Revised: April 26, 2024
Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Coronavirus Federal Stimulus Payment | Excluded (any portion remaining after 12 months is considered a resource) |
Excluded (any portion remaining after 12 months is considered a resource) |
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Additional $300 Unemployment |
Unearned | Excluded | ||
Expanded or Extended Unemployment |
Unearned | Unearned |
Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN) | N/A |
Excluded - When paid to a Third Party Unearned - When paid directly to the client |
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Adoption Support |
Excluded |
Unearned |
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Adult family home |
See Self Employment |
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Advance on wages (draws) |
Earned |
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Agent Orange Act of 1991 |
Excluded |
Unearned - Monthly payments Lump sum - See LUMP SUM PAYMENTS |
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Agent Orange disability payments, PL 101-201 |
Excluded |
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Alaska Permanent Fund distributions |
Unearned |
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Alimony or spousal maintenance |
Excluded - When client receives TANF/SFA and payment is included with child support order Unearned - All other payments |
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AmeriCorps income and all payments under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 |
Excluded See WAC 388-450-0045 |
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AmeriCorps VISTA or Vista income (NOTE: This is not the same as AmeriCorps only - See above) |
Excluded |
Excluded: If the VISTA volunteer received Basic Food or cash benefits when they joined the VISTA program, Earned: If the person was a VISTA volunteer when they applied for benefits. See WAC 388-450-0045 |
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Annuity |
Unearned |
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Assistance from other agencies and organizations |
See WAC 388-450-0055 |
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Austrian General Social Insurance Act payments under section 500 through 506 |
Excluded |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Blood or plasma sales |
Earned - See Self Employment |
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Excluded |
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Bonus |
Earned - When received as an employee Unearned - When received on an ongoing basis after employment has terminated See LUMP SUM PAYMENTS - When received as one-time-payment after employment has terminated |
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Unearned |
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Burial fund increase |
Excluded - See RESOURCES |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Cash benefits reduced as a result of sanction or non-cooperation |
N/A |
Unearned |
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Cash payments from government, public, or private medical or social service agency |
See specific income type |
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Cash prizes, awards. lottery winnings |
Unearned |
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CEAP |
N/A |
Excluded |
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CEAP - For TANF/SFA households terminated while in WorkFirst sanction (See WorkFirst Sanctions - Participation) |
Unearned - TANF/SFA |
Excluded |
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Census Bureau wages |
Excluded - Earnings from temporary work for the recent census Earned - Earnings from permanent census employment |
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Charitable cash donations |
See WAC 388-450-0055 |
See WAC 388-450-0055 | ||
Child support received by the client |
Excluded - TANF/SFA recipients Unearned - Non-TANF/SFA |
Unearned - of the child for whom it is intended | ||
Child Support pass-through payments – Effective 2/1/2020 | Excluded - TANF/SFA recipients | Unearned | ||
Child support arrears | Unearned - of the parent | |||
Civil liberties payments, PL 100-383. Restitution payments made under the Wartime Relocation of Civilian's Act |
Excluded |
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COLA increases in Title II SSA benefits |
Unearned |
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Combat Veteran Program Funds |
Excluded |
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Combat Pay - Special Pay while serving in a combat zone. |
Excluded Increased amount paid to assistance unit while service member is deployed to a combat zone. |
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Court Ordered Payments other than Child Support |
Lump-Sum Payment Amount paid as a one-time payment Unearned Amount paid in multiple (more than one) payments |
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Crime Victims Compensation Funds funded under PL 103-322 (Whether ran by state or federal program.) |
Excluded |
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Crime Victims Compensation (State-funded benefit through L&I) |
Unearned - Amount paid to replace lost wages Reimbursement - See Reimbursements in this table |
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Crowd Funding Income (GoFund Me, Kickstarter, Indiegogo) | Unearned | Excluded - Counts as a liquid resource | ||
Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Deemed income from an alien's sponsor |
Unearned - See WAC 388-450-0155, WAC 388-450-0156 and WAC 388-450-0160 |
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Disaster assistance to farmers when authorized under the Secretary of Agriculture under PL 100-387 |
Excluded |
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Disaster relief & emergency assistance under PL 93-288, amended by PL 100-707 |
Excluded |
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) |
Excluded |
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Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA) |
N/A |
Excluded - See LUMP SUM PAYMENTS |
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Dividends or Interest |
Unearned |
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Drug (illicit) sales |
Earned - WAC 388-450-0080 Self Employment |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Earned income of a child |
Excluded when meets the conditions in WAC 388-450-0070; otherwise Earned. |
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Earned Income In-Kind (working in exchange for rent, vehicle, TV) |
Earned |
Excluded Earned - If available income was diverted to in-kind income |
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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) |
Excluded - See RESOURCES |
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Economic Opportunity Act |
Earned |
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Economic Security for All - Career Accelerator Incentives (EcSA) | See - Assistance from other agencies and organizations | |||
Educational benefits |
Title IV (grants/loans/ work-study) and Opportunity Grants |
Excluded |
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WorkFirst or state-funded college work study | Excluded |
Earned See WAC 388-450-0035 to allocate expenses. |
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Other educational assistance including Veteran's Administration and Carl D. Perkins Vocational & Applied Tech Act |
Unearned See WAC 388-450-0035 to allocate expenses. |
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Egg or sperm donation |
Earned See WAC 388-450-0080 Self Employment |
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Energy assistance payments (LIHEAP) |
Excluded |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Fellowships with work requirements |
Earned |
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Flexible benefits |
Earned - When client has option to cash out. (Count the amount client can receive as cash whether or not they choose to receive the benefit in cash.) See INCOME - Ownership and Availability |
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Food benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (includes tribal commodities) |
Excluded |
N/A Persons cannot receive Basic Food and commodities through the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) at the same time. |
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Food Service Program for Children under the National School Lunch Act of 1966, PL 92-433 and 93-150 |
Excluded |
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Foster Care Maintenance Payments
See WACs 388-450-0015 and 388-454-0015. |
Excluded - When child receiving Foster Care payments isn’t included in the cash AU. A child can’t receive foster care payments and TANF/SFA cash assistance at the same time.
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Unearned - When child is in AU Excluded - When child isn't in AU |
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Foster care retainer fees (If the retainer fee is to reserve a bed for a foster child, then this income is considered self employment. See WAC 388-450-0080 |
Earned |
Unearned |
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Foster Grandparents Program under Title II of P.L. 93-113 |
Excluded |
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Funds for shared household costs |
Excluded |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Gambling winnings |
Unearned |
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Gate money from adult corrections |
Unearned |
Excluded - See LUMP SUM PAYMENTS |
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Gift Cards |
Excluded |
See Income Special Types | ||
Gifts See WAC 388-450-0065 |
Cash |
Excluded $30 or less per quarter Unearned Greater than $30 per quarter |
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Non-cash |
See Resources |
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Gifts to Children with life-threatening conditions, PL 105-306 |
N/A | |||
Homeless Service Providers COLA Stipend |
Unearned – The application month the one-time payment is received or anticipated. Excluded – The months the stipend is not anticipated or received. |
Unearned – When received or anticipated in the month of application or following month. The household would follow food change reporting rules for ongoing months. |
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Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) funds | See Educational Benefits | |||
HUD Community Development block grant funds |
Excluded | |||
HUD rental and/or utility subsidies under Section 8 of the housing act |
Excluded |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Income a client's ineligible or non-applying spouse receives from a government agency (such as CHORE services) |
See specific income type |
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Income specifically excluded from being counted as income under federal law |
Excluded |
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Income Tax refund |
Excluded |
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Income which causes a client to lose SSI eligibility due solely to the reduction in the state supplement (SSP) |
See specific income type |
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Individual & Family Services (IFS) payments |
N/A |
Excluded |
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Infrequent or irregular income |
Excluded - If not reasonably anticipated. Unearned - If reasonably anticipated and greater than $30/quarter. |
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Insurance settlements |
Excluded - See LUMP SUM PAYMENTS |
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Interest received on repayments made to the client |
Unearned |
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Investment income |
Unearned |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Job Corps income under WIA (WIOA)See WAC 388-450-0045 |
Excluded |
Excluded – children ≤ 18 under parental control. Earned – children ≤ 18 not under parental control or ≥19. |
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Unearned - If client withdraws more than their share of the money |
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Jury duty income |
Excluded |
Excluded - Reimbursement Earned - Daily pay over a period of time One-Time-Payment - See Infrequent or irregular income |
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Life estate income |
Unearned |
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Lived Experience Compensation |
Excluded | Earned - WAC 388-450-0080 Self Employment | ||
Loan repayments made to clients (principal only) |
Excluded |
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Lost Wages Assistance Program (LWAP) | Excluded | |||
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act (LIHEAA) under P.L. 99-425 |
Excluded |
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Lump Sum Payments |
Excluded if awarded for wrongful death, personal injury, damage or loss of property. Unearned – all other lump sums. See WAC 388-455-0015 |
Excluded Unearned - If a cash gift, See WAC 388-450-0065 Gifts - Cash and noncash |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Maternity leave pay (client still employed) |
Earned |
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Meals |
Disregarded - When provided by employer at no charge Earned - When deducted from paycheck by employer |
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Military pay |
Earned - Include total entitlements as the gross monthly income. See Treatment of Income Military Pay. See Combat Pay for specific Combat Pay information. |
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Money excluded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) Under PL 102-237 |
Excluded |
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Money received for an absent or non-household member |
Excluded Unearned - Any portion retained by the AU |
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Money withheld for repayment |
Excluded |
Unearned - For intentional non-compliance with federal or state means-tested program overpayments Excluded - All other overpayments |
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Montgomery GI Bill |
See Educational Benefits – Veteran’s Administration |
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Monthly allowances paid to children of Vietnam Veterans who are born with birth defects, PL 106-419, PL 104-204 |
Excluded |
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Native American benefits & payments |
See WAC 388-450-0040 |
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Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) benefits from Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or Northern Mariana Islands |
Excluded |
Excluded |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Excluded |
Excluded - Amount for service animal food Unearned - All other ongoing additional requirements |
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On-the-job training (OJT) wages See WAC 388-450-0045 |
Excluded if payments issued under WIA (WIOA) or support services from WorkFirst Earned if training payments from vocational and rehabilitative programs are recognized by federal, state or local governments and if payment isn’t reimbursement |
Excluded if for children ≤18 and under parental control for payments issued under WIA (WIOA)
Earned if client is ≥19 years old or ≤18 and not under parental control for payments under WIA (WIOA) |
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Opportunity Grants |
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Paid Time Off (PTO) (i.e. Vacation/Sick leave pay) |
Earned |
Earned - if still employed Excluded - Lump sum and if employment terminated Unearned - More than one payment and if employment terminated |
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Panhandling |
Unearned |
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Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) |
Unearned | |||
PASS income is money excluded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) Under PL 102-237 |
Excluded |
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Payments under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 P.L. 89-642 |
Excluded |
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Payments form the Dutch Government, under the Netherlands ' Act on Benefits for Victims of Persecution (WUV) |
Excluded |
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Payments under the Federal Republic of Germany 's Law for Compensation of National Socialist Persecution or German Restitution Act |
Excluded |
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Payments Under the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (Division A, Title X, Section1002 of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ARRA) |
Excluded |
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Payments to persons age 55 and older under the Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1987. |
Excluded |
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Pensions |
Unearned |
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Prostitution |
Earned - WAC 388-450-0080 Self Employment |
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Public assistance (including tribal TANF) |
Unearned |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Radiation exposure compensation, under PL 101-426 and PL 106-398 Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICA) 2000. |
Excluded |
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Railroad Retirement Benefits (RRB) |
Unearned |
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Real estate / mortgage sales and contracts |
Contract - See RESOURCES Unearned - Payments from contract |
Unearned |
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Re-Employ Washington Workers (RWW) cash incentive |
N/A |
Unearned |
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Refund by any public agency of taxes paid on real property or on food |
N/A |
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Reimbursements |
Excluded Unearned - Amounts in Excess of expenses Earned - Amounts in Excess of expenses when paid by employer |
Excluded Unearned - Amounts that cover normal living expenses |
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Relative Guardian Assistance Program (RGAP) also known as the Guardian Assistance Program (GAP) | Excluded | Unearned | ||
Rental or lease property income |
Earned – WAC 388-450-0080 Self Employment – if spending 20 hours/week or more managing the property Unearned – if spending less than 20 hours/week managing the property. |
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Representative payee fees |
N/A |
Excluded - When set up by SSA for SSI / SSDI recipients
SSA periodically adjusts the fees that a payee may charge for persons who receive SSI or SSD Unearned - For all others |
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Residuals |
Earned |
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Retirement |
Unearned |
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Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) under Title II of P.L. 93-113 |
Excluded |
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Retroactive benefits (SSA, SSI, PA, UC, and VA) |
Excluded - See LUMP SUM PAYMENTS |
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Retroactive WCCC payments |
Excluded |
Excluded - See RESOURCES |
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Reverse mortgage |
Excluded |
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Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998 |
Unearned |
Excluded |
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Room and board income |
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Royalties |
Unearned |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Savings bond interest |
Unearned |
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Securities income |
Unearned |
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Security deposit refunds |
Excluded See RESOURCES |
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Self-employment income
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Earned – WAC 388-450-0080 388-450-0085 Self Employment |
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Self-employment income normally allowed as an income deductions by the IRS |
Excluded |
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Senior Companion Program under Title II of P.L. 93-113 |
Excluded |
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Settlements |
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Shared leave |
Earned |
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SSDI |
Unearned |
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SSI |
Excluded See WAC 388-408-0020 – client receiving SSI can’t receive TANF/SFA. |
Unearned |
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SSI Income or State Supplement Payment (SSP) |
Excluded |
Unearned |
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Strike benefits |
Unearned |
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Strike benefits for picket duty |
Earned |
Unearned |
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Student loans |
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Summer youth employment or training programs |
Earned Excluded – for children who meet age, school/attendance per WACs 388-450-0070 and 388-404-0005. |
Excluded |
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Support payment on behalf of a household member (paid directly to a third party) |
See Vendor Payment in Worker Responsibilities |
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Surrogate mother services |
Earned - WAC 388-450-0080 Self Employment |
Earned - WAC 388-450-0080; Self Employment |
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Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation, settlement funds |
N/A |
Unearned - Monthly Payment Lump Sum - See LUMP SUM PAYMENTS |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Tax rebates or special payments excluded under other laws |
Excluded |
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Time loss compensation |
Unearned See WAC 388-450-0010 |
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Tips |
Earned |
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Title I, II, III of the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973, PL 93-113 - Including VISTA |
Excluded |
Unearned (See WAC 388-450-0045 for exceptions) | ||
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
Earned |
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Title I of the National & Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (NCSA) (includes AmeriCorps Programs & Higher Education Service - Learning Program) |
Excluded - See WAC 388-450-0045 |
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Training allowances for ABD/HEN clients |
See WAC 388-450-0045 |
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Training allowances from vocational and rehabilitation programs |
Earned when federal, state, or local government recognizes program and allowance isn’t a reimbursement. See WAC 388-450-0045 |
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Travel advances |
Earned - If a contract exists Earned - Minus expenses if no contract exists |
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Unearned income in-kind (supplied) |
Excluded |
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Unemployment Compensation (UC) - before deductions |
Unearned |
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Uniform Relocation Assistance & Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, PL 94-646, section 218 |
Excluded |
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Income Type |
Cash Assistance |
Basic Food |
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Vendor payments |
Excluded |
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Veteran Administration benefits (service connected compensation or improved pension) |
Unearned |
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Veteran's benefits designated for the veteran's dependent |
Unearned |
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Veteran's benefits designated as aid and attendance or housebound allowance |
Unearned |
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Veteran's benefits designated as Unusual Medical Expenses (UME) |
Unearned |
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Victims of Nazi Persecution payments under P.L. 103-286 |
Excluded |
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VOLAG - One time payments |
Excluded |
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VOLAG - Ongoing payments including Matching Grant Program |
Unearned Counted as assistance from another agency or organization under WAC 388-450-0055. |
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Wages, salaries, commissions, profits |
Earned |
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Witness pay |
Excluded - See WAC 388-450-0055 |
Excluded - Reimbursement Earned - Daily pay over a period of time If a One-time-payment - See Infrequent or irregular income |
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Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) | Excluded – See RESOURCES | Excluded – see WAC 182-512-08630 | ||
Women, Infants & Children benefits (WIC) |
Excluded |
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Work-Based Learning income for RISE participants | Excluded | |||
Work experience wages from Employment Security Department |
See OJT |
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WorkFirst Supportive Service payments |
Excluded See WAC 388-450-0045 |
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WorkForce Training Funds - Training Completion (TECA) |
See WAC 388-450-0055 |
Unearned - May be reduced by educational expenses |
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Work related expenses |
N/A |
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Work study |