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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FFY 2024 STATE PLAN FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

appropriate parenting and training classes to increase the employability of these individuals to provide child and parental support to their children.

● The Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) provides the Department with sources of information for use in determining eligibility and the amount of the benefit for applicants and recipients. Procedures established to assist in the prevention of fraud and abuse in the form of computer matches are utilized. The Social Security number of the applicant or recipient is matched against the files for the State Bureau of Employment Programs, Internal Revenue Service, and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The State Online Query (SOLQ) provides direct access to SSA’s databases. Information received includes SSN verification and SSI and RSDI details. Requests can be made only for individuals known to the eligibility system within the previous five years.

● The eligibility system will be used to collect data and track all families receiving WV WORKS cash assistance or non-cash assistance payments. This system tracks WV WORKS supportive payments and payments for other programs operated by the Department. The eligibility system is an integrated mainframe eligibility determination and benefit calculation system which issues benefits for WV WORKS (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid (MA), Emergency Assistance (EA), Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and the School Clothing Allowance (SCA) Program. The system features automatic notification of changes, automatic generation of periodic report forms and alerts to workers. The system is also designed to interface with Child Support Enforcement, Social Service data systems, and the Medicaid Management Information System, as well as other required state and federal legal agency interfaces.

● A School Clothing Allowance Program is available to help parents and/or caretaker relatives keep children in school. WV WORKS families with school age children will automatically be eligible to receive a clothing benefit for each eligible child. Families whose income is below 130% of the Federal Poverty Level will be eligible to receive a clothing benefit for each eligible school-aged child in the home. The family is not required to apply for or accept a WV WORKS benefit to be eligible for the clothing benefit. This program is Page 24