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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 59 Chapter 4 Income

4.4.1.F Anticipated Income Examples The following are examples of methods to anticipate income, based on several different situations. The Worker must always base anticipated income on the individual situation, not solely on the information contained in the examples below. Example 1: An application is made on June 22. The client indicates he is paid biweekly and he does not expect any change in his income. The Worker requests that the client provide information about pay received in the 30 days prior to June 22 and uses this income to anticipate income for the certification period. The Worker records the client’s statement about expecting no changes, as well as how the income was verified, and the method used to convert the income to a monthly amount. Example 2: Same situation as previous example, except that the client indicates that his pay fluctuates each pay day and he expects this pattern to continue without any change in status, rate or source of income. After a discussion with the client, the Worker and client agree that two additional pay periods prior will provide enough information to reasonably anticipate income for the certification period. The Worker records the results of the discussion with the client, how the income was verified, and the method used to convert the income to a monthly amount. Example 3: A redetermination is received on July 7. The client indicates that he is paid weekly, and his income fluctuates because his hours of work are unpredictable. The client also indicates that beginning the following month, he will receive an increase in his hourly rate. The Worker requests that the client provide income for the 60 days prior to the redetermination date in order to anticipate the average number of hours the client works. Income from the last 60 days is requested because it provides a good indication of the fluctuations in the client’s income. The Worker uses the average weekly number or hours the client worked during the last 60 days but uses the new hourly pay rate to anticipate income for the new certification period. The Worker records why income from the last 60 days was requested, how the average weekly hours were determined, how the new pay rate was verified, and how the anticipated income was calculated. Example 4: An application is made July 8. The client indicates that he began a new job two weeks prior to making application. He is paid weekly and has received two pays. He indicates that his employer has told him that, although his hourly rate will not increase in the near future, he can expect an increase in his hours after his training period is finished in two weeks. However, the increase in