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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 11

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual

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11.3.4 FACTORS AFFECTING THE AMOUNT OF THE CLAIM The RI must consider the following when determining the amount of the claim. 11.3.4.A Redirected Child Support 11.3.4.A.1 Recoupment of Total WV WORKS Payment When child support is redirected to the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement (BCSE), the total amount is considered in determining the amount of the claim. The IFM Worker must request payment information from BCSE for each month for which repayment is sought. On a month-by- month basis, the amount applied by BCSE to the month for which repayment is due is subtracted from the amount the client would otherwise have to repay. If BCSE refunds the support to the client, the full check amount is subject to repayment. BCSE Total Recoupment Example 1: In July, the Worker discovers that the client was ineligible for the cash assistance payment he received in June. The June cash assistance payment was $275. The IFM Worker sends a DHS-1 to BCSE to request the amount of support credited to this case for June. The BCSE Worker responds with $100. Therefore, the client must repay the difference between $275 and $100, which is $175. BCSE Total Recoupment Example 2: In July, August, and October, a cash assistance client was ineligible, but received the following cash assistance amounts: July – $206; August – $275; October – $275. The IFM Worker sends a DHS-1 to BCSE to determine the amount of child support applied to his case for these months and receives the following information: July – $280; August – $270; October – $270. Therefore, there is no repayment required for July. The client owes the Department $5 for August and $5 for October. The total repayment amount for this client is $10. 11.3.4.A.2 Recoupment of Partial WV WORKS Payment If part, but not all, of the WV WORKS benefit is to be repaid, the amount paid to BCSE is compared to the repayment amount and to the amount for which the client was eligible. If the