WAC 388-424-0015

WAC 388-424-0015. Immigrant eligibility restrictions for the SFA, ABD cash, and PWA programs

Last amended: 2025Year: 2026Length: 180 wordsOfficial source
(1) To receive state family assistance (SFA) benefits, you must be: (a) A "qualified alien" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 who is ineligible for temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) due to the five-year bar as described in WAC 388-424-0006 ; (b) A "nonqualified alien" who meets the Washington state residency requirements in WAC 388-468-0005 , including a noncitizen American Indian who does not meet the criteria in WAC 388-424-0001 ; or (c) A "survivor of certain crimes" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 . (2) To receive aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash or pregnant women assistance (PWA) benefits, you must be: (a) A "U.S. citizen" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 ; (b) A "U.S. national" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 ; (c) An "American Indian" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 ; (d) A "qualified alien" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 ; or (e) A "nonqualified alien" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 who, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is not taking steps to enforce their departure; or (f) A "survivor of certain crimes" as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 .