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

WV WORKS has four primary eligibility requirements. These include an income test, an asset test, attendance at an Orientation session, and the signing of a Personal Responsibility Contract and Self-Sufficiency Plan. Due to the passage of drug testing legislation, the completion of a drug use questionnaire was added as an eligibility requirement. Specific criteria are located in the WV Income Maintenance Manual available at the Bureau for Family Assistance website at: https://dhhr.wv.gov/bcf/Pages/default.aspx

ELIGIBILITY GROUP

The household must contain an eligible dependent child who is living with a specified relative. The child must be under the age of 18. However, a child over the age of 18 but under the age of 19, who is a full-time student in secondary school, or the equivalent level of vocational or technical training, including summer breaks and meets all other eligibility requirements, may be included.

The eligible child must be living with a specified relative which is defined as a natural or adoptive parent, blood relation, legal step-parent, step-brother or step-sister, or legal spouses of any of these persons.

ASSETS

● The family allowable asset level is $2,000.

● The value of one (1) vehicle per Work-Eligible Individual in the household is disregarded regardless of the value of the vehicle.

INCOME

All income is counted with the following exceptions:

● Earnings of minor dependent children;

● Tax refunds;

● Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); or

● Monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for children and adults.

● A payment of up to $100 for families with 1 child or $200 for families with more than 1 child of child support collected on Page 6