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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 20

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 7 Chapter 20 Emergency and Special Assistance Programs

• Payments from Community Service Employment Program (CSEP) as authorized under Title V of the Older Americans Act. • Income tax refunds and rebates. • Reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with employment and/or training, limited to mileage, tools and clothing. • Reimbursement for medical expenses or transportation costs incurred to obtain medical treatment. • Grants and loans from the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Funds made to individuals to rehabilitate their private residence. • All Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) payments, except those considered as wages for on-the-job training. • Victim Compensation Payments. ➢ Income Deductions The only income deductions permitted are for those persons who are self-employed. After the Worker determines the amount of gross income to be received by the AG within the next 29 days after the date of application, 25 percent is deducted from the gross amount as the cost of doing business. The remainder is countable income which is compared to the income chart. Self-employment consists of persons who receive regular income from self-employment or in a service type business, persons involved in seasonal self-employment, cash-crop farmers, and persons who care for other persons such as, but not limited to, personal care and adult family care. ➢ Total Countable Income of the Assistance Group The total countable income of the entire AG must be considered, regardless of when the income is actually received in the 30-day period of income consideration. Countable Income Example 1: An individual who made application on November 1 received a paycheck on October 31 and will receive another paycheck on December 1. These two paychecks are not considered countable income. Only income received between November 1 and November 30 is considered as countable income. Any income received prior to the date of application and retained in the 30-day period may be considered an available asset.