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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 17 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

records the information in case comments. No additional follow up for this voluntary quit is required at the next redetermination. SNAP Penalty Example 2: Mr. Tansy, a SNAP client, applies for Emergency Assistance (EA) and reports that he quit his job of 30 hours a week because he had an argument with his boss. Since there is no voluntary quit provision for EA, the Worker acts on the income change, delays the good cause determination, and records this in case comments. At the next redetermination, if Mr. Tansy is not currently working at least 30 hours a week or meeting a SNAP WORK requirement exemption, the Worker discusses this voluntary quit with Mr. Tansy in order to determine if good cause existed. 14.4.5.B.1 Voluntary Quit Discovered at Redetermination When the Worker determines at redetermination, based on information available in case comments and new information reported by the client during the normal redetermination process, that the client voluntarily quit employment without good cause during the prior certification period, he must determine if the client is subject to a SNAP penalty. If the Worker determines at redetermination that the client did voluntarily quit without good cause at any time during the certification period and he is not currently working 30 hours a week and is not exempt from the work requirements, a penalty is applied. See Section 14.5. The Worker must only explore the potential for voluntary quit using information previously recorded in case comments and information that the client reported in order to update the current information. Neither the Worker nor the client is required to explore the potential for voluntary quit when the job is not previously known to the Department. Eligibility for the individual is reestablished when an exemption is established or at the end of the appropriate penalty period.