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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 5 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

When a client reports the loss of UCI income, the Worker must evaluate the circumstances to determine if a penalty must be applied. A penalty is applied when the individual is exempt from SNAP work requirements due solely to the fact that the client was receiving UCI, unless another exemption is met. Good cause for failure to comply with UCI requirements include all situations described in Section 14.4 for voluntary quit. • Individuals who are physically or mentally unfit to engage in full-time employment. See Section 13.15. • Regular participants in a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program, either on a resident or non-resident basis. Regular participation is defined by the drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program. • Individuals who are employed or self-employed and working a minimum of 30 hours per week, or who are receiving weekly earnings equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours. When the client is employed or self-employed for at least 30 hours per week, no consideration is given to the amount earned. • Individuals who receive WV WORKS and do not meet any of the other SNAP exemptions listed above, so long as they are subject to, and complying with, a WV WORKS work requirement. These individuals would be required to meet the SNAP work requirements if they did not receive WV WORKS. When a client loses eligibility for an exemption, the Worker must determine if the client meets any other exemption criteria prior to imposing a penalty. If the exemption is lost during the certification period and clients are not required to report the change, they become subject to SNAP work requirements at redetermination. However, if the client reports losing the exemption, he becomes subject to SNAP work requirements at the time the change is reported. 14.2.2 SNAP WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR WV WORKS CLIENTS The following requirements apply only to SNAP clients who are also WV WORKS clients. They do not apply to non-WV WORKS clients who are included in the SNAP AG with WV WORKS clients, or to individuals who would normally be included in the WV WORKS AG, but who have been disqualified or excluded by law. These individuals must meet the work requirements in 14.2.1.A, unless exempt, disqualified, or excluded by law from the SNAP program.