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TABLE OF CONTENTS October 1, 2024 Child Care Subsidy Policy ii 4.4. Activity: WV WORKS............................................................................................................. 31 4.4.1. WV WORKS Approved Work Activities................................................................... 31 4.4.2. WV WORKS Work-Eligible Requirement................................................................ 32 4.4.3. WV WORKS: Two Parent Households...................................................................... 32 4.5. Activity: Job Training/Education. .......................................................................................... 33 4.5.1. Reasonable Study Time................................................................................................ 33 4.5.2. Scholarship Requirements........................................................................................... 34 4.5.3. Satisfactory Progress and Attendance........................................................................ 34 4.5.4. Reinstatement After Closure for Failure to Improve ............................................... 35 4.5.5. Petition for Reinstatement after a Second Suspension ............................................. 35 4.5.6. Home Schooled Minor Parents.................................................................................... 35 4.6. Supportive Services for Child Protective Services Recipients. ............................................ 35 4.7. Exceptions to Eligibility: Policy Exceptions........................................................................... 36 4.8. Interim Care.............................................................................................................................. 39 4.9. Over-Night Care. ...................................................................................................................... 40 4.10.Need for Care and School Age Children. .............................................................................. 40 4.11.AmeriCorps and Vista: ........................................................................................................... 41 CHAPTER 5: FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES .....................................42 5.0. Overview.................................................................................................................................... 42 5.1. Family Size. ............................................................................................................................... 42 5.1.1. Adults Other than Spouses in the Household. ........................................................... 42 5.1.2. Multi-Generational Households.................................................................................. 42 5.1.3. Adult Children in the Household................................................................................ 43 5.1.4. Head of Household ....................................................................................................... 43 5.1.5. Adoptive Children ........................................................................................................ 43 5.1.6. Multiple Family Households........................................................................................ 43 5.1.7. Unmarried Parents....................................................................................................... 43 5.1.8. Family Members Expected to Return......................................................................... 43 5.1.9. Biological Parents Residing on the Same Premises................................................... 44 5.2. Monthly Gross Income............................................................................................................. 44 5.2.1. Employment Income Considered in Determining Eligibility................................... 44 5.2.2. Countable Non-Farm Self-Employment Income....................................................... 46 5.2.3 Countable Income from Farm Self-Employment...................................................... 47 5.2.4 Countable Unearned Income....................................................................................... 47 5.2.5 Income Not Considered in Determining Eligibility................................................... 49 5.3. Conversion of Income to Monthly Amounts.......................................................................... 50 5.3.1. Income Received on a Regular Basis. ......................................................................... 50 5.3.2. Irregular Income. ......................................................................................................... 50 5.3.3. Changes in Income during Certificate Period. .......................................................... 51 5.4. Sources of Documentation/Verification.................................................................................. 51 CHAPTER 6: CLIENT CASE MANAGEMENT & CONTINUED CONTACT..................................53 6.0. Client Case Management Overview........................................................................................ 53 6.1. Case Management PATH Ticklers.......................................................................................... 53 6.1.1. Redetermining Eligibility: The Status Check ........................................................... 53