Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Chapter 388-470 - Resources
Section 388-470-0075 - How is my vehicle counted for the Washington Basic Food program?
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
This rule applies to the Washington Basic Food program only.
(1) A vehicle is a motorized device that the client can use as a regular means of transportation.
(2) If you own a licensed vehicle we (the department) do not count its entire value if the vehicle:
(3) For licensed vehicles we did not exclude in subsection (2) above, we subtract four thousand six hundred fifty dollars from the vehicle's FMV and count the remaining amount toward the resource limit for:
(4) If you have other licensed vehicles, we count the larger value of the following toward your AU's resource limit:
(5) If you are a tribal member and drive an unlicensed vehicle on a reservation that does not require vehicle licensing, we count or exclude your vehicle as if it was a licensed vehicle.
(6) For all other unlicensed vehicles we count the equity value towards your AU's resource limit unless the vehicle is:
(7) We do not add the equity values of different vehicles together to perform the equity test. We look at each vehicle separately. If a vehicle passes the equity test, we do not count it towards the resource maximum.
(8) After we determine the countable value of each vehicle, we add those values to your other countable resources to see if your resources are below your resource limit.
Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 02-23-028, § 388-470-0075, filed 11/12/02, effective 12/1/02; 01-16-134, § 388-470-0075, filed 7/31/01, effective 11/1/01; 01-15-078, § 388-470-0075, filed 7/17/01, effective 8/1/01; 99-16-024, § 388-470-0075, filed 7/26/99, effective 9/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-470-0075, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.