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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

20.1 DEFINITIONS AVAILABLE RESOURCES Cash-on-hand, checking or savings account balances or other readily accessible funds not already obligated for food, shelter, or home heating. BULK FUEL Home heating or cooking fuel such as coal, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or kerosene which must be purchased in certain quantities and stored on site. BURIAL RATE The maximum allowable payment that the Department of Human Services (DOHS) will make toward the cost of a funeral. CASH For the purposes of Chapter 20, funds or money in the form of currency or any negotiable instrument that is in the possession of the applicant or any member of the assistance group (AG) at the time of application. ELIMINATE THE EMERGENCY Delaying or preventing the emergency from occurring for a period of not less than 30 days from the date the vendor is made aware of and accepts the DOHS’s offer. EMERGENCY Being without or in immediate danger of being without a basic necessity, such as food, shelter, heat, etc., and having no available resources with which to obtain it. FAMILY For the benefits covered in Chapter 20, a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together. TIME LIMITATION The federally mandated requirement that Emergency Assistance (EA) can be authorized just once to an eligible client for emergency situations during one 30-consecutive day period in any 12 consecutive months.

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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

20.1 DEFINITIONS AVAILABLE RESOURCES Cash-on-hand, checking or savings account balances or other readily accessible funds not already obligated for food, shelter, or home heating. BULK FUEL Home heating or cooking fuel such as coal, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or kerosene which must be purchased in certain quantities and stored on site. BURIAL RATE The maximum allowable payment that the Department of Human Services (DOHS) will make toward the cost of a funeral. CASH For the purposes of Chapter 20, funds or money in the form of currency or any negotiable instrument that is in the possession of the applicant or any member of the assistance group (AG) at the time of application. ELIMINATE THE EMERGENCY Delaying or preventing the emergency from occurring for a period of not less than 30 days from the date the vendor is made aware of and accepts the DOHS’s offer. EMERGENCY Being without or in immediate danger of being without a basic necessity, such as food, shelter, heat, etc., and having no available resources with which to obtain it. FAMILY For the benefits covered in Chapter 20, a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together. TIME LIMITATION The federally mandated requirement that Emergency Assistance (EA) can be authorized just once to an eligible client for emergency situations during one 30-consecutive day period in any 12 consecutive months.