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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 119 Chapter 4 Income

• Child support that has already been redirected to BCSE will be released to the client during the initial benefit month. In these situations, up to $100 per month for families with one child and up to $200 for families with more than one child eligible for TANF is disregarded and the remainder is counted as income. Child Support Example 1: Ms. Birch applies for WV WORKS on July 10 and has been receiving regular child support payments from the absent parent. The Worker explains that once she begins receiving WV WORKS, her child support will now be retained by the State and she will receive the pass-through and Child Support Incentive (CSI) payments instead. She will continue to receive any child support payments that are received for the month of July. The child support will be retained for the month of August, then the pass-through and CSI payments will be issued for September. Child Support Example 2: Ms. Elm applies for WV WORKS on May 20 and has been receiving regular child support payments from the absent parent. The Worker explains that once she begins receiving WV WORKS, her child support will now be retained by the State and she will receive the pass-through and CSI payments instead. Due to the need for additional information before her case could be approved, her case is not confirmed until May 27. The eligibility system may not have enough time to notify the child support system that WV WORKS has been opened in this case before June 1. Because of this, the Worker will anticipate that the child support will be forwarded to Ms. Elm for the month of June at the time of confirmation. The Worker must set an alert in the eligibility system to check the child support system on June 1 to see if the case type has changed. If the case type has changed, then the child support will be retained, and the Worker will need to issue an auxiliary for WV WORKS. Once the child support has been retained for a full month, then the pass-through and CSI payments will be issued the following month. Subsequently, the worker should anticipate the pass-through and CSI payment to continue for one month after WV WORKS closure. See the child support system desk guide for anticipating CSI and pass-through payments. The client is not considered out of compliance with the redirection requirement if he fails to redirect when: • The child support payment is received during the effective month of approval of the application. The Worker must consider the non-redirected child support payment in The above situations may also occur when a review is completed during the last week of the month.