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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 60 Chapter 4 Income

hours is dependent upon how much work is available and the increased number of hours is unpredictable. The Worker requests all income that the client has received from the new job prior to the date of application. This actual amount of income from the new source is counted for July. Because the number of increased hours cannot be anticipated, the minimum number of hours, (i.e., the amount he has worked each week for the first two weeks), is used to anticipate income for the certification period or period of consideration (POC). The Worker records how the income was verified and determined for the month of application, as well as how the income was calculated for the months following the month of application. Example 5: An application is made June 26 and the client indicates that he began a new job the week prior to application. He is going to be paid biweekly and has not received a pay yet. He states that he will work 35 hours per week and receive $12.75 per hour. The client does not expect any changes in hours or rate of pay. The Worker requests a statement from the client’s employer for the number of hours and hourly rate of pay and anticipates income for the certification period as follows: $12.75 hourly rate x 70 hours for two weeks $892.50 Anticipated biweekly pay $892.50 x 2.15 $1,918.88 Anticipated monthly pay The Worker records the client’s statement about no expected changes in income and his lack of pay to date, as well as how the income was verified and calculated. Example 6: An application is made September 13, and the client states that he is self-employed. He grows and sells Christmas trees. Most of his income for the year is earned during the months of November and December. In addition, he sells the leftover trees to the local city government to use for mulch. He receives some income each month from the leftover trees and the amount fluctuates during the year. He states that he anticipates that his earnings will be less from Christmas sales this year because many of his trees were damaged in a fire last spring. He estimates he lost at least half of the trees that he planned to sell this year. He is unable to determine at this time if his sale of trees to the city will be affected after Christmas, but currently his income from this source has not changed. The Worker requests that the client provide income received in the previous year from his sales to the city, and his Christmas tree sale earnings for the previous season.