Wash. Admin. Code § 388-478-0015 - Need standards for cash assistance

The monthly need and payment standards for cash assistance are based on a determination of the assistance unit size. The need standards for cash assistance units are:

Assistance unit size

Need standard

1

$ 3,258

2

5,290

3

6,396

4

8,359

5

9,872

6

11,463

7

13,081

8

14,542

9

16,428

10 or more

19,017

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-478-0015
Amended by WSR 13-24-041, filed 11/26/13, effective 1/1/2014 Amended by WSR 14-24-072, Filed 11/26/2014, effective 1/1/2015 Amended by WSR 16-03-013, Filed 1/8/2016, effective 2/8/2016 Amended by WSR 16-23-146, Filed 11/22/2016, effective 1/1/2017 Amended by WSR 18-01-040, Filed 12/12/2017, effective 1/12/2018 Amended by WSR 18-22-021, Filed 10/26/2018, effective 1/1/2019 Amended by WSR 19-24-032, Filed 11/25/2019, effective 1/1/2020 Amended by WSR 20-20-007, Filed 9/24/2020, effective 10/25/2020 Amended by WSR 21-23-102, Filed 11/17/2021, effective 1/1/2022 Amended by WSR 22-12-023, Filed 5/23/2022, effective 7/1/2022 Amended by WSR 23-12-053, Filed 6/1/2023, effective 7/2/2023

Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.770, and 74.08.090. 12-24-034, § 388-478-0015, filed 11/29/12, effective 1/1/13; 11-24-021, § 388-478-0015, filed 11/30/11, effective 1/1/12; 11-01-121, § 388-478-0015, filed 12/20/10, effective 1/1/11; 10-04-111, § 388-478-0015, filed 2/3/10, effective 3/6/10; 08-24-070, § 388-478-0015, filed 12/1/08, effective 1/1/09; 07-24-033, § 388-478-0015, filed 11/30/07, effective 12/31/07; 07-06-066, § 388-478-0015, filed 3/5/07, effective 4/5/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 06-05-102, § 388-478-0015, filed 2/14/06, effective 3/17/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.770, and 74.08.090. 05-22-077 and 05-23-012, § 388-478-0015, filed 10/31/05 and 11/4/05, effective 1/1/06; 05-01-074, § 388-478-0015, filed 12/9/04, effective 1/9/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.770, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057. 03-24-059, § 388-478-0015, filed 12/1/03, effective 1/1/04; 03-23-116, § 388-478-0015, filed 11/18/03, effective 12/19/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.510, and 74.04.770. 02-23-029, § 388-478-0015, filed 11/12/02, effective 12/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.04.200. 01-11-108, § 388-478-0015, filed 5/21/01, effective 7/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.200. 99-04-056, § 388-478-0015, filed 1/29/99, effective 3/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-478-0015, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.

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