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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 7 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

A temporary extension of up to six months may be given only once for the adults and emancipated minors in the AG at the time the extension is approved, unless the extension is based wholly or in part on sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. See Battered or Subjected To Extreme Cruelty below.

All extension requests must be made prior to the first day of the 60th month. Once an AG is closed due to receipt of TANF benefits for 60 months, every application that includes an individual who received benefits as an adult or emancipated minor for 60 months is denied. No extensions are approved after AG closure for this reason. A single parent household in which the parent meets one of the following criteria is eligible to be considered for an extension of the 60-month time limit. For a two-parent household, both parents must meet one of the following criteria for the AG to be eligible. 18.2.3.A Battered or Subject to Extreme Cruelty 18.2.3.A.1 Participants For extension purposes these conditions are defined as follows: • Physical acts that result in, or threaten to result in, physical injury; or • Sexual abuse; or • Sexual activity involving a dependent child; or • Being the caretaker of a dependent child and being forced to engage in non-consensual NOTE: Although the 60-month lifetime limit does not apply to a non-recipient Work-Eligible parent, if another parent is included in the AG, the time limit applies to the adult AG members. EXCEPTION: Victims of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, who meet the criteria in Battered or Subjected to Extreme Cruelty below, may reapply for WV WORKS after the 60-month closure. NOTE: All extensions are temporary. Unless specified below, an extension may only be approved for up to six months and may be approved only once.