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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 6 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

14.2.2.A Work Requirements The SNAP work requirements for WV WORKS clients are outlined in Section 18.9. As long as an individual is subject to the WV WORKS work requirement and is meeting his work requirement, he is also meeting his SNAP work requirement. 14.2.2.B Exemptions from SNAP Work Requirements 14.2.2.B.1 Individuals Exempt from WV WORKS Work Requirements WV WORKS clients who are temporarily exempt from meeting a WV WORKS work requirement, as found in Section 14.7, are also exempt from meeting the SNAP work requirements, as long as they receive WV WORKS benefits. These individuals are not subject to either a WV WORKS sanction or SNAP penalty for not complying with the work requirements when the individual meets a WV WORKS exemption found in Section 14.7 or a WV WORKS good cause requirement found in Section 14.9. 14.2.2.B.2 Individuals Exempt from SNAP Work Requirements WV WORKS clients who are subject to the WV WORKS work requirement, and who fail, without good cause, to meet a WV WORKS work requirement, are not subject to a SNAP penalty for not meeting the work requirement if they meet an exemption listed above in Exemptions from SNAP Work Requirements. 14.2.2.B.3 WV WORKS Personal Responsibility Contract (PRC)/Self-Sufficiency Plan (SSP) Requirement An individual who fails to meet a WV WORKS PRC requirement is not subject to a SNAP penalty, unless that PRC/SSP requirement is directly related to one of the following WV WORKS work requirements found in Section 18.9: • Employment (Unsubsidized and Subsidized)