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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 3 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups

3.2.1.A.3 Children under Age 18, Not Living with a Parent Children under age 18 who live with and are under the parental control of an adult AG member who is not a parent, must be in the same AG as the member who exercises parental control. A child must be considered to be under parental control if he or she is financially or otherwise dependent on a member of the household. 3.2.1.A.4 Children under Age 22, Living with a Parent Natural or adopted children and stepchildren who are under 22 years of age and who live with a parent must be in the same AG as that parent. There is no required maximum/minimum amount of time the child must spend with a parent for the child to be included in the SNAP AG. If no one is receiving any SNAP benefits for the child, it is assumed that the living arrangements are not questionable, and the child is added to the SNAP AG that wishes to add him. If the child is already listed in another SNAP AG or the other parent wishes to add the child to his SNAP AG, the parents must agree as to where the child “lives” and, ultimately, to which SNAP AG he is added. Where the child receives the majority of his meals, or the percentage of custody, must not be the determining factor for which parent receives SNAP for the child. 3.2.1.A.5 Homeless Children Under Age 18 Homeless children under age 18, not under parental control of an adult, are considered an individual living alone and should be afforded the opportunity to apply as a one person household. 3.2.1.A.6 Individuals or Groups of Individuals Who Purchase and Prepare Together A group of individuals who live together, and who customarily purchase food and prepare meals together, is an AG. “Customarily” means purchasing food and preparing meals more than 50% of the time.