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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 218 Chapter 4 Income

4.15.4.G.2 From Unearned Income All withheld unearned income is counted, unless an amount is being withheld to repay income that was previously used to determine Medicaid eligibility. 4.15.4.H Funds Diverted to a PASS Funds diverted to a PASS account are disregarded. 4.15.4.I Unstated Income Unstated income is income that has not been reported by the household, and is not otherwise known to the agency, but is determined to exist because the client's paid living expenses exceed income from known sources. The amount of unstated income is the difference between the known monthly income and the monthly paid living expenses. When the information in the client's record, including statements of the client or third parties, indicates that paid expenses exceed the stated income, the existence of unstated income must be explored. The client must complete form ES-IN-1, Statement of Monthly Living Expenses. If insufficient or conflicting evidence exists, the Worker must question the client about the possibility of unstated income and allow him the opportunity to explain how his expenses are met. If the client provides a satisfactory explanation, the Worker records the explanation. If the client's explanation of how the expenses are met is inadequate, the Worker makes a recording of the explanation and then determines the amount of unstated income to count. To determine the amount of unstated income to count, the Worker compares the usual amount of monthly living expenses with the client's reported income, taking into consideration any other reasonable explanations the client provides. The difference is unstated income and is counted as unearned income.