Medicaid
Starts January 1, 2027
- Who it covers
- Adults 19 to 64 who got Medicaid through expansion, unless exempt
- Hours needed
- 80 a month of work, volunteering, school, or a work program, in any mix
- When it starts
- January 1, 2027
- How often they check
- At application and each renewal; coverage periods are 6 months
- Months they look back
- Application: the month before you apply. Renewal: any one month in the certification period.
- Hardship exceptions
- All four. You must ask for: travel for care of a serious condition; inpatient stay. Automatic: federal disaster area; county unemployment at 1.5x the national rate.
- Proof of volunteer hours
- We haven't confirmed this yet. Ask your caseworker.
- Notes
- Apple Health for Adults. 80 hours a month of work, a work program or community service (or a mix), half-time school, or $580 a month household income. Community service is unpaid work in a structured program for the community; it may be court-ordered, but not partisan or for specific people.
- Official page
- Washington Medicaid agency
SNAP
- Does volunteering count?
- Yes
- Time limit waiver
- No waiver. The time limit applies everywhere in the state. No waived areas; the court-restored waiver ended Jan. 31, 2026. Checked October 9, 2026.
- How many hours
- 80 hours a month (20 a week average) of work, unpaid volunteer work at a public, religious or community nonprofit, or a work program, or a mix. Workfare is separate: hours = benefit ÷ minimum wage.
- Volunteer form
- ABAWD Activity Report (DSHS 01-205)
- Who signs it
- Volunteer site coordinator (name and signature). DSHS says it cannot require one particular kind of proof.
- When it's due
- By the 10th of the month after the month you volunteered.
- Official page
- Washington SNAP agency