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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 21 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups
Additional Three-Month Period Example 1: An ABAWD individual participated in a SNAP E&T activity for 80 hours in a 30 -day period. The client reapplied March 17 and received a prorated benefit from that date. He continued to meet the ABAWD work requirement with SNAP E&T through June. In July, he did not meet the ABAWD work requirement or an exemption, so the case started the additional three-month period of July through September. Additional Three-Month Period Example 2: Same situation as above. During the additional three-month period for July through September, the ABAWD failed to complete his August review and the case was closed in August. The ABAWD reapplied on September 10 and currently is not meeting an ABAWD work requirement or an exemption. The application will be denied since there was a break in participation during the additional three consecutive months from July through September. 3.2.1.E Students A student is an individual who is enrolled at least half time in a recognized school, training program or institute of higher education. A student enrolled at an institute of higher education is ineligible to participate in SNAP unless the individual qualifies for one of the exemptions described below. • An institution of higher education is defined as a business, technical, trade, or vocational school that normally requires a high school diploma or its equivalent for enrollment in the curriculum, or a college or university that offers degree programs whether or not a high school diploma is required for a particular curriculum. • For this definition, a college includes a junior, community, two-year, or four-year college. 3.2.1.E.1 Student Eligibility Based on Meal Plans NOTE: An individual enrolled at least half time in a school or training program that does not meet the definition of an institution of higher education is eligible to participate in SNAP, providing the individual meets all other criteria. Vocational schools which are a substitute for high school are not considered institutions of higher education.