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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 10

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 23 Chapter 10 The Case Maintenance Process

10.4.3 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHANGE 10.4.3.A Increase in Benefits 10.4.3.A.1 Addition of an AG Member or a Decrease in Income of $125 or More The change must be effective no later than the month following the month in which the change is reported. When the change is reported after the system deadline, supplemental benefits must be issued and received by the 10th of the following month. The supplemental benefits are issued based upon the date the information is reported, regardless of whether or not the report is timely. Supplemental benefits issued in this situation are not considered restored benefits and, therefore, not used to offset a repayment as described in Restoring Lost Benefits below. 10.4.3.A.2 All Other Changes For all other changes that result in an increase in benefits, except those described in Increase in Benefits above, changes are made as follows. • If the next issuance date is more than 10 days after the date the change is reported, the change is effective the month following the report month. • If the next issuance date is within 10 days of the date the change is reported, the change is effective two months after the report month. The ten-day period includes the date of the report and takes the staggered benefit issuance date into consideration. All Other Changes Example 1: An AG reports that an additional person has moved into the household and needs to be added to the SNAP benefits. The individual has no income and is eligible for benefits. Benefits will increase, and the change is effective for June. All Other Changes Example 2: An AG reports an income decrease of $75 on May 28. The AG’s next issuance is due on June 7. The change increases the benefit and is effective for June.