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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 212 Chapter 4 Income

• Federal Stafford Loans • Federal Work-Study • Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Examples of educational assistance that are NOT funded under Title IV are: • WV Promise Scholarships • WV Higher Education Grant, also known as WV Grant • Non-Title IV College Work Study 4.15.4.C.2 Other Educational Assistance Any grant, scholarship, fellowship, gift, or portion of a gift that is used to pay tuition and other educational expenses at any educational institution, including technical or vocational schools, is excluded. Any portion used or set aside for food or shelter is counted as income in the month received. See Section 5.5 for the asset policy for those educational assistance sources when retained into the month following the month of receipt. Any portion set aside for educational expenses that is used to pay non-educational expenses is income in the month it is used for another expense. 4.15.4.D Deeming When determining income to be deemed to an eligible individual, certain income sources are not deemed. These sources are outlined in Section 4.15.4.D.1 and Section 4.15.D.2 below. 4.15.4.D.1 Public Assistance Maintenance Income As defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA), public assistance maintenance income of the spouse or parent from whom income is deemed is excluded from the deeming process; therefore, it is not deemed. In addition, any income that was considered (counted or excluded) in computing the amount of such income maintenance payments is also excluded. These public assistance income maintenance payments are: NOTE: For the definition of eligible child or ineligible child, see Section 4.2.