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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 57 Chapter 4 Income

Proration of income to determine a monthly amount is accomplished by dividing the amount received by the number of time periods it is intended to cover as follows: • Bimonthly amount (every two months) ÷ 2 • Quarterly amount (every three months) ÷ 3 • Semi-annual amount (twice/year) ÷ 6 • Annual amount ÷ 12 • Six-week amount ÷ 6 converted to monthly amount by using x 4.3 • Eight-week amount ÷ 8 converted to monthly amount by using x 4.3 Actual Income Example: Ms. Poppy begins working on the second Monday of a month. She earns $200 per week and is paid every Friday. Her average weekly pay is $200. For the first month Ms. Poppy has earnings, she expects to be paid three times. Her income for the month is $200 x 3 = $600. A change must be made for the anticipated income from the second month of her employment. Proration, Conversion, Fluctuation, and Multiple Sources of Income Example: The Calla family is a family of four consisting of Mr. Calla, his wife, Lily, his mother, and his son. Mr. Calla works and earns a monthly salary of $300. His wife, Lily, works part-time and is paid weekly. Lily earns $9 per hour, but the number of hours she works fluctuates each week. His mother receives $150 every three months from the mineral rights to some property she owns out of state. His son just received a disability insurance check in the amount of $420 for the past six weeks. Income is determined as follows: For Mr. Calla, Monthly Pay, Amount Stable = $300 Salary = Monthly Amount For Lily, More Often, Amount Fluctuates = $9 per hour x Average Number of Hours per Week x 4.3 = Monthly Amount For his mother, Less Often = $150 ÷ 3 Months = Monthly Amount For his son, Less Often = $420 ÷ 6 Weeks x 4.3 Weeks = Monthly Amount 4.4.1.E Exception for Use of Actual Income There is one exception to the rules in items A - D above. It applies to both applicants and clients and requires use of actual income instead of conversion or proration of income.