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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 120 Chapter 4 Income

excess of the maximum pass-through listed below as income only in the month of application. • Any overpayment is recovered through the TANF repayment process. All child support must be redirected, unless only a Diversionary Cash Assistance (DCA) payment is received. Number of Children Maximum Pass-Through 1 $100 2 or more $200

Once the recipient begins receiving child support after WV WORKS approval, the Case Manager takes the unearned income disregard into consideration and enters the child support into the system to close the WV WORKS benefit due to income, if appropriate. When Case Managers have knowledge of receipt of child support in excess of the WV WORKS benefit before the excess refund is issued, this action is taken. 4.5.3 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT LEVEL The following information describes situations encountered in determining eligibility and benefit level for the AG. However, there are situations that require special treatment. To determine eligibility for DCA, see Section 1.5. Countable income is used to determine eligibility only. It is not used to determine the amount of DCA. 4.5.3.A Determining Eligibility – 100% of the SON Test The AG is ineligible in any month that the countable monthly gross income exceeds 100% of the SON. The income of the disqualified person(s) is included in determining the amount of income available to the AG. However, the needs of the disqualified person(s) are not considered in any step of the eligibility determination process. The test is applied as follows: For child support payments, the income is coded to the children in the eligibility system. If there is more than one child, the amount should be evenly divided among the children in the AG.