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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 187 Chapter 4 Income

4.14.2 INCOME DISREGARDS AND DEDUCTIONS The following disregards and deductions are applied, if applicable. 4.14.2.A Earned Income Disregards and deductions apply only to earned income. Any unused portion of the disregards or deductions is not applied to unearned income. 4.14.2.A.1 SSI $20 Disregard The remainder of the $20 income disregard. See Unearned Income below. 4.14.2.A.2 SSI Earned Income Disregard $65 and half of the remainder are subtracted from earned income and from gross profit from self-employment earnings. See Section 4.14.3 below. 4.14.2.A.3 SSI Impairment-Related Work Expenses Expenses for items or services that are directly related to enabling a person with a disability to work and that are necessarily incurred by the individual due to a physical or mental impairment. The individual must be: • Disabled, but not blind; and • Under age 65; or • Received SSI or SSI-Related Medicaid as a disabled individual for the month before becoming age 65.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 187 Chapter 4 Income

4.14.2 INCOME DISREGARDS AND DEDUCTIONS The following disregards and deductions are applied, if applicable. 4.14.2.A Earned Income Disregards and deductions apply only to earned income. Any unused portion of the disregards or deductions is not applied to unearned income. 4.14.2.A.1 SSI $20 Disregard The remainder of the $20 income disregard. See Unearned Income below. 4.14.2.A.2 SSI Earned Income Disregard $65 and half of the remainder are subtracted from earned income and from gross profit from self-employment earnings. See Section 4.14.3 below. 4.14.2.A.3 SSI Impairment-Related Work Expenses Expenses for items or services that are directly related to enabling a person with a disability to work and that are necessarily incurred by the individual due to a physical or mental impairment. The individual must be: • Disabled, but not blind; and • Under age 65; or • Received SSI or SSI-Related Medicaid as a disabled individual for the month before becoming age 65.