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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 19
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 8 Chapter 19 School Clothing Allowance
• Homeschooling must be approved by the county Board of Education or parents must meet certain requirements, including providing instruction in core subjects and annual assessments. An individual who is included in the assistance group (AG) as a caretaker relative is not eligible for SCA, even when he meets the age and enrollment requirements. Children who have reached the age 4 by September 1 and are enrolled in WV Public Prekindergarten of the current program year. Maximum age requirement is met when the child is not yet age 19 on July 1 of the current program year. School enrollment for children ages five through 17 is presumed by the eligibility system. The eligibility system will provide a benefit for any four-year-old enrolled when the system shows an enrollment status of full-time, less than half-time, or half time. The statement of a parent or other specified relative is sufficient, and no other verification is required to document enrollment. The eligibility system will provide a benefit for any four-year-old enrolled when the system shows an enrollment status of full-time, less than half-time, or half-time. The instruction sheet directs the SCA payee to return the benefit when the child is not enrolled NOTE: A five-year-old not enrolled in kindergarten is not eligible for the SCA just because the eligibility system presumes enrollment. Since so many five- year-olds are enrolled, the choice was to include five-year-olds and make those not enrolled the exceptions. The eligibility system should indicate if the five-year-old is not enrolled. NOTE: The WV Works policy for including 18-year-olds requires that the 18-year-old be enrolled in secondary school, i.e., high school, high school equivalency, vocational training that substitutes for high school, etc. College is not secondary school. Therefore, the following apply: • An 18-year-old in college is not eligible for the SCA. • A 17-year-old in college meets the school enrollment requirement. • An 18-year-old in high school meets the school enrollment requirement. NOTE: See below for instructions on how to return the benefit when the child is not eligible.