Briefing Book 2018 (July 2017 - June 2018)

The Economic Services Administration's Briefing Book is a reference guide to our programs, client demographics, caseloads, and expenditures. It highlights information for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018, which covers the period of July 2017 through June 2018, and it provides historical data on our programs.

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Below is the most recent Briefing Book. To search archives of past State Fiscal Year Briefing books, please click here.

For more information about this Briefing Book web page, contact:

Shane Riddle
Department of Social and Health Services
Economic Services Administration
360.725.4352 / RiddlMS@dshs.wa.gov

Mailing Address:
DSHS/ESA . Attn: Shane Riddle
PO Box 45559
Olympia, WA 98504-5559

or

Ryan McLean, MPA
Department of Social and Health Services
Economic Services Administration
360.725.0689 / mcleanr@dshs.wa.gov

Briefing Book 2018 (July 2017 - June 2018)

Full document (448 pgs) (Updated 8-12-2021)

The follow are sections and appendices included in the full document.

• Cover Letter (1 pg)

• Contents (1 pg)

• Introduction to ESA (3 pgs) (Updated 1-10-2019)

• ESA Program Descriptions (41 pgs) (Updated 1-10-2019)

• Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD) (18 pgs)

• Basic Food (41 pgs)

• Child Support (18 pgs) (Updated 8-12-2021)

• Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) Referral (16 pgs) (Updated 10-3-2019)

• Medical Assistance (15 pgs)

• Pregnant Women Assistance (PWA) (12 pgs)

• Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (RIA) (35 pgs) (Updated 1-29-2020)

• TANF/WorkFirst (31 pgs) (Updated 10-3-2019)

• Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) (8 pgs)

• Other Programs (79 pgs)

• Expenditures (14 pgs)

• Annual Unduplicated Clients Served (6 pgs)

• Appendices (108 pgs)

  • ESA Contacts (2 pgs)
  • Geographic Maps (4 pgs)
  • Abbreviations (4 pgs)
  • Electronic Benefits and Funds Transfer (5 pgs)
  • Federal Welfare Legislative History and State Welfare History (30 pgs)
  • Changes in Cash Grant Assistance Programs/Funding Due to Welfare Reform (4 pgs)
  • Child Support Federal Legislative History (7 pgs)
  • Major Changes in ESA Programs by Month (52 pgs)