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

- Ineligible alien due to immigration status;

- SSI recipient; and

- Neither parent is disabled.

A family is considered a single-parent family when it does not meet the criteria outlined above regardless of the number of parents or other adults living in the household.

A caretaker relative is an adult relative other than the natural or adoptive parent, such as a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, sister and their legal spouses and those relatives of preceding generations and their legal spouses.

A non-recipient work-eligible individual is a parent or stepparent who must sign the application, complete Orientation, a PRC and SSP, and be participating in a work activity.

Neither these individuals nor caretaker relatives may be included in the WV WORKS benefit:

● Individuals convicted in federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation about residence to receive TANF, WV WORKS, Medicaid, SNAP benefits or SSI are ineligible for 10 years from the date of the conviction. The conviction must have occurred on or after 8/22/96;

● Individuals who are fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody/ confinement after conviction, for a felony or an attempt to commit a felony;

● An individual convicted of a felony under federal or state law when the offense involves the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in Section 102(6) of the Controlled Substance Act and when the offense occurred on or after 8/22/96. This does not include convictions which have been expunged or reduced to a lesser charge;

● Individuals who are violating a condition of probation or parole which was imposed under federal or state law;

● A parent(s) or other included caretaker who does not report that a child is, or will be, out of his home for at least 30 consecutive days; Page 4