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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 169 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

• One adult in the family, who lives in the household, meets all of the following requirements: o Is employed; For the EAP, this must be full-time employment defined for a one-parent family as 128 hours or more per month or 85 hours for a single parent with a child under six; and defined for a two-parent family as 150 hours or more per month or 236 hours when the family receives federally funded child care. For a two-parent household, the hours required may be met by combining the work hours of both parents. o Due to employment, the AG exceeds the program income limit or requested the benefit be closed due to employment; o Received a monthly WV WORKS benefit, not solely a Diversionary Cash Assistance (DCA) payment, as a Work-Eligible Individual or was in the household as a non-recipient Work-Eligible Individual; and o Has a dependent child in the home. Transitional Benefit Options Example 1: Ms. Heather receives WV WORKS for herself and her two children. She marries a man who is employed and his earnings close the case effective April. The six-consecutive-month period begins on May 1 and ends October 31. In August, the family requests support services to fix the husband’s car. Even though the family is within the transitional benefit period, the request must be denied. The household is not eligible for either of the transitional benefit options because the working adult has not received WV WORKS. Transitional Benefit Options Example 2: Mr. Balsam has been receiving WV WORKS for himself and his two children. He acquires some equipment and begins his own lawn service. He begins receiving income from his business and requests that his benefit be closed. He reports his weekly income and the Case Manager determines that he is working the equivalent of 15 hours per week. Since he is a single parent with a child under six, he must be working at least 20 hours to qualify for EAP, but he is still eligible to receive support services through the support services option after he signs the DFA-WVW-15. NOTE: When the Case Manager determines that the AG exceeds the income limits for the transitional benefit period or no longer meets the above requirements, the family is notified that the period is ending taking adverse action notification requirements into consideration. Refer to each program section in Chapter 10 for action needed on reported changes when verification is not returned.