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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 94 Chapter 4 Income

➢ Disqualified Individuals The income of the following disqualified and excluded individual(s) is counted as if he were a member of the AG. • An individual who is in a SNAP penalty for failure to comply with SNAP work requirements. See Section 14.5. • An individual who is excluded by law. See Section 3.2. • An individual who has been found guilty of an Intentional Program Violation (IPV). See Section 3.2. All applicable exclusions, disregards, and deductions apply to the individual(s) income; however, the individual is not included in the AG when determining eligibility or benefit level. 4.4.4.H.2 Failure to Comply with WV WORKS Requirements SNAP benefits will not increase due to a repayment or the loss of WV WORKS when the repayment or loss is due to the client’s failure to comply with a requirement of WV WORKS. The client must be receiving a SNAP benefit at the time of the failure to comply. ➢ Nature of the Deeming Process The amount of the WV WORKS benefit prior to the repayment or loss continues to be counted as income, even though the client no longer receives it. AG Separation Example: Mr. and Mrs. Crocus have four children and are notified that a third sanction will be imposed, and the benefit amount will be reduced from $460 to $0. The WV WORKS amount counted for SNAP benefits is $460. The AG separates; Mr. and Mrs. Crocus each will then have $230 of the NOTE: The benefit level cannot increase when an individual is disqualified and all other case circumstances remain the same. Should this happen, please notify the DFA Policy Unit. NOTE: An individual who wins a substantial lottery or gambling winning is not a disqualified individual; the entire AG is then disqualified until the AG meets the allowable resource and income guidelines.