WAC 388-436-0050. Determining financial need and benefit amount for CEAP

(1) To be eligible for the consolidated emergency assistance program (CEAP), the assistance unit's nonexcluded income, minus allowable deductions, must be less than or equal to 90 percent of the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) payment standard. The net income limit for CEAP assistance units is: Assistance unit members Net income limit 1 $405 2 513 3 636 4 749 5 863 6 981 7 1,132 8 1,253 9 1,376 10 or more 1,496 Assistance unit members Net income limit 1 $405 2 513 3 636 4 749 5 863 6 981 7 1,132 8 1,253 9 1,376 10 or more 1,496 (2) The assistance unit's allowable amount of need is the lesser of: (a) The TANF payment standard, based on assistance unit size, as specified under WAC 388-478-0020 ; or (b) The assistance unit's actual emergent need, not to exceed maximum allowable amounts, for the following items: Need item: Maximum allowable amount by assistance unit size: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or more Food $273 $348 $429 $507 $582 $661 $755 $835 $933 $1,014 Shelter 333 421 524 618 710 804 932 1,028 1,132 1,230 Clothing 39 49 60 71 82 96 106 121 137 150 Minor medical care 231 295 365 429 495 557 651 718 795 864 Utilities 113 143 176 206 238 273 315 348 382 416 Household maintenance 82 105 131 151 176 200 231 254 275 299 Job related transportation 450 570 706 833 959 1,090 1,258 1,392 1,529 1,662 Child related transportation 450 570 706 833 959 1,090 1,258 1,392 1,529 1,662 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or more Food $273 $348 $429 $507 $582 $661 $755 $835 $933 $1,014 Shelter 333 421 524 618 710 804 932 1,028 1,132 1,230 Clothing 39 49 60 71 82 96 106 121 137 150 Minor medical care 231 295 365 429 495 557 651 718 795 864 Utilities 113 143 176 206 238 273 315 348 382 416 Household maintenance 82 105 131 151 176 200 231 254 275 299 Job related transportation 450 570 706 833 959 1,090 1,258 1,392 1,529 1,662 Child related transportation 450 570 706 833 959 1,090 1,258 1,392 1,529 1,662 (3) 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: (a) The assistance unit's net income, as determined under subsection (1) of this section and WAC 388-436-0045 ; (b) Cash on hand, if not already counted as income; and (c) The value of other nonexcluded resources available to the assistance unit. (4) 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.