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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 71 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

Sanction policies are the same for noncitizen individuals as for U.S. citizen individuals in IMM Chapter 14.5 SNAP Work Requirement Penalties. 15.8.4.G Income At the time of application and each re-determination, the sponsor should be contacted to determine the amount of income, if any, he voluntarily contributes to the refugee. Also, the name and address of the sponsor should be recorded in the case record. If the refugee has excessive income for AFDC-Related Medicaid or RCA, the Worker will evaluate the client for the Medicaid or RMA programs. 15.8.4.H Assets Assets will be treated in the same manner as any other applicant. If an asset is located in the refugee's homeland and is not available to the Refugee then these assets would not be treated as assets available to meet the needs of the client. 15.8.5 ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FOR WV WORKS/MEDICAID FOR ASYLEES • If the applicant meets all requirements for WV WORKS and/or Medicaid, the application should be made for those programs. However, participation is limited to five years from date granted asylum for WV WORKS and seven years for Medicaid. • The amount of payment follows the basic payment plan of the assistance payment. • Individuals receiving this assistance must be coded appropriately as asylees in the eligibility system. • All other conditions of eligibility for these programs must be followed with the exception of counting assets. Note: See IMM Chapter 15.8.4.D Registering for Employment Services for policy regarding a 60-day grace period specifically for noncitizen individuals