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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 2 Chapter 4 Income

• Former West Virginia Foster Child • Pass-Throughs • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients • Essential Spouses of SSI Recipients For more information about these coverage groups, refer to Chapter 23. This chapter includes charts of sources of income and shows whether or not they are counted for each program. In addition, if an income source is counted, the chart identifies it as earned, self-employment, or unearned income. For each program that requires an income determination by the Worker, there are sections explaining budgeting methods, deductions and disregards, incentives, how to determine countable income, and special situations. Income limits applicable to each benefit are found in Appendix A. Income is defined as any and all monies received from any source. The determination of countable income is necessary, because it is, generally, the countable income that is tested against maximum income limits. The first step in determining countable income is to determine all the incoming monies to the assistance group (AG) and to those whose income is counted for, or deemed to, the AG. Once all incoming monies have been identified, they are compared to the income exclusions listed in this Chapter, and, if applicable, the income from any excluded source is subtracted. After all income exclusions have been applied, some of the remaining income may qualify for certain disregards and deductions as outlined in the sections for each specific program. For Medicaid coverage groups calculated using Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Methodology, different steps are required to calculate countable income. See Section 4.7 for a complete discussion of the MAGI income calculation methodology.