RCW 74.09.340: Personal needs allowance, adjusted.

(1) Except as provided in RCW 72.36.160 , beginning July 1, 2023, the personal needs allowance for clients being served in medical institutions and in residential settings is $100. (2) Beginning January 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, the personal needs allowance for clients being served in medical institutions and in residential settings shall: (a) Be adjusted for economic trends and conditions by increasing the allowance by the percentage cost-of-living adjustment for old-age, survivors, and disability social security benefits as published by the federal social security administration; and (b) Not exceed the maximum personal needs allowance permissible under the federal social security act. (3) Unless subject to a separate determination of a monthly maintenance needs allowance for a community spouse by authority rule, beginning July 1, 2022, the personal needs allowance for a client receiving home and community-based waiver services authorized by home and community services while living at home shall: (a) Be adjusted to an amount that is no less than 300 percent of the federal benefit rate; and (b) Not exceed the maximum personal needs allowance permissible under the federal social security act.