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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary

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Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary

Term Definition Chapter (s) Alien Status Verification Index A database designed for the use of entitlement benefit agencies in verifying noncitizen immigration status in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). 15 All Family Household (WV WORKS) Families that do not meet the definition of a two-parent family are considered “All Family” Households regardless of the number of parents or other adults included in the household. All Family Households include, but are not limited to, the following situations: • Families with only one parent living in the home, whether he is included in the AG or is a non-recipient Work- Eligible Individual. • Families with two parents with a common child living together and one is excluded from the WV WORKS payment due to one of the following reasons: o Minor parent who is not the head-of-household; o Ineligible noncitizen due to immigration status; or o SSI recipient. • Families with one parent and one stepparent included in the benefit when they have no common child. • Families with one or two non-parent caretaker relatives included in the WV WORKS payment. 18 Allocation Standard The difference between the maximum Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment for one and two persons. 4 Allotment An appropriation of one individual’s income diverted to another, such as a military allotment. 4 SNAP Benefit Allotment The approved monthly benefit that is deposited into an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) account for the client to purchase food for home preparation or seeds and plants that produce food for home consumption. 4 Amerasian (Vietnam) Children born in Vietnam to Vietnamese mothers and American fathers and are admitted to the U.S. under P.L. 100-202 as immigrants but are entitled to the same social services and assistance benefits as refugees. Spouses, children, and parents or guardians may accompany the noncitizen to the U.S. 15