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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 87 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements
Work Participation Example 2: Ms. Lilac, a Work-Eligible Individual, applies for WV WORKS on January 3. The PRC, SSP, orientation, and application are completed on January 10. The benefits are confirmed and backdated to January 3. Ms. Lilac shows up for her placement on January 14 and January 15, but then fails to report again. A good cause appointment is scheduled for January 26. Ms. Lilac fails to keep the good cause appointment and the WV WORKS benefit is closed. Since the good cause letter was requested by the Case Manager after adverse action deadline, February benefits are issued. Ms. Lilac receives a closure notice and comes in to reapply on February 5. She goes to the placement as scheduled beginning February 7. Because Ms. Lilac has already received February benefits, the Case Manager has time to check on her progress and ensure she is attending the activity before March benefits are approved. If she fails to participate and complete her assigned hours, the benefits are not approved for March. Work Participation Requirement Example 3: Ms. Tulip, a 19-year-old single parent with one child, applies for WV WORKS on September 26. She completes her application, orientation, SSP, and PRC on October 3 and opts not to receive benefits for September. She completes the assessment process and she has not graduated from high school. The only transportation available is a neighbor who has agreed to transport her to the library once a week so she can work on her high school equivalency diploma. She can attend the class once a week for six hours. She is scheduled to this activity for six hours a week. Although this activity does not meet the federal requirements for her work participation hours, she is assigned to this activity because she has good cause for not meeting her required hours. She must attend this activity by November 1 or she is ineligible for WV WORKS. Her transportation issues must be reviewed monthly until the situation is resolved and she can meet her full participation requirement.