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Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past or who are unable to work because of a disability. Checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability. Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past and who are now unable to work because of a disability.
The amount of the monthly disability benefit is based on the Social Security earnings record of the insured worker.
SSDI checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability, although claims may be filed before that time.
Claims may also be filed for up to 12 months retroactively.
Individuals with disabilities may qualify for vocational rehabilitation services which could result in a return to work.
Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Offers a Compassionate Allowances initiative that benefits people with certain rare diseases.
This initiative will fast-track applications for Social Security disability for applicants with any of 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers whose medical conditions are very severe.
Currently, many people with rare diseases experience lengthy delays when they apply for Social Security assistance because those making the decisions are not familiar with their diseases.
Categories
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Helps homeless people obtain the state and federal disability benefits.
LAW Advocates provides assistance to homeless people to obtain the state and federal disability benefits to which they are entitled.
Categories
SSI Applications
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
TANF Applications
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Rental Deposit Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Water Service Payment Assistance
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
TANF Applications
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Case/Care Management
Gas Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
TANF Applications
Water Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Rental Deposit Assistance
Case/Care Management
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Rent Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
TANF Applications
Rental Deposit Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
State Disability Insurance Applications
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past or who are unable to work because of a disability. Checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability. Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past and who are now unable to work because of a disability.
The amount of the monthly disability benefit is based on the Social Security earnings record of the insured worker.
SSDI checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability, although claims may be filed before that time.
Claims may also be filed for up to 12 months retroactively.
Individuals with disabilities may qualify for vocational rehabilitation services which could result in a return to work.
Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Offers a Compassionate Allowances initiative that benefits people with certain rare diseases.
This initiative will fast-track applications for Social Security disability for applicants with any of 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers whose medical conditions are very severe.
Currently, many people with rare diseases experience lengthy delays when they apply for Social Security assistance because those making the decisions are not familiar with their diseases.
Categories
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Rental Deposit Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Gas Service Payment Assistance
TANF Applications
Electric Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Contracts with Social Security Administration to adjudicate medical eligibility benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid rules and regulations.
Contracts with Social Security Administration to adjudicate medical eligibility benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income rules and regulations.
Processes initial applications, reconsiderations, continuing disability reviews, continuing disability review reconsiderations and disability hearings.
The following claims are processed in the Washington DDDS:
- Initial Applications
- Reconsiderations
- 1st appeal of denial
- Continuing Disability Reviews
- periodic reviews to determine if those who are on benefits still qualify.
- Disability Hearings - face to face informal hearing as part of the appeal of Continuing Disability Review cessation.
- DSHS Non-Grant Medical Assistance
Categories
SSI Appeals/Complaints
Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Water Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Rental Deposit Assistance
TANF Applications
Electric Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
State Disability Insurance Applications
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
TANF Applications
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
TANF Applications
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Case/Care Management
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Free legal assistance related to Social Security Disability applications and appeals.
To provide compassionate assistance to individuals, in a respectful manner, throughout every stage of the disability process, by providing open and honest advice and services, meeting individuals wherever they are comfortable and providing assistance in navigating the disability process while maintaining dignity and leveraging community partnerships to provide needed referrals and services.
Categories
Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past or who are unable to work because of a disability. Checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability. Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past and who are now unable to work because of a disability.
The amount of the monthly disability benefit is based on the Social Security earnings record of the insured worker.
SSDI checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability, although claims may be filed before that time.
Claims may also be filed for up to 12 months retroactively.
Individuals with disabilities may qualify for vocational rehabilitation services which could result in a return to work.
Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Offers a Compassionate Allowances initiative that benefits people with certain rare diseases.
This initiative will fast-track applications for Social Security disability for applicants with any of 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers whose medical conditions are very severe.
Currently, many people with rare diseases experience lengthy delays when they apply for Social Security assistance because those making the decisions are not familiar with their diseases.
Categories
Welfare Rights Assistance
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Rental Deposit Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Rent Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
TANF Applications
Contracts with Social Security Administration to adjudicate medical eligibility benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid rules and regulations.
Contracts with Social Security Administration to adjudicate medical eligibility benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income rules and regulations.
Processes initial applications, reconsiderations, continuing disability reviews, continuing disability review reconsiderations and disability hearings.
The following claims are processed in the Washington DDDS:
- Initial Applications
- Reconsiderations
- 1st appeal of denial
- Continuing Disability Reviews
- periodic reviews to determine if those who are on benefits still qualify.
- Disability Hearings - face to face informal hearing as part of the appeal of Continuing Disability Review cessation.
- DSHS Non-Grant Medical Assistance
Categories
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
SSI Appeals/Complaints
Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Educates and assists clients with enrolling in state and federal assistance programs. Includes Basic Food, Medicaid/Apple Health, Medicare, Social Security and more.
Educates and assists clients with enrolling in state and federal assistance programs.
Offers:
- Energy Assistance (LIHEAP applications)
- Basic Food Information and Applications
- Lifeline Telephone Assistance
- Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
- Housing Assistance/Referrals
- Low Income Subsidy Programs (LIS)
Also:
- Medicaid Insurance
- Medicare Insurance
- Medicare Part D Insurance
- Phone Discount Assistance/Referral
- Affordable Care Act Health Insurance
Categories
SSI Applications
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Medicare Enrollment
State Disability Insurance Applications
Medicaid Applications
Benefits Screening
Food Stamps/SNAP Applications
Offers disability awards and pensions for workers injured on the job when the injury results in a permanent inability to work at gainful employment.
Pays out permanent partial disability awards based on legal statute and determined by degree of bodily impairment.
Pension benefits are paid when the job injury results in a permanent inability to work at gainful employment.
Interpreter services are available upon request with one day notice.
Categories
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past or who are unable to work because of a disability. Checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability. Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past and who are now unable to work because of a disability.
The amount of the monthly disability benefit is based on the Social Security earnings record of the insured worker.
SSDI checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability, although claims may be filed before that time.
Claims may also be filed for up to 12 months retroactively.
Individuals with disabilities may qualify for vocational rehabilitation services which could result in a return to work.
Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Offers a Compassionate Allowances initiative that benefits people with certain rare diseases.
This initiative will fast-track applications for Social Security disability for applicants with any of 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers whose medical conditions are very severe.
Currently, many people with rare diseases experience lengthy delays when they apply for Social Security assistance because those making the decisions are not familiar with their diseases.
Categories
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
Gas Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Electric Service Payment Assistance
TANF Applications
Case/Care Management
Rental Deposit Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Offers disability awards and pensions for workers injured on the job when the injury results in a permanent inability to work at gainful employment.
Pays out permanent partial disability awards based on legal statute and determined by degree of bodily impairment.
Pension benefits are paid when the job injury results in a permanent inability to work at gainful employment.
Interpreter services are available upon request with one day notice.
Categories
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
State Disability Insurance Applications
Provides financial assistance programs to low-income families, immigrants and refugees, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind or disabled. Programs include TANF/WorkFirst, AREN, Diversion Cash Assistance, Refugee Cash Assistance and ABD.
Provides financial assistance to Washington residents in need who meet eligibility requirements.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF/WorkFirst):
- Provides monthly cash grants and medical assistance to eligible low-income families with minor children in the home.
- Applicants attend a WorkFirst orientation and eligibility interview.
- Pregnant and parenting minors may be eligible for TANF benefits if they meet additional eligibility requirements, as determined by a DSHS social worker.
- Adults may also be eligible for WorkFirst support, which will pay for items clients must have in order to look for work, prepare for work or accept a better job.
- Assistance may include transportation, car repairs, interview and work clothes, licenses and tools and equipment.
- Assistance will be provided via vouchers or pre-paid merchant cards.
Aged Blind and Disabled (ABD):
- Provides financial assistance for people with a long-term or permanent disability, or who are blind, or who are age 65 or older and meet income and resource requirements.
Emergency Assistance:
- TANF, Workfirst, SFA and RCA clients may apply for supplemental financial assistance when faced with an emergency caused by circumstances out of their control.
- Funding may be approved for rent (EVICTION NOTICES); electric, gas, heating fuel, water/sewer or telephone utility shut-off notices; or deposit move-in costs for homeless individuals and families.
- Includes Additional Requirements for Emergent Needs (AREN). AREN payments may be made up to a maximum of $750 in a 12-month period.
- Also includes WorkFirst support services, which helps with rent, mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, moving costs, all housing-related fees, hookup fees, refundable and non-refundable deposits, and temporary housing for households participating in WorkFirst. Up to $5,000 is available in a 12-month period.
Pregnant Women's Assistance:
- Provides financial assistance for pregnant women who are not eligible for TANF but meet TANF income and resource requirements.
Diversion Cash Assistance (DCA):
- Provides a cash grant program designed to prevent households with children from having to enroll in public assistance, by assisting with living expenses for needs such as:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Child care
- Food and employment-related expenses.
Clients may be referred to DSHS non-cash programs such as food stamps.
Staff may also refer to other social service programs including domestic violence services, clothing banks, food pantries, etc.
Housing and Essential Needs (HEN):
- Provides housing and essential needs vouchers for adults who have a shorter-term disability and meet income and resource requirements.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA):
- Cash assistance is available to refugees with no minor children for the first eight months after their arrival.
- Refugees with minor children are likely eligible for TANF.
State Family Assistance:
- Cash assistance program established for legal immigrants with dependent children who are ineligible for TANF because of immigrant status.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Sewer Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance
Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
TANF Applications
State Disability Insurance Applications
TANF Appeals/Complaints
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past or who are unable to work because of a disability. Checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability. Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past and who are now unable to work because of a disability.
The amount of the monthly disability benefit is based on the Social Security earnings record of the insured worker.
SSDI checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability, although claims may be filed before that time.
Claims may also be filed for up to 12 months retroactively.
Individuals with disabilities may qualify for vocational rehabilitation services which could result in a return to work.
Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Offers a Compassionate Allowances initiative that benefits people with certain rare diseases.
This initiative will fast-track applications for Social Security disability for applicants with any of 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers whose medical conditions are very severe.
Currently, many people with rare diseases experience lengthy delays when they apply for Social Security assistance because those making the decisions are not familiar with their diseases.
Categories
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past or who are unable to work because of a disability. Checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability. Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Provides monthly checks for people who have worked in the past and who are now unable to work because of a disability.
The amount of the monthly disability benefit is based on the Social Security earnings record of the insured worker.
SSDI checks may start at the sixth full month of the disability, although claims may be filed before that time.
Claims may also be filed for up to 12 months retroactively.
Individuals with disabilities may qualify for vocational rehabilitation services which could result in a return to work.
Recipients of SSDI may also be eligible for Medicare benefits.
Offers a Compassionate Allowances initiative that benefits people with certain rare diseases.
This initiative will fast-track applications for Social Security disability for applicants with any of 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers whose medical conditions are very severe.
Currently, many people with rare diseases experience lengthy delays when they apply for Social Security assistance because those making the decisions are not familiar with their diseases.
Categories
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Contracts with Social Security Administration to adjudicate medical eligibility benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid rules and regulations.
Contracts with Social Security Administration to adjudicate medical eligibility benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income rules and regulations.
Processes initial applications, reconsiderations, continuing disability reviews, continuing disability review reconsiderations and disability hearings.
The following claims are processed in the Washington DDDS:
- Initial Applications
- Reconsiderations
- 1st appeal of denial
- Continuing Disability Reviews
- periodic reviews to determine if those who are on benefits still qualify.
- Disability Hearings - face to face informal hearing as part of the appeal of Continuing Disability Review cessation.
- DSHS Non-Grant Medical Assistance
Categories
SSI Appeals/Complaints
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints