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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FFY 2024 STATE PLAN FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
Social Security Act. The program for the Bureau for Social Services (BSS) was in effect on September 30, 1995. This program was authorized solely under prior law.
The Bureau for Family Assistance Program is funded with segregated Federal TANF funds as non-recurrent short-term benefits. The income limit is determined by adding $10 to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) maximum payment for one and two persons, then $50 is added for each additional person, as long as funds are available. For the purposes of this Program, needy children must be under the age of twenty-one (21) years. Emergency assistance and services are limited as necessary to alleviate the emergency condition and must be authorized within a single thirty (30) day period of eligibility no less than twelve (12) months after the beginning of the benefit group’s last Emergency Assistance period of eligibility. After the Worker determines that the applicant or any other AG member owns countable assets as listed in the Income Maintenance Manual, he must evaluate whether such assets can be used in time to eliminate or prevent the emergency. Provisions of the Emergency Assistance for Needy Families and Children are as follows:
● Kinds of Emergencies Covered
- Emergency financial assistance can be used for crisis situations covering homelessness, home fuel and utility needs, needs arising as a result of fires, natural and man-made disasters, civil disorders, and the needs of battered spouses.
- Emergencies for removal of a child from the home where legal custody and responsibility for placement has been given to the Department. This only applies to children who have not been found eligible for Title IV-E benefits.
- Emergencies, where a child is considered at risk of removal from the home, and legal custody has been given to the Department.
- Emergencies where a child is the victim of abuse, reported neglected, or abandoned.
● Kinds of Assistance Provided to Meet Emergency Situations
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