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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 10

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 40 Chapter 10 The Case Maintenance Process

Landlords, grocers, or other vendors of goods, services, or items who deal directly with the client may not be a substitute payee. The substitute payee must agree to accept the responsibility and must be at least age 18. A review of the way in which a substitute payee’s responsibilities are carried out is conducted as frequently as indicated by the client’s circumstances, and at least once every 12 months. 10.5.5.B.4 Choosing the Payee for a Positive Drug Test See 18.7.18.E 10.5.5.C When a WV WORKS Client Becomes Eligible for SSI When a WV WORKS client is determined eligible for SSI, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to count his portion of the WV WORKS payment as income. When determining the amount of SSI to which the individual is entitled, the SSA must have this information before the SSI claim can be processed. Although children are not removed from the WV WORKS benefit, the child’s portion must be determined and provided to SSA. The following method is used to determine the individual’s portion of the benefit: Step 1: Determine the amount of the benefit with the individual included in the AG. This includes all applicable incentives, reductions, or sanctions. Step 2: Determine the amount of the benefit with the individual not included in the AG. This includes the same applicable incentives or sanctions that were applied in Step 1, even if not including the individual in the payment could eliminate the incentive or sanction. Step 3: Subtract the amount in Step 2 from the amount in Step 1. The remainder is the individual’s portion of the benefit. This amount must be determined for each month for which SSA requests the information. 10.5.6 COLA ADJUSTMENTS IN FEDERAL BENEFITS