(1) A lump sum payment is money that someone receives but does not expect to receive on a continuing basis.
(2) For cash assistance and family medical programs, we count a lump sum payment:
(a) As a resource, under WAC
388-455-0010, if it was awarded for wrongful death, personal injury, damage, or loss of property.
(b) As income, under WAC
388-455-0015, if it was received for any other reason.
(3) For Basic Food, we count lump sum payments for a previous period as a resource under WAC
388-470-0055. We count any amount for current or future months as income to your assistance unit.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, and 74.08.090. 08-11-105, § 388-455-0005, filed 5/20/08, effective 7/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510. 99-24-008, § 388-455-0005, filed 11/19/99, effective 1/1/00.]