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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 175 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

change in circumstances that requires recalculation. The pay stubs or wage statements must be from the preceding 30-day period and may include hours for which the participant was paid, but did not work, including paid leave and paid holidays. If the wage statements/pay stubs available are not representative of continuing circumstances, the actual hours must be reported each month by using a time sheet, employer’s statement, or pay stubs and participation hours are not projected. See Section 4.5.1 for WV WORKS budgeting methods. Projecting Hours of Participation Example: Ms. Juniper has been receiving WV WORKS for 15 months. She obtains employment and requests that her WV WORKS benefits be closed for February. The Case Manager receives an employer’s statement that Ms. Juniper is expected to work 30 hours per week. She chooses to receive the EAP and signs the DFA-WVW-15. The Case Manager enters 128 hours monthly in the eligibility system for each of the following six months. Any car repair payments, insurance, transportation or bonuses are issued through the EAP component. 18.22.4.B Calculating the EAP Benefit Amount Step 1: Add the countable unearned income of the AG and any disqualified person(s). The resulting amount is the countable income. The amount of child support pass-through is excluded as unearned income for EAP. See Section 4.5.2.B. Step 2: Determine the maximum WV WORKS benefit amount for the AG size, using Chapter 4, Appendix A. Step 3: If the amount arrived at in Step 1 equals or exceeds the amount in Step 2, the AG is ineligible. If the amount arrived at in Step 1 is less than the amount in Step 2, the AG is income eligible and the amount from Step 1 is subtracted from the amount in Step 2. Step 4: Subtract any repayment amount from the amount remaining. This amount is found in the eligibility system. The result is the EAP benefit amount. The Case Manager must send an email to the Repayment Investigator (RI) for his county so the repayment amount will be credited to the participant’s account. Calculating the EAP Benefit Amount Example: Mr. Rose was eligible for a WV WORKS benefit of $340, but was receiving a payment of $306 due to a repayment amount of $34. When calculating his EAP benefit amount, $34 is subtracted in Step 4 and an email is sent to the RI for that county.