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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 30 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups

AG Composition Example 6.1: Same situation as the previous example, except Mr. Forrest indicates his family will continue to purchase food and prepare meals with his friends, even after receipt of SNAP benefits. The Forrest family and their friends must be in the same AG. AG Composition Example 7: Mr. and Mrs. Geranium, both age 35, live with Mr. Geranium's mother. They purchase food and prepare meals separately from the mother. Separate AG status is approved. AG Composition Example 8: Mr. and Mrs. Arbor, ages 27 and 30, live with Mrs. Arbor’s elderly and disabled mother. They purchase food and prepare meals together. The elderly and disabled requirements are met, so two AGs are established: one for Mr. and Mrs. Arbor, and one for the elderly and disabled mother. AG Composition Example 8.1: Same situation as the previous example, except the assets of Mr. and Mrs. Arbor exceed the limit. The elderly and disabled mother is still eligible to participate as a separate AG. AG Composition Example 8.2: Same situation as the previous example, except that the assets and the income of Mr. and Mrs. Arbor exceed the limits. Neither AG is eligible to participate. AG Composition Example 9: Ms. Marigold reports that she has moved in with her grandson. He has a good job and does not receive SNAP benefits. She states that she purchases food and prepares her meals separately from her grandson. She prepares her meals in the kitchen but takes her meals in her living area. Ms. Marigold customarily purchases food and prepares her meals separate and apart from others. She is a separate AG. AG Composition Example 9.1: Same scenario as above but Ms. Marigold becomes ill. She can no longer do her own shopping and cooking. She meets the definition of elderly and disabled according to policy. Ms. Marigold must depend on her grandson and his housekeeper to purchase food and prepare meals for her. They use her SNAP benefits and money to purchase her food and they prepare her meals. She continues to take her meals in her living area. Although Ms. Marigold is now dependent on her grandson and his housekeeper to purchase food and prepare her meals, she can continue to be a separate AG for SNAP purposes, regardless of the grandson’s income, because she had previously established that she customarily purchases food and prepares her meals separate and apart from others and she continues to do so. AG Composition Example 9.2: Same scenario as above, except Ms. Marigold decided that she liked someone else doing the shopping and cooking and she likes spending mealtime with her grandson. Since she no longer purchases food