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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 11
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual
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BCSE amount is less than the benefit amount but more than the amount he was eligible for, the difference between the BCSE amount and the amount he was eligible for is used to offset the repayment amount. If the BCSE amount is less than the amount the client was eligible for, the BCSE amount does not affect the repayment amount. BCSE Partial Recoupment Example 1: In November, a cash assistance client received a WV WORKS benefit for $360 but was only eligible to receive $100. The BCSE amount for November was $210. Because the State was reimbursed the redirected child support, the repayment is the difference between the check received and the amount of child support. The amount the client is eligible for is subtracted from the child support to determine the offsetting amount: $210 - $100 = $110. The amount of overpayment, $260, is then offset by the redirected child support, $110, leaving $150 as the repayment amount. BCSE Partial Recoupment Example 2: In December, a client received a WV WORKS benefit of $312, but was only eligible to receive $200. The BCSE amount paid for December was $100. Because the redirected child support is less than the amount the client was eligible for, the BCSE amount does not offset any of the repayment amount of $112. 11.3.4.B Determining the First Month of Ineligibility In situations involving ineligibility, the first month is determined as follows: • Any month that countable income exceeds the payment level is an ineligible month, even if the case closure is for a reason other than increased income, except when the case becomes ineligible due to excessive, redirected child/spousal support. See below. First Month of Ineligibility Example: A cash assistance client reports on August 19 that he started to work full time and that his only dependent child left the home. Because of advance notice, the first month of ineligibility is October. • In all other cases, including cases that become ineligible due to excessive, redirected child/spousal support, the first month of ineligibility is the month following the month in which the change occurs.