DSHS counts income as money a consumer earns or receives from:

1. (1) Wages and commissions earned from employment;
2. (2) Unemployment compensation;

3. (3) The following child support payment amounts:

   1. (a) For applicants or consumers who are not receiving DSHS division of child support services, the amount as shown on a current court or administrative order;
   2. (b) For applicants or consumers who are receiving DSHS division of child support services, the amount as verified by the DSHS division of child support;
   3. (c) For applicants or consumers who have an informal verbal or written child support agreement, the amount verified by a written agreement signed by the noncustodial parent (NCP); or
   4. (d) For applicants or consumers who cannot provide a written agreement signed by the NCP, the amount received for child support verified by a written statement from the consumer that documents why they cannot provide the statement from the NCP;
4. (4) Supplemental security income (SSI);
5. (5) Other Social Security payments, such as Social Security Administration (SSA) and Social Security disability insurance (SSDI);
6. (6) Refugee assistance payments;
7. (7) Payments from the Veterans' Administration;
8. (8) Pensions or retirement income;
9. (9) Payments from labor and industries (L&I), or disability payments;
10. (10) Lump sums as money a consumer receives from a one-time payment such as back child support, an inheritance, or gambling winnings;
11. (11) Other types of income not listed in WAC 170-290-3630; and
12. (12) Gross wages from employment or self-employment income as defined in WAC 170-290-0003. Gross wages include any wages that are taxable.

[WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-3610, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-3610, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 12-11-025, § 170-290-3610, filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12; WSR 11-12-078, § 170-290-3610, filed 5/31/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-3610, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09.]