PDFWAC 110-15-3610
Countable income.
DSHS counts income as money a consumer earns or receives from:
(1) Wages and commissions earned from employment;
(2) Unemployment compensation;
(3) The following child support payment amounts:
(a) For applicants or consumers who are not receiving DSHS division of child support services, the amount as shown on a current court or administrative order;
(b) For applicants or consumers who are receiving DSHS division of child support services, the amount as verified by the DSHS division of child support;
(c) For applicants or consumers who have an informal verbal or written child support agreement, the amount verified by a written agreement signed by the noncustodial parent (NCP); or
(d) For applicants or consumers who cannot provide a written agreement signed by the NCP, the amount received for child support verified by a written statement from the consumer that documents why they cannot provide the statement from the NCP;
(4) Supplemental security income (SSI);
(5) Other Social Security payments, such as Social Security Administration (SSA) and Social Security disability insurance (SSDI);
(6) Refugee assistance payments;
(7) Payments from the Veterans' Administration;
(8) Pensions or retirement income;
(9) Payments from labor and industries (L&I), or disability payments;
(10) Lump sums as money a consumer receives from a one-time payment such as back child support, an inheritance, or gambling winnings;
(11) Other types of income not listed in WAC 170-290-3630; and
(12) Gross wages from employment or self-employment income as defined in WAC 170-290-0003. Gross wages include any wages that are taxable.
[WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-3610, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-3610, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 12-11-025, § 170-290-3610, filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12; WSR 11-12-078, § 170-290-3610, filed 5/31/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-3610, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09.]