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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 5

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 67 Chapter 5 Assets

5.6.1.C.3 Residents of Shelters for Battered Persons Assets are considered inaccessible to persons residing in shelters for battered persons when: • The assets are jointly owned with persons they lived with prior to entering the shelter; and • The shelter resident's access is dependent upon the agreement of a joint owner who still resides in the former household. 5.6.1.D Special Considerations Depending on the AG Composition 5.6.1.D.1 Categorical Eligibility SNAP AGs that meet the requirements for Categorical Eligibility found in Section 1.4.17, are not required to meet an asset eligibility test. 5.6.1.D.2 AGs Not Categorically Eligible Clients who are included in an AG that has at least one person that is disqualified due to an IPV, or ineligible due to the striker provisions, or is in a penalty for transfer of asset, must meet an asset eligibility test. See Section 1.4.17.

NOTE: An AG who was previously disqualified due to receiving a substantial lottery or gaming winning is not categorically eligible and must meet an asset eligibility test for SNAP.