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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 5

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 52 Chapter 5 Assets

5.5.44 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS This includes SNAP benefits in an EBT account.

5.5.45 SWIMMING POOLS • Above-ground

• In-ground: Excluded if considered part of the homestead

5.5.46 TRUST FUNDS In general, if the client has unrestricted access to the principal of the trust, it must be counted as an asset. SNAP: Any funds in a trust or transferred to a trust, and any income produced by that trust, are considered inaccessible to the AG and excluded if: • The trust arrangement is not likely to cease before the next redetermination and no AG member has the power to revoke the trust arrangement or change the name of the beneficiary before the next redetermination; and • The trustee administering the funds is either: o A court, or an institution, corporation, or organization that is not under the direction or ownership of any AG member, or o An individual appointed by the court who has court-imposed limitations placed on his use of the funds that meet all other fund requirements found in this item; and SNAP WVW, AFDC-Related SSI Groups No Yes Yes SNAP WVW, AFDC-Related SSI Groups No No No SNAP WVW, AFDC-Related SSI Groups Yes* Yes* Yes* SNAP WVW, AFDC-Related SSI Groups No No No