WAC 388-400-0010

Effective September 1, 2005

WAC 388-400-0010 Who is eligible for State Family Assistance?

  1. To be eligible for state family assistance (SFA), aliens must meet Washington state residency requirements as listed in WAC 388-468-0005 and immigrant eligibility requirements as listed in WAC 388-424-0015.

  2. You are eligible for SFA if you are not eligible for temporary assistance for needy families for the following reasons:

    1. You are a qualified alien and have been in the United States for less than five years as described in WAC 388-424-0006;

    2. You are an alien who is permanently residing in the United States under color of law (PRUCOL) as defined in WAC 388-424-0001;

    3. You are a nineteen or twenty-year-old student that meets the education requirements of WAC 388-404-0005;

    4. You are a caretaker relative of a nineteen or twenty-year-old student that meets the education requirements of WAC 388-404-0005; or

    5. You are a pregnant woman who has been convicted of misrepresenting their residence in order to receive benefits from two or more states at the same time.

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