Washington State Data Book: The people, the economy, and the government of Washington State State of Washington Office of Financial Management

Income Assistance Programs - Grants

Sources:
Department of Social and Health Services
Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (Energy Assistance)

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INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS - GRANTS
STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS
$ in Thousands
  State Fiscal Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Temporary Assistance to
  Needy Families (TANF)
1
302,476 286,601 287,902 282,214 282,446 289,183 283,479 270,315
  Diversion2 2,577 3,663 4,939 5,388 6,847 8,274 10,411 11,878
Child Support Recoveries 95,771 87,810 87,274 77,190 75,471 74,291 75,449 77,535
Consolidated Emergency Assistance
  Program (CEAP)
263 223 294 220 219 155 136 100
Supplemental Security Income
  (SSI) Payments
3
28,355 27,289 29,283 2,773 11,750 17,478 18,361 18,585
  Old Age 3,884 3,803 -- -- -- -- -- --
  Blind 328 321 -- -- -- -- -- --
  Disabled 24,143 23,165 -- -- -- -- -- --
General Assistance4 41,075 46,355 57,279 51,840 53,338 63,221 74,074 107,606
Other Assistance 270,133 292,323 343,123 415,007 471,941 561,815 588,249 610,222
  Refugee Assistance 2,004 2,142 1,713 1,186 1,539 1,648 1,548 1,543
  Energy Assistance5 18,720 31,420 28,099 31,125 29,856 33,658 -- --
  Food Assistance 249,409 258,761 313,311 382,696 440,546 526,509 586,701 608,679

1Formerly AFDC; no longer split into Regular and Employable. Beginning 7/11/1997, Child Support Recoveries are no longer posted to TANF (AFDC) Grant Total.
2Began in Fiscal Year 1998. Eight months of data only.
3As of 07/2002 (FY 2003), due to the change in federal requirements, the majority of the Federal paid SSI has been eliminated, with just a few exceptions.  From that date on, data reflects State paid SSI.
4Includes General Assistance, Unemployable (GA-U); General Assistance, Expedited Medical (GA-X); and Children in guardian or custodial care (GH-H). Excludes Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support Act (ADATSA).
5Energy Assistance Program runs from October to June.  Data no longer provided because services are from the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.

Note: Monthly Grant Expenditures are being reflected in this report.  Detail may not add due to rounding.