PDFWAC 388-436-0030
How does my eligibility for other possible cash benefits impact my eligibility for CEAP?
(1) You are ineligible for CEAP if you, or a household member, are eligible for any of the following programs:
(a) TANF or SFA, unless the family has had its case grant terminated due to WAC 388-310-1600;
(b) Pregnant women assistance (PWA);
(c) RCA;
(d) Aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) cash;
(e) Supplemental security income (SSI);
(f) Food assistance for those applicants requesting help for a food need;
(g) Housing assistance from any available source for those applicants requesting help for a housing need;
(h) Unemployment compensation, veteran's benefits, industrial insurance benefits, Social Security benefits, pension benefits, or any other source of financial benefits the applicant is potentially eligible to receive.
(2) The department may require the applicant, or anyone in the assistance unit, to apply for and take any required action to receive benefits from programs described in the above subsection (1)(a) through (h).
(3) The department may not authorize CEAP benefits to any household containing a member who is:
(a) Receiving cash benefits from any of the following programs:
(i) TANF/SFA;
(ii) PWA;
(iii) RCA;
(iv) DCA; or
(v) ABD cash.
(b) Receiving reduced cash benefits for failure to comply with program requirements of TANF/SFA, or RCA.
(4) The department may authorize CEAP to families reapplying for TANF/SFA who are not eligible for TANF cash benefits under WAC 388-310-1600 until they complete the four week participation requirement.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.04.770, 74.62.030, 41.05.021, 74.09.035, 74.09.530, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 15, 2013 2nd sp.s. c 10, and the 2013 biennial budget. WSR 15-02-006, § 388-436-0030, filed 12/26/14, effective 1/26/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.04.770, 74.04.0052, 74.04.655, 74.08.043, 74.08.335, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 36. WSR 12-10-042, § 388-436-0030, filed 4/27/12, effective 6/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, and 74.04.660. WSR 11-02-037, § 388-436-0030, filed 12/29/10, effective 2/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090. WSR 07-07-103, § 388-436-0030, filed 3/19/07, effective 4/19/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.660. WSR 99-24-130, § 388-436-0030, filed 12/1/99, effective 1/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. WSR 98-16-044, § 388-436-0030, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]