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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

Section Date of Change Change Number Sub- section(s) Changed Description of Change 9/1/21 808 20.3.3.E & 20.3.4.C

Updated estate amount for burial Updated estate amount for burial 20.4

20.4.3 4/1/18

9/1/19 756

776 20.2.4.F

20.4.3 Child Care payments using Emergency Assistance funds were increased Added WVAW for reduced rate 20.5 5/1/24

5/1/25

6/1/25

1/1/26

6/1/26 850

863

864

872

877 20.5

20.5.1

20.5.5.B

20.5.6

20.5.6.A 20.5.6.A.1 20.5.6.B 20.5.6.B.1 20.5.6.C

20.5.7.A

20.5.8 20.5.9.C 20.5.10 20.5.6.B

20.5.7.B

20.5.4

20.5.1

Moved Tele-Assistance to IMM 20.6 and Lifeline to 20.7. The new 20.5 if the main Summer EBT Section. Adding the provision that households may apply for Summer EBT (SEBT) all year round, but the benefit may only be made available during summer months. Updated which children are considered streamline certified (direct certified). Updated when an application is qualified, how and when to apply. Removed reference to WVDE. Updated federal income chart for Summer EBT. Updated verification requirements. Removed the entire citation. Updated reasons a student may be denied for Summer EBT. Updated how the NSLP school enrollment check will be conducted. Removed reference about using WVDE data. Removed reference to WVDE. Updated the local office/district responsibilities for Summer EBT. Specify the amount of time the agency must provide the SEBT household to return verification. Also, clarify when verification is necessary for students who attend a school outside of WV. Clarify that a student who resides in WV and attends a school outside of WV may be eligible for Summer EBT. Clarifies that Summer EBT benefits follow the same restriction as SNAP. Soda, including regular, diet, and zero-calorie varieties, nay mot be purchased with SEBT. Updated to include compulsory school age definition and clarified application availability period and corrected language to reflect benefits issued during summer operational period.