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The Basics (4)
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Applying for Public Assistance
Information about the application process to receive public assistance. #7903EN Read More
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DSHS Benefits and Lump Sum Payments
A lump sum is any money you get once and do not expect to get regularly. Examples are a settlement from a court case, insurance claims or a back payment of benefits you are owed (such as from Social Security or L&I). You must report these payments to DSHS. Publication #7140EN Read More
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DSHS Support Services for WorkFirst Participants
DSHS may provide goods and services for WorkFirst participants to help them look for work, prepare for work, or keep work. #7146EN Read More
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Your Rights Dealing with DSHS
This lists services available by DSHS and your rights when dealing with this state agency. #7900EN. Read More
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Emergency cash (4)
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Additional Requirements (AR)
If you qualify for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), State Financial Assistance (SFA), or a Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) welfare grant through DSHS and you have an emergency, you may be eligible to get "Additional Requirements (AR).” AR is a once-a-year cash grant for emergency needs. #7108EN Read More
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Consolidated Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP): Extra Money for Needy Families
Learn more about this state emergency cash assistance program for families who cannot get TANF. #7106EN Read More
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Diversion Cash Assistance
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA) is an emergency grant to a family facing a temporary financial crisis. #7121EN Read More
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Questions and Answers about the Disaster Cash Assistance Program (DCAP) during COVID-19
Learn how this program operates, and how you qualify and apply. #7941EN Read More
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Low income energy assistance programs (1)
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Additional Requirements (AR)
If you qualify for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), State Financial Assistance (SFA), or a Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) welfare grant through DSHS and you have an emergency, you may be eligible to get "Additional Requirements (AR).” AR is a once-a-year cash grant for emergency needs. #7108EN Read More
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Overpayments (1)
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Fighting an Overpayment of Cash or Medical Assistance
Use this when the Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS) or Health Care Authority (HCA) notifies you of a cash or medical overpayment. An overpayment is when you get benefits you are not eligible for according to DSHS or HCA rules. #7104EN Read More
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Public Benefits and Accommodations (2)
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DSHS Help for People with Disabilities: Necessary Supplemental Accommodations
If you get DSHS benefits, such as TANF, SFA, Disability Lifeline, Medicaid, or food assistance, DSHS must accommodate your disabilities. This means that DSHS must try to make their services and benefits available to you to the same extent that they are available to people without a disability. #7151EN Read More
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How to Ask for a Reasonable Accommodation of Your Disability from the Office of Administrative Hearings
The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) must make sure its services and its hearings are fully available to all persons with disabilities. This may mean OAH needs to make a change in the way it handles a hearing or communicates with you to make sure you have the same chance to take part in the hearings as a person without disabilities. #8406EN Read More
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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) rules (5)
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DSHS Benefits and Lump Sum Payments
A lump sum is any money you get once and do not expect to get regularly. Examples are a settlement from a court case, insurance claims or a back payment of benefits you are owed (such as from Social Security or L&I). You must report these payments to DSHS. Publication #7140EN Read More
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Questions and Answers on the TANF 5-Year Time Limit
There is a sixty-month (five-year) time limit for receiving TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and SFA (State Family Assistance) cash assistance. The existence of the time limit does not mean that your family will automatically stop receiving cash assistance at the end of 60 months. #7150EN Read More
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TANF and WorkFirst for College Students
If you get a TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) grant, you probably have to take part in WorkFirst if you want to go to college and keep getting TANF. #7138EN Read More
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for Teen Parents
If you are a teenager under the age of 18, low income, and have children or are pregnant, you may be able to get help (money) from the state TANF program. Read on for answers to your questions about how to get TANF. Publication #7122EN Read More
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): The Basics
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is the welfare program that gives cash grants to needy families. This discusses who is eligible for TANF and what is required under the law. #7123EN Read More
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WorkFirst rules, benefits and problems (7)
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How WorkFirst can help Survivors of Family Violence
DSHS will screen and identify TANF (Welfare) recipients for a history of family violence, notify TANF recipients about the Family Violence Amendment, maintain confidentiality, refer individuals needing counseling to supportive services, and waive Workfirst requirements where the requirements would make it more difficult to escape family violence, or put victims at further risk of family violence. #7124EN Read More
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Questions and Answers about WorkFirst
Almost all families who get TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) must participate in Workfirst. Most parents must do a job search program and take a job if one is offered. #7126EN Read More
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TANF and WorkFirst for College Students
If you get a TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) grant, you probably have to take part in WorkFirst if you want to go to college and keep getting TANF. #7138EN Read More
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WorkFirst Education and Training Opportunities
Are you interested in training or education? You can ask your WorkFirst worker to add the options in this booklet to your IRP as WorkFirst activities. Most of these activities are not required. However, studies show that the best way to get and keep a good job is to improve your education and training. #7135EN Read More
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WorkFirst For Working Families
This should help you understand how working affects your family’s eligibility for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and other public benefits. #7137EN Read More
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WorkFirst: Individual Responsibility Plans (IRPs)
Read this if you have to do Workfirst. #7134EN Read More
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WorkFirst Sanctions
Read this to understand sanctions under the WorkFirst program and help you fight a sanction that is wrong. #7132EN Read More
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