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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 9

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 10 Chapter 9 Client Notification

9.3.1.A Adverse Actions Requiring Advance Notice Adverse actions are defined by program as follows. Use the DFA-NL-C in these situations.

Adverse Actions Notes SNAP AG closure Decrease in SNAP benefit amount Shortened certification period The following are not adverse actions, but do require client notification: • When the amount does not increase following a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) check reduction for repayment of an error caused by client’s intentional misrepresentation. • When the benefit amount does not increase following a reduction, suspension, or termination of a federal, State, or local means-tested welfare or public assistance program due to the client’s failure to comply with the program’s requirements. This includes a reduction in WV WORKS benefits due to a sanction. WV WORKS AG closure, including closure due to imposition of the third or subsequent sanction Reduction in the benefit amount. Removal of a client from the AG, when the benefit amount decreases A special notice letter, DFA-WVW-NL-1, is required to impose a sanction based on failure to comply with the Personal Responsibility Contract (PRC) or Self-Sufficiency Plan (SSP). See Section 9.3.6 below. Medicaid and WVCHIP AG closure Removal of a client from the AG

9.3.1.B Adverse Actions Not Requiring Advance Notice The following adverse actions do not require advance notice; use the DFA-NL-B in these situations. • When adverse action occurs as a result of a mass change initiated, such as: o The annual updates of SNAP allotments or deductions;