Applications for Assistance - Information Needed to Determine Eligibility
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Applications for Assistance - Information Needed to Determine Eligibility

Revised October 28, 2007

Purpose: This section includes rules and procedures on what happens when a client applies for benefits and the department needs other information to determine eligibility.
WAC 388-406-0030Do I need to submit other information after I apply for benefits?

WAC 388-406-0030

WAC 388-406-0030

Effective July 1, 2002

WAC 388-406-0030 Do I need to submit other information after I apply for benefits?

  1. When we get your application for benefits, we decide if other information is needed to determine your eligibility for benefits. If so, we give you: 

    1. A written request for what is needed and for proof if required under WAC 388-490-0005; and

    2. At least ten calendar days to give us the information.

  2. If you ask orally or in writing for additional time to give us requested information, then we give you at least ten additional calendar days.

  3. If you give us some of the information we requested, we give you:

    1. A written request for what is needed to determine eligibility; and

    2. At least ten additional calendar days to give us the information.

  4. If you are eligible for necessary supplemental accommodation (NSA) services under chapter 388-472 WAC, we help you comply with the requirements of this section.

This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser. If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.

WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. See verification.  Whenever possible, obtain verification by phone.  For cash, food, family medical assistance, and long-term care programs, verify an applicant's circumstances if needed to determine eligibility.

  2. Use cross-matches and alerts whenever possible to verify a client’s income or expenses.

  3. Verification of income is required for pregnancy and children’s medical programs. Do not request information on resources.

  4. Do not request a specific form to determine eligibility. For example, do not request a landlord statement. Instead, ask for what is needed to determine eligibility such as an address, household composition, and shelter costs. Give or send the client any departmental or approved local-office forms that would help give us the information we need to determine eligibility.

  5. See WAC 388-406-0040  for what to do if the application process is delayed.

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Modification Date: October 28, 2007
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