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is considered as verified upon receipt. County office workers may use this information to verify statements provided on the semi-annual report. If the household has not declared information found on the UI screen, the county office worker will resolve the discrepancy before the semi- annual report is processed. The information on the WAGE screen may be several months old and must be independently verified. If the information on the WAGE screen indicates that someone in the household may be working and the employment was not reported on the semi-annual report, the county office worker must resolve the discrepancy. To resolve the discrepancy, the county office worker will ask the household if the household member is currently employed. If the response is “no”, the county office worker will determine why he or she is no longer employed. Verification will be requested if appropriate. If the response is “yes”, the county office worker will request verification of current earnings Selected IEVS reports will be generated on all occasional reporting households certified for 24 months or certified for 12 months but not subject to semi-annual reporting. The following IEVS reports will be generated: • BENDEX Change • New SSI Cases • SSI Mismatch When the SNAP budgets are recalculated for the annual social security cost of living adjustment (COLA) a mismatch report is generated. The mismatch report that involves SSI recipients also contains information considered verified upon receipt. When an IEVS report is received, the county office will initiate and pursue action on this information within 45 days from the run date of each IEVS report. The information generated on IEVS reports is considered to be verified upon receipt. (If the household disputes the information provided on the IEVS report, see SNAP 2620.) The change reported on the IEVS report must be processed. If the change results in an increase in benefits, an adequate notice will be issued to the household. If the change results in a decrease in benefits, an advance notice of adverse action must be issued to the household.

2620 Using IEVS Information for Recipients SNAP Manual 08/01/05 If the household disagrees with the information provided on the IEVS match, the DHS county office will submit a query to the SSA Query Screen (WQRY). If the information that returns on