(1) To be eligible for refugee cash
assistance (RCA), you must:
(a) Provide the
name of the voluntary agency (VOLAG) which resettled you;
(b) Meet the immigration status requirements
of WAC
388-466-0005;
(c) Meet employment and training requirements
of WAC
388-466-0150;
(d) Meet income and resource requirements of
WAC
388-466-0140; and
(e) Report changes of circumstances as
required under WAC
388-418-0005.
(2) You are not eligible to
receive RCA if you:
(a) Are eligible for
temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) or supplemental security
income;
(b) Have been denied TANF
or have been terminated from TANF due to intentional noncompliance with TANF
eligibility requirements; or
(c)
Are a full-time student in an institution of higher education.
(3) We determine your eligibility
and benefit level for RCA using the TANF payment standards under WAC
388-478-0020.
(4) If you are eligible for RCA you may also
be eligible for additional requirements for emergent needs under WAC
388-436-0002.
(5) If you meet the requirements of this
section you are eligible for refugee cash assistance only during the 12-month
period beginning in the first month you entered the United States (WAC
388-466-0120).
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
388-400-0030
Amended by
WSR
23-02-032, Filed 12/28/2022, effective
1/28/2023
Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057. 04-19-135, §
388-400-0030, filed 9/21/04, effective 10/22/04. Statutory Authority:
RCW
74.08.090,
74.04.050,
74.08A.320, and 7 C.F.R. §
400.65, § 400.66, § 400.67, § 400.68, and § 400.69.
02-09-051, § 388-400-0030, filed 4/12/02, effective 5/13/02. Statutory
Authority:
RCW
74.04.050,
74.04.055,
74.04.057, and
74.08.090. 01-06-031, §
388-400-0030, filed 3/2/01, effective 4/1/01; 98-16-044, § 388-400-0030,
filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.