WAC 110-15-0060. Countable income

DSHS counts income as money an applicant or consumer earns or receives him or herself, or on behalf of the child from: (1) A TANF grant, except when the grant is for the first three consecutive calendar months after the consumer starts a new job. The first calendar month is the month in which he or she starts working; (2) Child support received; (3) Supplemental security income (SSI); (4) Social Security income; (5) Refugee assistance payments; (6) Payments from the Veterans' Administration, disability payments, or payments from labor and industries (L&I); (7) Unemployment compensation, except as required under RCW 43.216.137 ; (8) Other types of income not listed in WAC 110-15-0070 ; (9) Taxable income from VISTA, AmeriCorps, and Washington Service Corps programs; (10) Taxable gross wages from employment or self-employment; (11) Corporate compensation received by or on behalf of the consumer, such as rent, living expenses, or transportation expenses; (12) Lump sums as money a consumer receives from a one-time payment such as back child support, an inheritance, or gambling winnings; and (13) Income for the sale of property as follows: (a) If a consumer sold the property before application, DSHS considers the proceeds an asset and does not count as income; (b) If a consumer sold the property in the month the consumer applies or during the consumer's eligibility period, DSHS counts it as a lump sum payment as described in WAC 110-15-0065 (2); (c) Property does not include small personal items such as furniture, clothes, and jewelry.