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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 73 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

• Have an application for TANF-funded benefits pending; and • Are denied SNAP benefits; and • Are later determined eligible for TANF-funded benefits; and • Are otherwise categorically eligible. The Worker must provide benefits using the original application and any information supplied later. Benefits are issued from the date for which TANF-funded benefit eligibility is established or the date of the original SNAP application, whichever is later. The client cannot be required to complete a new DFA-2, DFA-SNAP-1 or another interview. The Worker may contact the client to update the DFA-2 or DFA- SNAP-1 information by mail or by telephone. ➢ SSI Applicants Persons who apply for SSI and SNAP benefits at the same time have SNAP eligibility determined as any other AG until Categorical Eligibility is met. SSI applicants who are denied SNAP benefits must be informed in the denial notice of the possibility of potential Categorical Eligibility should they become SSI recipients.

1.4.17.C.5 Categorical Eligibility Examples Categorical Eligibility Example 1: A WV WORKS case was closed five months ago but is still enrolled in Work Programs (WP) as the AG is still eligible for support service payments. The AG last received a payment four months ago but is still categorically eligible. Categorical Eligibility Example 2: A person applies for SNAP benefits and is authorized to receive information and referral services about TANF-funded programs. The DFA-SNAP I&R-1 is mailed out the day of approval and the client receives it five days later. The client is categorically eligible from the day of application even though the DFA-SNAP I&R-1 is received five days later. Categorical Eligibility Example 3: A family of five with a total gross income of 185% FPL applies for SNAP benefits. The household income exceeds the gross income limit for SNAP; however, the family is eligible to receive information and referral services because their income is below 200% FPL, which means the AG is presumed to have met the gross income limit (as well as the other