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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FFY 2024 STATE PLAN FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
secondary school or education directly related to employment. This definition varies by county and by program. When class is not available for 20 hours per week, an additional activity assignment must be made to meet the minimum required hours. Each county Board of Education is responsible for developing and implementing its own definition of satisfactory school attendance. For Vocational Education Training, the institution will determine what is considered full-time enrollment and satisfactory progress. The individual must remain in good academic standing with the institution.
● Only verified excused absences are counted, not to exceed 16 hours per month and not more than 80 hours in any 12-month period.
● Only the ten Federal holidays listed in the state’s Work Verification Plan are counted towards participation when the participant would normally have been scheduled to work or attend an educational activity on that day.
OTHER MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FUNDED SERVICES
● Early Care and Education - Financial assistance which covers most of the cost of direct care and protection of children while parents work, attend training, or are otherwise unable to provide care to improve the affordability, accessibility and quality of childcare services.
● Administrative and system cost of providing program benefits and services.
● Replacement due to Cyber Fraud/Skimming/Cloning/Phishing
When a WV WORKS participant reports unauthorized cash benefit transactions on their EBT card that resulted in stolen benefits due to cyber fraud, the participant must Immediately notify the Office of EBT Banking Services. File a police report, request EBT card replacement, and complete a lost benefit affidavit. The affidavit must be sent to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for investigation. Once OIG investigates and confirms the theft was from card skimming/cloning/phishing, they will advise the worker of the amount that can be replaced.
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