- Basic Food, the state’s food stamp program, helps people in Washington make ends meet by providing monthly benefits to buy food. Participating in Basic Food has other benefits such as: Enrollment in free school meals for school-aged children; Qualification for low-cost local phone service; and shows your family meets the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) income test.
- Basic Health offers quality, low-cost health coverage to eligible people who live in Washington State. The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) contracts with Community Health Plan of Washington and other health plans to offer Basic Health and Basic Health Plus coverage.
- The Emergency Food Assistance Program assists local organizations and tribes in providing food to low-income, vulnerable individuals.
- Increase the amount of nutritious food being distributed through emergency food programs to vulnerable children and adults.
General Assistance Unemployable (GAU)
- The General Assistance Unemployable (GAU) program is a lifeline for single adults that are unable to work due to a physical or mental disability. The state grants up to $339 in temporary cash assistance and pays for medical benefits. Grants are given for six months to low-income individuals who are recovering from either a temporary disability or who ultimately are deemed to be permanently disabled and unable to work.
- A community program supported by shareholders, customers and employees. The funds are forwarded to community action agencies, which work with each family. Grants are available to those in need without regard to their heating source.
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
- The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a state program that provides health insurance to low-income families with children under the age of 19 who are not eligible for Medicaid and are uninsured.
- SCHIP provides doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, mental health services, preventative well-child exams, immunizations, dental and eye exams, among other services.
Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
- The TBRA Program provides homeless and low-income households with security and utility deposits and up to 12 months of rent assistance. Eligible households must have incomes that do not exceed 50 percent of the median household income for their area, according to the Income Limits published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Housing And Urban Development (HUD) on an annual basis.
Working Connections Child Care Program
- Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) helps families with low incomes pay for child care while they work or meet WorkFirst participation requirements.
- When a family qualifies for child care subsidy benefits and chooses an eligible provider, the state pays a portion of the cost of child care. The parent is also responsible to pay a co-payment to the provider each month.
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