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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 11

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual

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11.3.5.C Collection Procedures A claim must be collected by offsetting when lost benefits due the AG have not been restored. The Worker determines the amount of corrective benefits due the household and initiates the auxiliary issuance in the eligibility system. The auxiliary code used by the Worker causes the eligibility system to search for outstanding cash assistance claims and offset the claim, if appropriate. 11.3.6 DETERMINING THE REPAYMENT AMOUNT 11.3.6.A Active Recipients The monthly repayment amount is 10% of the AG’s total gross, non-excluded earned and unearned income, including the actual WV WORKS benefit amount, which may include reductions and incentives described in Section 4.5 or sanctions described in Section 14.8 and the Child Support Incentive (CSI). The amount is determined as follows: • If the AG has no income other than the WV WORKS benefit, the repayment amount is determined by multiplying the benefit amount, after application of any reductions, incentives, or sanctions by 10% and dropping the cents. • If the AG has income other than the WV WORKS benefit, the repayment amount is determined as follows: Step 1: Add together: ▪ The non-excluded gross earned income of the income group, with no deductions applied ▪ All non-excluded unearned income of the income group ▪ The actual WV WORKS check amount, including the CSI Step 2: Determine 10% of the amount in Step 1 and drop the cents. This is the monthly repayment amount. When the amount determined in Step 2 is less than the WV WORKS benefit amount, the monthly recoupment amount is equal to the amount calculated in Step 2. When the amount determined in Step 2 is greater than or equal to the WV WORKS benefit amount from Step 1, the monthly recoupment amount is equal to the WV WORKS benefit amount, less $1.