(1) To be eligible for state family
assistance (SFA), applicants must meet Washington state residency requirements
as listed in WAC
388-468-0005
and immigrant eligibility requirements as listed in WAC
388-424-0015.
(2) You are eligible for SFA if you are not
eligible for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) for the following
reasons:
(a) You are a qualified alien and
have been in the United States for less than five years as described in WAC
388-424-0006;
(b) You are a nonqualified alien as defined
in WAC
388-424-0001,
who meets the Washington state residency requirements as listed in WAC
388-468-0005;
(c) You are a 19 or 20 year old student that
meets the education requirements of WAC
388-404-0005;
(d) You are a caretaker relative of a 19 or
20 year old student that meets the education requirements of WAC
388-404-0005;
(e) You are a pregnant woman who has been
convicted of misrepresenting their residence in order to receive benefits from
two or more states at the same time; or
(f) You do not meet citizenship or
immigration status requirements in WAC
388-424-0010
and you are a survivor of certain crimes as defined in WAC
388-424-0001(4).
(3) You and the other TANF
eligible members of your assistance unit may receive, at the department's
discretion, SFA rather than TANF if:
(a) You
are otherwise eligible for TANF as a parent; and
(b) Another parent in your assistance unit is
eligible for TANF or SFA; and
(c)
One of the following conditions exists:
(i)
You or the other parent in your assistance unit is pregnant; or
(ii) Your assistance unit includes a child
under 12 months of age.
(4) If you apply for SFA, have not received
SFA within the past 30 days, and will be a mandatory WorkFirst participant as
described in WAC
388-310-0200
once approved, you must complete a Work-First orientation before we approve
your application.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
388-400-0010
Amended by
WSR
14-10-046, filed 4/30/14, effective 6/1/2014
Amended by
WSR
16-02-028, Filed 12/29/2015, effective
2/1/2016
Amended by
WSR
22-02-014, Filed 12/27/2021, effective
2/1/2022
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.057, and
74.08.090. 11-16-056, §
388-400-0010, filed 7/29/11, effective 8/29/11. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.08.025,
74.08.090 and 21 U.S.C. 862a
(d)(1)(A). 05-21-100, § 388-400-0010, filed 10/18/05, effective 11/18/05.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.08.090. 04-15-057, §
388-400-0010, filed 7/13/04, effective 8/13/04. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057,
74.08.090, and
74.04.510. 00-05-007, §
388-400-0010, filed 2/4/00, effective 3/6/00. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057 and
74.08.090. 98-16-044, §
388-400-0010, filed 7/31/98, effective
9/1/98.