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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 64 Chapter 4 Income

There is no third-party, independent verification available for the amount of Mrs. Pine’s tips. However, she does state that she receives tips, so income from the tips cannot be disregarded. The only way to verify the amount of tips is to accept her statement as to the amount. There is no other source of verification available, so the Worker must accept her statement. The Worker must record that the employer confirmed the tips shown on the paystubs do not necessarily reflect the amount she actually receives, that this is the best information that can be provided to verify the situation, and that the client’s statement is accepted as verification. 4.4.2 INCOME DISREGARDS AND DEDUCTIONS Certain items may be allowed as income deductions to arrive at an AG’s countable income, (even if the payment is made from assets). To receive a deduction, the expense must: • Not be an educational expense; • Be billed or be due during the certification period in which the deduction is claimed; • Be obligated to be met by the AG’s own resources; and • Be owed to an individual not included in the AG to receive a deduction. To convert an expense to a monthly amount, multiply by an actual or average amount as follows: • Weekly amount x 4.3 • Biweekly amount (every two weeks) x 2.15 • Semi-monthly (twice/month) x 2 4.4.2.A Effective Date of Deduction Some expenses cannot be anticipated or occur too late in the month to use as deductions in the following month. They are used as deductions for the first month for which a change can be made effective. At initial application, expenses paid during previous months are not used. Expenses paid or due during the month of application are used. In some situations, expenses from previous months are used to anticipate ongoing expenses.