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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 8 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

14.3 SNAP WORK REGISTRATION 14.3.1 WORK REGISTRATION 14.3.1.A Registration Requirements All individuals must register for employment with WorkForce West Virginia, within 30 days of the date of the original approval, unless exempt according to Section 14.2. Clients must register every 12 months thereafter, regardless of the length of time that WorkForce West Virginia considers the registration valid. The Consolidated Work Notice (CWN) is sent to the SNAP AG when an individual(s) is required to register with job service through Workforce WV. The CWN details who must register and the due date of registration. The CWN also explains why the individual(s) is required to register and how to register. Actions which constitute a registration are defined by WorkForce West Virginia and the eligibility system must: • Match with WorkForce West Virginia. Registration date updated. • Match the date returned from WorkForce West Virginia is more than 12 months old. The client must register again. • Match with WorkForce West Virginia with inactive job status and no job preference. The client must choose a job preference and become active to be considered registered. • Match with WorkForce West Virginia with inactive job status and with job preference. The client must become active to be considered registered. • Match with WorkForce West Virginia with active job status and no job preference. The client must choose a job preference to be considered registered. Once the client registers with WorkForce West Virginia for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purposes, he cannot be required to register more often than every 12 months, even when the benefit is opened and closed within the 12-month period. This is tracked through the eligibility system.