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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) Unpaid Work (ABAWD Only) Labor for an individual outside the AG or organization in which a person would traditionally be paid, but the client has chosen not to seek payment. 3 Unstated income SSI-Related Medicaid and WV WORKS Only: Money that has not been reported, and that is not otherwise known to the DOHS, but is determined to exist because the client's paid living expenses exceed income from known sources. 4 Unsubsidized Employment (WV WORKS) Work with earnings provided by an employer who does not receive a subsidy for the creation and maintenance of the employment position, or through self-employment. 18 Valuable Consideration Valuable consideration means that an individual receives in exchange for his or her right or interest in a resource some act, object, service, or other benefit which has a tangible and/or intrinsic value to the individual that is roughly equivalent to or greater than the value of the transferred resource. 24 Vehicle A car, truck, motorcycle, motor scooter, or a camper when the living section of the camper is a permanent part of the motorized section. To be considered a vehicle, it must require licensing to operate on public roadways, not necessarily be licensed. ATV’s are treated as recreational vehicles, not as vehicles. See Section 5.1, QQ, 3 for SSI-Related vehicles. Also see RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. 5 Vulnerability, Vulnerable AGs Vulnerable AGs are those which must pay the primary heating cost for the home in which they reside. AGs may also be considered vulnerable if there has been a documented increase in a rent or mortgage payment due to increased fuel costs. Clients who are temporarily away from home for medical, educational, or employment purposes, and who still must pay a heating cost for the dwelling, are considered vulnerable. This includes nursing home residents who are still maintaining a home and have a heating cost. Vulnerability also exists when the AG must pay at least a part of the cost of home heating, whether they pay just part of the cost each month or alternate payments with a third-party. 20 Welfare Fraud Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets an applicant or recipient in obtaining or attempting to 11