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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 6

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 4 Chapter 6 Data Exchanges

6.2 STATE DATA EXCHANGES 6.2.1 WORKFORCE WEST VIRGINIA 6.2.1.A Wage Information Wage information is available around the fifth working day of each quarter for the previous quarter. Information received includes: • Employer name and address; • Dates of employment; and • Wages for individuals whose actual earnings are $225 or greater per quarter than the income used for the assistance group (AG) for the same quarter. This information is not considered verified upon receipt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and is subject to independent verification for all programs. 6.2.1.B Unemployment Compensation Income (UCI) UCI information is available around the third working day of each month. Information received includes unemployment and low-earnings benefits. This information is considered verified upon receipt for SNAP and is not subject to independent verification for any program. NOTE: Workforce WV wage information is obtained electronically by the data system in real-time for Medicaid and WVCHIP applications and reviews. The Worker does not need to manually check Workforce WV wage information at initial application or review for Medicaid and WVCHIP. The reasonable compatibility process described in Section 7.2.5 is applied automatically by the data system to Workforce WV wage information.