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APPENDIX: SNAP GLOSSARY Verification - Verification -V- When a midpoint review is submitted from a household certified for longer than 12 months, all medical expenses must be reported and verified. Otherwise, the verification requirements for reported changes will apply. General definitions of the terms incomplete, inaccurate, inconsistent, and outdated appear below: Incomplete Information will be considered incomplete when vital dates, names, figures or other information is missing. For example, information about actual utility costs is incomplete if the household has reported costs for gas, lights and water and has only furnished a gas bill as verification of actual utility costs. Inaccurate Information will be considered inaccurate when the worker has some reason to question the validity of the household’s statements. For example, a household reports that medical expenses are unchanged, yet the worker is aware that the household member with the deductible medical expenses has been approved for SSI and should now be receiving a Medicaid card. Inconsistent Information will be considered inconsistent when a review of the case file reveals a conflict between the reported information and the information already documented in the case file. For example, a household reports a $300 per month rent expense. A review of the case record shows that the household has not moved and the last reported rent amount was $50 because the household was receiving rental assistance from HUD. Outdated Information about fluctuating earned income is usually considered outdated if a month or more have elapsed since the household last furnished current verification. Information about stable earned income, unearned income received on a weekly or a biweekly basis, actual utility costs and medical expenses is outdated if three months or more have elapsed since the household last submitted current verification. Information about unearned income received on a monthly basis or received periodically is considered outdated if eleven months or more have elapsed since the household last submitted current verification. Information about liquid resources is considered outdated if eleven months or more have elapsed since the household last submitted current verification. When verification is needed, the household has the primary responsibility for providing documents or other suitable information. The household must also provide the name of a collateral contact if necessary. (See the definition of “Collateral Contact” for additional information.)