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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 44 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process
Different procedures apply when the case is closed because of failure to provide needed verification at the time of redetermination. When the client provides the verification within 30 days of the end of the certification period, it is still considered a redetermination and a new application is not required. See Section 1.4.18, Application and Redetermination Variations, for instructions on proration due to delayed processing. Application Example 4: Ms. Sunflower reports the start of a new job on July 1. A DFA-6 is issued to her with a due date of July 10. Ms. Sunflower does not provide the requested information by that date and the benefit is closed effective July 31. On July 30, she provides the requested information and benefits are reopened effective August 1. No new application form or interview is required. The AG remains in the original certification period. Application Example 5: Same example as above, except that the information is not returned until August 5. Benefits may not be approved until Ms. Sunflower completes a new application and interview. The AG will be assigned a new certification period if the application is approved. 1.4.1.B Categorically Eligible AGs Categorically Eligible AGs, as defined in Section 1.4.17.C, do not require a new form when all of the following conditions are met: • There is a WV WORKS application pending; and • SNAP benefits were denied; and • Subsequent to the denial, they are determined eligible to receive WV WORKS; and • The AG is otherwise Categorically Eligible. The Worker provides benefits using the original application and any other pertinent information provided subsequent to that application. Benefits are paid from the date for which WV WORKS eligibility is established or the date of the original SNAP application, whichever is later. Changes must be recorded in case comments. NOTE: If an active WV WORKS case, also certified for SNAP benefits, is closed and there is enough information to continue the SNAP certification, benefits are continued with no interruption. A new application must not be required. See Chapter 10.