Washington HB1263 updates the essential needs and housing support program.

Washington HB1263 updates the essential needs and housing support program by allowing counties to combine resources for service delivery, requiring proficiency in managing housing or human services programs for designation, and allowing the department to move funds between entities or counties based on caseload changes. The bill also exempts restitution payments made to people of Japanese and Aleut ancestry from eligibility for public assistance. It defines terms such as "recipient," "resource," and "qualifying family member" for program administration and technical assistance.

Washington HB1263 updates the essential needs and housing support program.

Washington HB1263 updates the essential needs and housing support program by allowing counties to combine resources for service delivery, requiring proficiency in managing housing or human services programs for designation, and allowing the department to move funds between entities or counties based on caseload changes. The bill also exempts restitution payments made to people of Japanese and Aleut ancestry from eligibility for public assistance. It defines terms such as "recipient," "resource," and "qualifying family member" for program administration and technical assistance.