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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 99 Chapter 4 Income

4.4.4.I.5 Determining Current Eligibility Current eligibility is determined as for any other AG, except for calculating the striker's countable income, which is determined as follows: • Determine what the striker’s monthly countable income would have been, if he had applied the day prior to the strike, and, if the strike had not occurred. • Determine the striker's current monthly countable income. • The higher of these two amounts is counted as the striker's income. • Add the determined amount to the current non-excluded income of the non-striking AG members. Eligibility and benefit level are determined as for any other AG and all appropriate deductions apply. • Eligible strikers are subject to the work registration requirements detailed in Chapter 14, unless exempt for some reason other than employment. 4.4.4.J Irregular Income Any income in the certification period that is received too infrequently, or irregularly, to be reasonably anticipated, but not in excess of $30 per quarter, is excluded. However, should an AG’s receipt of irregular income continue over time, it must be anticipated, and a determination of a countable amount be made according to the budgeting method outlined in Section 4.4.1. 4.4.4.K Lump-Sum Payments Recurring lump-sum payments, received by an applicant in the month of application or by a client, are treated as unearned income and prorated over the period of time they are intended to cover. Non-recurring lump-sum payments are excluded as income but are counted as assets. Refer to Chapter 5.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 99 Chapter 4 Income

4.4.4.I.5 Determining Current Eligibility Current eligibility is determined as for any other AG, except for calculating the striker's countable income, which is determined as follows: • Determine what the striker’s monthly countable income would have been, if he had applied the day prior to the strike, and, if the strike had not occurred. • Determine the striker's current monthly countable income. • The higher of these two amounts is counted as the striker's income. • Add the determined amount to the current non-excluded income of the non-striking AG members. Eligibility and benefit level are determined as for any other AG and all appropriate deductions apply. • Eligible strikers are subject to the work registration requirements detailed in Chapter 14, unless exempt for some reason other than employment. 4.4.4.J Irregular Income Any income in the certification period that is received too infrequently, or irregularly, to be reasonably anticipated, but not in excess of $30 per quarter, is excluded. However, should an AG’s receipt of irregular income continue over time, it must be anticipated, and a determination of a countable amount be made according to the budgeting method outlined in Section 4.4.1. 4.4.4.K Lump-Sum Payments Recurring lump-sum payments, received by an applicant in the month of application or by a client, are treated as unearned income and prorated over the period of time they are intended to cover. Non-recurring lump-sum payments are excluded as income but are counted as assets. Refer to Chapter 5.