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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 2

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 2 Chapter 2 Common Eligibility Requirements

2.2 RESIDENCE To be eligible to receive benefits, the client must be a resident of West Virginia. The client must live within the borders of West Virginia for purposes other than vacation. There is no minimum time requirement for how long the client must live or intends to live in West Virginia. The client is not required to maintain a permanent or fixed dwelling. An individual remains a resident of the former state until he arrives in West Virginia with the intention of remaining indefinitely. Therefore, intent to establish or abandon residency must be known before the state of residence is determined. The definitions of public and private institution below apply to all programs. PUBLIC INSTITUTION Institution that provides shelter, custody, and care, and for which a governmental unit has responsibility or exercises administrative control. PRIVATE INSTITUTION Non-governmental institution that provides shelter, custody, and care, and that is required by State law to have a license to operate. 2.2.1 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) 2.2.1.A Determining State of Residence/Movement Between States If the SNAP assistance group (AG) is Categorically Eligible, the residency requirement is considered met. See Section 1.4 for more information about Categorical Eligibility. When an individual, who received SNAP benefits in another state, establishes residence in West Virginia and applies for benefits, the Worker must determine when SNAP benefits in the other state were stopped. The individual is eligible in West Virginia for the month following the month in which he last received benefits in the former state of residence, if otherwise eligible.