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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 2000 2500 Income and Eligibility Verification System 2510 Transmitting SSNs for IEVS

2500 Income and Eligibility Verification System

SNAP Manual 08/01/05 Through the Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program requests wage, unearned income, and benefit information from the Employment Security Department (ESD), and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The social security numbers (SSNs) of all applicant and recipient members, including excluded members, are used in the IEVS matching process. Information obtained through IEVS is used to: • Verify household eligibility; • Determine if a household is receiving the correct amount of SNAP; and to • Obtain information needed to conduct criminal or civil prosecutions based on improper receipt of SNAP.

2510 Transmitting SSNs for IEVS SNAP Manual 08/01/05 THIS SECTION OF POLICY WAS DELETED EFFECTIVE 08/01/05

2520 Transmitting SSNs to ESD SNAP Manual 08/01/05 THIS SECTION OF POLICY WAS DELETED EFFECTIVE 08/01/05

2530 Transmitting SSNs to SSA SNAP Manual 08/01/05 THIS SECTION OF POLICY WAS DELETED EFFECTIVE 08/01/05

2540 Transmitting SSNs to IRS SNAP Manual 08/01/05 THIS SECTION OF POLICY WAS DELETED EFFECTIVE 08/01/05