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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 19 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

Each adult and emancipated minor who receives WV WORKS benefits and non-recipient Work- Eligible Individual must meet a work requirement at a minimum rate of participation. The work requirement does not necessarily mean that the participant must be employed. Work, however, is the focus of WV WORKS. The activities that meet the work requirement are listed in Sections 18.10 – 18.18. Work-Eligible Individuals are those whose participation in work activities contributes in determining if the family counts in the calculation of the state’s work participation rate, except for the following: • Work-Eligible Individuals providing care for a disabled family member living in the home. Medical documentation must be provided to substantiate the need for the Work-Eligible Individual to provide this care. • Single parents with a child under the age of one year. This is an exemption for a maximum of 12 months in a lifetime. See Section 14.9.

The definitions below are used only for the Case Manager to determine the required level of participation, based on the family’s circumstances, and should not be used for any other purpose. 18.4.2.A All Family Household Families that do not meet the definition of a two-parent family are considered “All Family” Households regardless of the number of parents or other adults included in the household. All Family Households include, but are not limited to, the following situations: • Families with only one parent living in the home, whether he is included in the AG or is a non-recipient Work-Eligible Individual. • Families with two parents with a common child living together and one is excluded from the WV WORKS payment due to one of the following reasons: o Minor parent who is not the head-of-household; o Ineligible noncitizen due to immigration status; or o SSI recipient. • Families with one parent and one stepparent included in the benefit when they have no common child.