WAC 388-436-0050

Effective July 1, 2008

WAC 388-436-0050 Financial need and benefit amount.

WAC 
  1. To be eligible for CEAP assistance, the assistance  unit's nonexcluded income, minus allowable deductions,  must be less than ninety percent of the TANF payment standard for households with shelter costs. The net income limit for CEAP assistance units is:  

Recipients CEAP AU

Net Income Cutoff

1

 $ 323
2    407
3    505
4    594
5    685
6    779
7    900
8 or more    996

  1. The assistance unit's allowable amount of need is the lesser of:

    1. The TANF payment standard, based on assistance unit size, for households with shelter costs as specified under WAC 388-478-0020; or

    2. The assistance unit's actual emergent need, not to exceed maximum allowable amounts, for the following items:
  Maximum allowable amount by assistance unit size:
Need Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or more
Food $217 $276 $341 $402 $463 $526 $600 $664
Shelter 265 334 416 490 564 639 740 818
Clothing 31 39 48 57 65 75 85 96
Minor Medical 184 234 290 341 393 444 516 570
Utilities 89 113 140 164 189 216 250 276
Household maintenance 65 83 103 121 140 159 183 202
Job related transportation or clothing 359 453 562 661 762 866 1000 1107

  1. The assistance unit's CEAP payment is determined by computing the difference between the allowable amount of need, as determined under subsection (2) of this section, and the total of:

    1. The assistance unit's net income, as determined under subsection (1) of this section;

    2. Cash on hand, if not already counted as income; and

    3. The value of other nonexcluded resources available to the assistance unit.

  2. The assistance unit is not eligible for CEAP if the amount of income and resources, as determined in subsection (3) of this section, is equal to or exceeds its allowable amount of need.

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