Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Chapter 388-408 - Assistance units
Section 388-408-0025 - When can I choose who is in my TANF or SFA assistance unit?

(1) If you are the parent of the child, you may choose whether or not to include:

(a) Yourself in the AU if the child gets SSI; and

(b) The child in the AU if:

(i) You already receive TANF or SFA;

(ii) You are not married to the child's other parent; and

(iii) The child lives with both parents.

(2) If you are not the child's parent, and do not live with the parents of the child, you may choose to:

(a) Include yourself if you are a relative defined in WAC 388-454-0010;

(b) Include someone else that cares for the child an d is a relative defined in WAC 388-454-0010; or

(c) Receive a grant for the child only and:

(i) Exclude a full, half, or adoptive sibling if that sibling:

(A) Receives income; or

(B) Would otherwise cause the household to be ineligible, with the exception of noncompliance sanction.

(3) If you are the child's parent or caretaker relative, you may choose whether or not to include any of the following children:

(a)Brothers or sisters of a child who gets SSI;

(b)Stepsisters and stepbrothers of a child; and

(c)Other children that are not the child's brother or sister.