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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 168 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

by using either pay stubs or a written statement from the employer. If it is apparent that the hours may vary substantially, the EAP participant must provide a time sheet or pay stubs each month to verify the hours. A PRC or SSP is not required for the transitional benefit period. Transitional Benefit Example: Ms. Peony, a WV WORKS participant reports employment. The income reported is greater than the program limit, so the WV WORKS benefit closes for March. The Case Manager contacts Ms. Peony and explains the two transitional benefit options; she chooses the EAP option. The Case Manager mails the DFA-WVW-15 to Ms. Peony to obtain her signature, but she fails to return the completed form. In May, Ms. Peony comes in for a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) review with the completed form and returns it to the Case Manager. Ms. Peony is not eligible for EAP benefits since she did not return the form within 30 days from the date of closure in March. When the AG is closed due to imposition of a sanction, no continued support service payments are issued. Because the participant was not employed at the time the benefits ended, he is not eligible for either employment option even if he later becomes employed during the transitional benefit period. When there is no break in receipt of WV WORKS, such as closures due to a late review or during a good cause period and the individual reports employment, he may still receive a transitional benefit period.

Individuals who meet all of the following requirements may choose a transitional benefit option: • Gross family income is 150% or less of the current Federal Poverty Level (FPL), excluding Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and • The family resides in West Virginia; and • The family’s countable assets must be below the TANF asset limit; and NOTE: If he meets all eligibility requirements, an employed, non-recipient Work-Eligible Individual who was living with a child who was receiving assistance is also eligible to choose one of these transitional benefit options. These services, support payments, and employment assistance are handled in the same manner as for former participants who were included in the WV WORKS AG.