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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 133 Chapter 4 Income

4.5.4.H.2 Computing the Period of Ineligibility Given that the client is expected to use the lump sum for general living expenses, a period of ineligibility must be calculated as directed below. After applying appropriate exclusions, disregards and deductions to other income received for the month, add the lump-sum payment to all other monthly income. When the total amount is less than the payment amount for the number of people in the WV WORKS AG, the lump-sum payment is counted as income in its entirety for one month. When the total amount is less than the FPL for the number in the AG, but more than the benefit amount for the AG found in Appendix A, the case is ineligible for one month. The amount in excess of the benefit amount is not counted as income for the following month. When the total amount is greater than the appropriate 100% of the FPL, divide the lump-sum payment by the appropriate 100% of the FPL for the AG size. The AG is ineligible for the full number of months equal to the result of the division. Ineligibility begins the month of receipt. For any partial month remaining after the division, the amount of the lump-sum payment that remains is counted as income. The number of months the case is ineligible, because of the receipt of the lump-sum payment, and the amount of income counted for any remaining partial month, is determined as follows: • Multiply the 100% of the FPL by the number of full months the case has been determined ineligible. • Subtract this figure from the total lump sum. • The remaining amount is counted as income in the month after the last month of ineligibility. The persons in the AG when the lump-sum payment is received remain ineligible for the period regardless of any changes that may occur, unless the period of ineligibility is shortened as found below in Section 4.5.4.H.3. When an individual is born or returns to a family whose members are ineligible due to receipt of a lump-sum payment, the individual is treated as a separate AG. If all other eligibility factors are met, the individual is eligible. None of the lump-sum amount is counted for the new family member. All other policy and procedures for counting income apply. Only the new family member(s) is included in the AG that is used when determining the appropriate eligibility limits. Newborn Example: A child is born to a family whose members are ineligible due to the prior receipt of a lump-sum payment. A separate case is established for the child. The child is eligible for a WV WORKS benefit.