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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 20.5.2 20.5.3.B

20.5.4

20.5.5.B 20.5.6

20.5.6.A 20.5.6.A.1

20.5.6.A.2 20.5.6.C 20.5.7 20.5.7.A

20.5.8

20.5.9.A

20.5.9.D

20.5.10 Designated coordinating agency and partnering agency. Aligned required attachments to include a comprehensive integrity plan. Clarified the application availability period and corrected language to reflect that benefits may only be issued during the summer operational period. Aligned categorical eligibility with POM language. Updated applications to paper only and availability of applications. Updated language to clarify that parent/guardian submitting an SEBT application must provide their Social Security Number. Added mandatory elements to application, updated definitions. Updated terminology by replacing “household assistance group” to “economic unit”. Defined economic unit. Summer EBT federal income limits updated for July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027. Added adoption assistance and kinship payments to countable income. Added denial reason to prevent duplicate issuance. Removed PrimeroEdge as data system. Clarified that streamlined certification applies only to compulsory school age. Added an age-group chart to clarify who must apply versus who is streamlined. Updated communication and process language to align with POM language for homeless, foster, limited English proficiency and no-internet households. Clarified all income being disregarded for foster students after confirmation. Revised integrity procedures to support paper-only applications and manual duplicate checks. Updated to align with SNAP to waive 4-hour power outage verification during Governor-declared State of Emergency. Updated “family” to “student’s guardian.” Updated “Local” to “District”. Clarified district duties to ensure year-round application availability, proactive case review and confirming receipt of foster care services. 20.6 4/1/20 784 20.6.4 Changed inROADS to WV Path 20.7 4/1/20 784 20.7.5 Changed inROADS to WV Path App A 10/1/21 4/1/22 809 819

Updated Emergency Assistance Income Limits Updated Emergency Assistance Income Limits