Wash. Admin. Code § 388-444-0035

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 388-444-0035 - Who is exempt from ABAWD time limits and minimum work requirements?

Some people who receive basic food are exempt from able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) time limits and minimum work requirements. You are exempt from ABAWD time limits and work requirements under WAC 388-444-0030 if you meet any one or more of the following:

(1) You are exempt from work requirements under WAC 388-444-0010;

(2) You are under age 18 or are age:

(a) 51 or older from September 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023;

(b) 53 or older beginning October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024; and

(c) 55 or older beginning October 1, 2024.

(3) You receive temporary or permanent disability benefits issued by a governmental or private source;

(4) You are obviously mentally or physically unfit for employment as determined by the department; however, if the unfitness is not obvious, you must provide a statement that you are physically or mentally unfit for employment from a physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, designated representative of the physician's office, licensed or certified psychologist, social worker, or any other medical personnel the department determines appropriate;

(5) You are an adult in a basic food assistance unit that has a family member who is under the age of 18;

(6) You are pregnant;

(7) You are homeless;

(8) You are a veteran as defined under the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act of 2023;

(9) You are 24 or younger, and were:

(a) In foster care as defined in RCW 74.13.020 at the time of your 18th birthday; or

(b) Under extended foster care services as defined in RCW 74.13.336;

(10) You live in an area approved as exempt by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); or

(11) You are eligible for one of the approved exemption slots under the USDA discretionary exemptions rule.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-444-0035

Amended by WSR 16-04-046, Filed 1/27/2016, effective 2/27/2016

Amended by WSR 16-22-002, Filed 10/19/2016, effective 11/19/2016

Amended by by WSR 21-07-132, Filed 3/23/2021, effective 4/23/2021

Amended by WSR 24-05-071, Filed 2/20/2024, effective 3/22/2024

Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.500, 74.04.515, 74.08.090, 74.08A.120, 74.08A.903, and 7 C.F.R. §§ 273.7 and 273.24. 10-23-112, § 388-444-0035, filed 11/17/10, effective 12/18/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050 and 74.04.510. 03-05-031, § 388-444-0035, filed 2/10/03, effective 4/1/03; 00-04-006, § 388-444-0035, filed 1/20/00, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.510. 99-07-024, § 388-444-0035, filed 3/10/99, effective 4/10/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, § 388-444-0035, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.