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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 78 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

does not lose the right to uninterrupted benefits if the time limits established for verification extends into the new certification period. Clients who fail to submit their redetermination form timely, fail to complete an interview or fail to submit missing verification by the established deadline lose the right to uninterrupted benefits. Uninterrupted benefits are benefits received within 30 days of the last issuance. For longer certifications, uninterrupted benefits are benefits received at the usual time in the issuance cycle. ➢ Benefits Not Prorated In the following redetermination situations, benefits are not prorated, and the certification period begins the month following the end of the previous certification period. • The verification is due within the last month of the certification period and is returned by the last day of the certification period; or • The verification is due after the last day of the certification period and is returned by the date the Worker specifies. A reapplication is not required. • The redetermination is not submitted until the month following the end of the certification period due to an Agency error. ➢ Benefits Prorated In the following redetermination situations, benefits are prorated, and the certification period begins the month following the end of the previous certification period and a reapplication is not required. • The verification is due within the last month of the certification period and is not returned until the following month. Benefits are prorated from the date the verification is returned. • The verification is due after the last day of the certification period and is returned after the due date, but by the end of the month it was due. Benefits are prorated from the date the verification is returned. EXCEPTION: AGs which have met all redetermination requirements are entitled to uninterrupted benefits. When this cannot be done due to the time frame for submitting missing verification, the Worker must take action to reinstate benefits so that the client receives benefits within five working days after supplying the missing verification, if eligible. Some failures to provide verification may only result in loss of a deduction, not ineligibility.