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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 10 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

Work Registration Example 3: Juniper reports on August 10 that his brother Ficus moved in with him and requests that Ficus be added to the SNAP benefit. Ficus is otherwise eligible and the Worker takes action on August 12 to add him to the SNAP benefit effective September 1. The Worker sends a notice to register on August 12 to notify Ficus that he is required to register with WorkForce West Virginia by September 12 since he has not registered for SNAP purposes in the last 12 months. A client who fails to comply by the due date established on the notice to register is subject to a SNAP penalty and the Worker must send an adverse action notice. See Section 14.5. The penalty is not imposed, and any lost benefits are restored if, before the end of the month in which the adverse notice expires, the following occurs: • The client registers; and • The client notifies the Department of Human Services (DOHS) that he has registered. If the Worker independently discovers before the penalty goes into effect that the client has registered before the end of the month in which the adverse notice expires, the penalty may be lifted, and benefits restored. There is no requirement on the Department, however, to attempt to independently verify if the client has registered after the date the penalty is entered into the system. Work Registration Example 4: Ms. Iris is added to an active SNAP case on August 12 and is notified she must register with WorkForce West Virginia by September 12. If Ms. Iris does not register by September 12, the Worker must send notification that she is subject to a SNAP penalty beginning October 1. If she registers by September 30 and notifies the Worker, the penalty is not imposed. Any lost benefits must be restored. Work Registration Example 5: Mr. Daffodil is added to an active SNAP case on August 12 and is notified he must register with WorkForce West Virginia by September 12. If Mr. Daffodil does not register by September 12, the Worker must send notification that he is subject to a SNAP penalty beginning October 1. If Mr. Daffodil registers and notifies the Worker on or after October 1, the penalty is imposed. 14.3.1.B WorkForce West Virginia During the application and redetermination process, the eligibility system will present a registration date obtained from WorkForce West Virginia. If the client is not registered, no date will be returned.