BEG was "opened" to the date we sent the overpayment letter.
If we discover an overpayment on February 6 th 1st quarter we must set up the overpayment by June 30th 2nd quarter. If we discover an overpayment on June 28th 2nd quarter we must set up the overpayment by September 30th 3rd quarter.
Spencer received his first paycheck on August 25th. We discover this information in November. We determine amount of TANF benefits the family was eligible for if they reported the change timely on September 10th and set up an overpayment for October and November.
Basic Food : The new job did not cause the family to go over the income limit for a family of four. Since they did not have to report this change for Basic Food, we do not set up an overpayment. Her paycheck on April 30th puts her over the income limit for Basic Food. We discover this information in July. We treat this change as if Diane had reported it timely on May 10th.
When you learn of a potential overpayment through an interface, alert, client contact, or other source, take all needed actions as appropriate to validate that an overpayment occurred and determine the amount of the overpayment.
This may include requesting additional information or proof of someone's circumstances. By working the potential overpayment immediately to validate and process the overpayment, we ensure that we meet the federal requirement. Even though all adult members of an AU with an overpayment are liable for the full overpayment, the Office of Financial Recovery OFR tracks payments to ensure that we do not collect more than the amount of the overpayment.
NOTE: Overpayments discovered through internal audits, Management Evaluation reviews, or any payment accuracy initiatives are not considered as discovered through the federal QC process. OFR is the point of contact for compromising reducing overpayment balances or making decisions on waiving overpayment collections.
Clients must be referred to OFR for these requests. A person responsible for an overpayment may be able to negotiate a reduction of the debt with the Office of Financial Recovery. We do recover an overpayment from the first month of an AU's certification period if we recertified the AU with no break in eligibility. OFR takes the necessary steps to collect the overpayment. This includes allotment reduction, installment payments, and lump sums, as well as other means of collection.
ACES is programmed to calculate the overpayment and generate the correct letter and computation sheet. However, you must review the letters and make sure they are complete and correct.
Effect of Underpayments on Resources: The unspent amount of a cash assistance underpayment is not included in computing the value of a household's nonexempt resources in the month the underpayment is reimbursed or in the following month. Date of Discovery for Department Errors: When the underpayment is discovered by the department, the date of discovery is the date we have adequate information to validate the household has an underpayment and determine the amount the household was underpaid.
It is not the date the department received information or verification. An intentional overpayment is the result of the client's willful knowing concealment of information or failure to reveal information resulting in an overpayment. An unintentional client error overpayment is based on the condition that although caused by the client, there was no intent to obtain or retain assistance for which the client knew they were not eligible.
An unintentional department error overpayment is the direct result of omission, neglect, or error by the department in taking action on information affecting the amount of benefits for which a client is eligible. An unintentional technical error is an overpayment not directly caused by department error or client error. These types of overpayments are due to effective dates and procedural requirements.
Following are examples of technical errors:. An overpayment exists when a client intentionally understates his or her estimated income for the first 2 months of eligibility. When someone fails to report a change in circumstances required for cash only:.
If the person was not required to report a change for Basic Food or medical benefits, we do not set up an overpayment for these programs based on the unreported change. This is true even if we would have reduced benefits if the household reported the change. All adult members of a cash assistance unit are responsible for overpayments incurred after January 1, provided they were members of the assistance unit at the time of the overpayment.
The amount of an overpayment can be reduced by the amount of any unpaid underpayments in any period prior to the month in which the overpayment is computed. When non-needy caretaker relative or guardian was assessed an overpayment for a child who is not currently part of the assistance unit:. This email must include the:. If it is determined that a vendor has been overpaid, an overpayment must be established.
This section describes how the department issues benefits, requirements to endorse warrants, how and when the department provides benefits, the allowable use of cash and food assistance benefits, and the replacement of benefits and Electronic Benefits Transfer EBT cards.
This section describes how the department issues benefits, requirements to endorse warrants, how and when the department provides benefits, the allowable use of cash and food assistance benefits, and the replacement of benefits. Request that the head of household or authorized representative sign the and send the document as file only for the client's electronic case record ECR.
If the client refuses to sign the form or fails to return the signed form, do not deny the application or terminate assistance. Signing the form is not a condition of eligibility. Subtract the date of application from 31 and divide the result by Multiply the result by a full month benefit amount. Round down to the nearest dollar. The Office of Accounting Services OAS holds the funds from cash benefits issued to someone in the form of a state warrant check. Warrants are stale-dated at the days from issuance based on the statute of limitations.
The department uses expunged Basic Food benefits to reduce any outstanding Basic Food overpayments. Normally we require that mail we send must be returned if the post office knows that the client does not live at the residence. However, if a client requests the post office to hold their mail due to a temporary absence i. Progressive Evaluation Process Step I - How does the department review the medical evidence required for an incapacity determination? Progressive evaluation process step III — How does the department determine the severity of physical impairments?
Progressive evaluation process step IV — How does the department determine the severity of multiple impairments? Progressive evaluation process step V — How does the department determine the impact of a mental impairment on my ability to function in a work environment? Progressive evaluation process step VI — How does the department determine the impact of a physical impairment on my ability to function in a work setting? Progressive evaluation process step VII — How does the department determine ability to perform past work?
When does my eligibility for referral to the housing and essential needs HEN program end? How does alcohol or drug dependence affect my eligibility for referral to the housing and essential needs HEN program?
Sequential Evaluation Process Step 1 -- How does the department determine if you are performing substantial gainful employment?
What evidence do we consider to determine disability? How does the department evaluate functional capacity for mental health impairments? How does the department evaluate functional capacity for physical impairments? How does the department assign severity ratings to my impairment? How does the department determine the severity of mental impairments?
How does the department determine the severity of physical impairments? How does the department determine the severity of multiple impairments? Sequential Evaluation Process step V — How does the department evaluate if I can perform other work when determining disability? What is interim assistance and how do I assign it to the department? How does the department decide if I own a type of income and if this income is available to meet my needs?
The department takes some or all of your time-loss benefits if you get cash assistance while waiting for your claim to be processed. What types of income are not used when figuring out my benefits? What is unearned income? What is earned income? Educational Benefits.
Native American benefits and payments. How do we count income from employment and training programs? How does your participation in the community jobs CJ program affect your cash assistance and Basic Food benefits? How does needs-based assistance from other agencies or organizations count against my benefits? Gifts - Cash and noncash. How do we count the earned income of a child? What is self-employment income?
Does the department count all of my self-employment income to determine if I am eligible for benefits? Allocating income--General. Allocating income--Definitions. Allocating the income of a financially responsible person included in the assistance unit. How does the department count my income if someone in my family cannot get assistance because of their alien status?
Does the department allocate the income of an ABD cash client to legal dependents? Does the department allocate income of a housing and essential needs HEN referral recipient to legal dependents?
Does the department allocate the income of a financially responsible person who is excluded from the assistance unit? How does the department count my income if I cannot get assistance because I am an alien? Does the department allocate the income of financially responsible parents to a pregnant or parenting minor? Does the department allocate the income of a nonapplying spouse to a caretaker relative?
Does the department allocate income of an ineligible spouse to an ABD cash client? Does the department allocate income of an ineligible spouse to a housing and essential needs HEN referral recipient? How does the income of an ineligible assistance unit member affect my eligibility and benefits for Basic Food?
Income of a person who is not a member of a food assistance unit. How does being a sponsored immigrant affect my eligibility for cash and food assistance programs? When am I exempt from deeming? How does the department decide how much of my sponsor's income to count against my benefits? How does the department count my income to determine if my assistance unit is eligible and how does the department calculate the amount of my cash and Basic Food benefits?
Does the department offer an income deduction for the ABD cash program as an incentive for clients to work? Does the department offer an income deduction for housing and essential needs HEN referral applicants and recipients as an incentive to work? What income deductions does the department allow when determining if I am eligible for food benefits and the amount of my monthly benefits? How does the department figure my shelter cost income deduction for Basic Food?
Will the medical expenses of elderly persons or individuals with disabilities in my assistance unit be used as an income deduction for Basic Food? How does the department estimate my assistance unit's income to determine my eligibility and benefits?
How are my assistance unit's benefits calculated for the first month I am eligible for cash assistance? What income does the department count in the month I apply for Basic Food when my assistance unit is destitute?
When are my benefits suspended? Do I have to be interviewed in order to get benefits? What does the family violence amendment mean for TANF recipients? The department makes background checks on adults who are acting in place of a parent without court-ordered custody. Temporary absence from the home. Temporary absence to attend school or training. The department notifies a child's parent when we approve assistance and the child is living with someone other than their parent.
How do lump sum payments affect benefits? When and how does the department treat lump sum payments as a resource for cash assistance programs? When and how does the department treat lump sum payments as income for cash assistance programs? The department of social and health services DSHS sends you letters to tell you about your case.
DSHS sends you a letter when you withdraw your application. DSHS sends you a denial letter when you can't get benefits. DSHS sends you an approval letter when you can get benefits. You get a request letter when we need more information.
We send you a change letter if the amount of benefits you are getting is changing. We send you a termination letter when your benefits stop. Why do you give me ten days notice before you reduce or stop my benefits? What happens if I ask for a fair hearing before the change happens? Will I get other kinds of letters?
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