DSHS benefits and lump sum payments

It is money you get once.  You do not expect to get it regularly.

Examples:

• Settlement from a court case.
• Insurance claim.
• Back payment of benefits you are owed (such as from Social Security or L&I).

• A one-time settlement payment in a divorce does not count as a lump sum settlement.

Yes.  You must report getting it by the tenth day of the next month.  Example: you get a $5,000 settlement on May 20.  You must report it to DSHS by June 10.

Yes.  If you get food stamps, a lump sum payment for a past period is a resource.  A lump sum for current or future months is income.

It depends.  If you get cash assistance, a lump sum payment awarded for wrongful death, personal injury, damage or loss of property counts as a resource. A lump sum you get for any other reason is income.
If you get cash assistance and you get a lump sum to replace lost, stolen, or damaged property or pay medical bills, the funds do not count as income or resources for 60 days.  The 60-day period starts the month after you get the payment.  DSHS treats money left over after the 60 days as a resource.

Maybe.  You can have up to $6,000 in a savings account and a vehicle worth up to $10,000.  DSHS does not count (excludes) the entire value of one vehicle you use to transport a physically disabled household member.