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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 20

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 8 Chapter 20 Emergency and Special Assistance Programs

Chapter 20 Emergency and Special Assistance Programs Table of Contents 20.1 DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................11 20.2 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ...................................................................................... 2 20.2.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 2 20.2.2 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS .............................................................. 2 20.2.2.A Emergency Need Requirement ......................................................................... 2 20.2.2.B Time Limitation .................................................................................................. 3 20.2.2.C Time Limitation Exception ................................................................................. 3 20.2.2.D Residency and Citizenship ................................................................................ 4 20.2.2.E Assistance Groups (AG) Subject to a Penalty ................................................... 4 20.2.2.F Income .............................................................................................................. 5 20.2.2.F.1 Income Policy .............................................................................................. 5 20.2.2.F.2 Determination of Countable Income ............................................................. 6 20.2.2.G Assets ............................................................................................................... 8 20.2.2.G.1 Excluded Assets ......................................................................................... 8 20.2.2.G.2 Potentially Available Assets ........................................................................ 8 20.2.2.G.3 Determining the Availability of Assets.......................................................... 9 20.2.2.H Available Community Resources ......................................................................11 20.2.2.H.1 Role of the DOHS ......................................................................................11 20.2.2.H.2 Worker Responsibilities ..............................................................................11 20.2.2.H.3 Applicant Responsibilities ...........................................................................12 20.2.2.I Other DOHS Benefits .......................................................................................13 20.2.2.J Referrals to Office of Children and Adult Services ............................................13 20.2.2.K Work Stoppage and Strikes ..............................................................................14 20.2.2.L Specific Eligibility Requirements for Federally Matched EA (Title IV-A) ............14 20.2.2.M Defining the Elimination of the Emergency/Vendor Refuses to Eliminate the Emergency 14