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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 73 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

Individuals are not required to have an eligible child in the home in order to be eligible for an assistance payment. No Eligible Children in Home Example: If a husband and wife do not have any eligible children in the home, and they meet all other eligibility requirements, the case can be approved for this program. 15.8.6.A.3 Assignment of Support Rights The eligibility requirement of assignment of support rights is waived for this program. If the applicant has child support as income, it will be treated as a resource against the assistance check. 15.8.6.B Full-Time Students in Institutions of Higher Education RCA shall not be made available to refugees or asylees who are full-time students in institutions of higher education, unless it is appropriate English-language and job-related training, approved under an individual employability plan, and has a definite short term of less than one-year employment objective. 15.8.6.C Income Income will be treated as it is treated for any other applicant, but only the income available to the refugee or asylee will be treated as income. Any income producing property that is in his homeland will not be considered available to meet the needs of the refugee/asylee. Whenever a refugee or asylee applies for cash or medical assistance, the Worker must notify the Voluntary Placement Agency (VOLAG), or Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services (RRIS) that provided for the initial resettlement of the refugee/asylee, of the fact that the refugee/asylee has applied. The Worker needs to determine the following: • Assistance the VOLAG is providing to the refugee/asylee. • Whether the refugee/asylee has refused an offer of employment or has voluntarily quit a job without good cause.