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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 24 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups

o Unlike normal work registration, a student cannot substitute wages equivalent to 20 times the minimum hourly wage but must actually work at least 20 hours a week or 80 hours a month, regardless of the amount of wages. o However, self-employed persons must be employed at least 20 hours per week or 80 hours a month and receive weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours or monthly earnings equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 80 hours. • Participating in a state or federally financed College Work Study (CWS) program during the regular school year; o Participation means that the student has been approved for CWS during the school term and anticipates actually working during that time. o To qualify for this exemption, the student must be approved for CWS at the time of application. o The exemption begins with the month in which the school term begins or the month CWS is approved, whichever is later. Once begun, the exemption continues until the end of the month in which the school term ends, or it becomes known that the student refused an assignment. The exemption does not continue between school terms when there are breaks of a full month or longer, unless the student is participating in CWS during the break. • Included in a WV WORKS benefit; • Assigned to or placed in an institution of higher education through one of the following: o Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) o Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 o An employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government when one or more of the program’s components is at least equivalent to SNAP E&T