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Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department ofASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Chapter 388-478 - Standards for payments
Section 388-478-0060 - What are the income limits and maximum benefit amounts for basic food?

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-478-0060

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Current through Register Vol. 24-08, April 15, 2024
Section 388-478-0060 - What are the income limits and maximum benefit amounts for basic food?
(1) If your assistance unit (AU) meets all other eligibility requirements for basic food, your AU must have income at or below the limits in columns B and C of this subsection to get basic food, unless you meet one of the exceptions listed below in subsection (2) of this section.

The maximum monthly food assistance benefit your AU could receive is listed in column D of this subsection.

EFFECTIVE 10/1/2023

Column A Number of Eligible AU Members

Column B Maximum Gross Monthly Income

Column C Maximum Net (Countable) Monthly Income

Column D Maximum Allotment

Column E 165% of Poverty Level

1

$1,580

$1,215

$291

$2,005

2

2,137

1,644

535

2,712

3

2,694

2,072

766

3,419

4

3,250

2,500

973

4,125

5

3,807

2,929

1,155

4,832

6

4,364

3,357

1,386

5,539

7

4,921

3,785

1,532

6,246

8

5,478

4,214

1,751

6,952

9

6,035

4,643

1,970

7,659

10

6,592

5,072

2,189

8,366

Each Additional Member

+ 557

+ 429

+ 219

+ 707

(2) Exceptions:
(a) If your AU is categorically eligible as under WAC 388-414-0001, your AU does not have to meet the gross or net income standards in columns B and C of subsection (1) of this section. We budget your AU's income to decide the amount of basic food your AU will receive.
(b) If your AU includes a member who is 60 years of age or older or has a disability, your AU's income must be at or below the limit in column C of subsection (1) of this section.
(c) If you are 60 years of age or older and cannot buy and cook your own meals because of a permanent disability, we will use column E of subsection (1) of this section to decide if you can be a separate AU.
(d) If your AU has zero income, your benefits are the maximum allotment in column D of subsection (1) of this section, based on the number of eligible members in your AU.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-478-0060

Amended by WSR 14-04-050, filed 1/27/14, effective 2/27/2014
Amended by WSR 15-02-041, Filed 1/2/2015, effective 2/2/2015
Amended by WSR 15-24-075, Filed 11/25/2015, effective 12/26/2015
Amended by WSR 16-24-051, Filed 12/1/2016, effective 1/1/2017
Amended by WSR 18-02-043, Filed 12/26/2017, effective 1/26/2018
Amended by WSR 19-01-031, Filed 12/12/2018, effective 1/12/2019
Amended by WSR 20-04-021, Filed 1/27/2020, effective 2/27/2020
Amended by WSR 21-13-122, Filed 6/21/2021, effective 7/22/2021
Amended by WSR 22-09-040, Filed 4/13/2022, effective 5/14/2022
Amended by WSR 23-07-095, Filed 3/17/2023, effective 4/17/2023
Amended by WSR 24-06-065, Filed 3/4/2024, effective 4/4/2024

Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.08A.120, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administrative Notice 12-28 - Fiscal Year 2013 cost-of-living adjustments dated August 6, 2012. 12-24-018, § 388-478-0060, filed 11/27/12, effective 12/28/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.08A.120, "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Fiscal Year 2012 Cost of Living Adjustments" memo dated August 2, 2011, and "SNAP Standard Utility (SUA) Annual Review and Adjustment Waiver for Certain States--Modification and Extension" memo dated December 2, 2010. 11-24-027, § 388-478-0060, filed 12/1/11, effective 1/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, and 7 C.F.R. 273.9. 09-24-001, § 388-478-0060, filed 11/18/09, effective 12/19/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.04.500, 74.08A.120, and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 09-14-018, § 388-478-0060, filed 6/22/09, effective 7/23/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, and 74.08.090. 08-24-050, § 388-478-0060, filed 11/25/08, effective 12/26/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510 and 7 C.F.R. § 273.9. 07-22-035, § 388-478-0060, filed 10/30/07, effective 11/30/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090 and 7 C.F.R. § 273.9. 06-21-012, § 388-478-0060, filed 10/6/06, effective 11/6/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, and 74.08.090. 05-21-101, § 388-478-0060, filed 10/18/05, effective 11/18/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057. 04-23-025, § 388-478-0060, filed 11/8/04, effective 12/9/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510. 03-21-030, § 388-478-0060, filed 10/7/03, effective 12/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. 02-21-050, § 388-478-0060, filed 10/14/02, effective 12/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.057, 74.04.500, 74.04.510. 01-21-059, § 388-478-0060, filed 10/16/01, effective 12/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.510, 74.08.090. 00-23-013, § 388-478-0060, filed 11/3/00, effective 12/4/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.510. 99-24-053, § 388-478-0060, filed 11/29/99, effective 12/30/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-16-024, § 388-478-0060, filed 7/26/99, effective 9/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090. 99-05-074, § 388-478-0060, filed 2/17/99, effective 3/20/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-478-0060, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.