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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 5000 5700 Unearned Income 5704 Child Support/Alimony Payments

necessary to determine eligibility for DCO programs. Instructions for accessing and using this inquiry interface may be found in the OCSE Interface Appendix. (Appendix O.)  NOTE: Due to IRS confidentiality rules, OCSE is no longer allowed to divulge information that could identify IRS refunds. Therefore, all information has been removed from the “Source” field. Neither will the local OCSE office verify for DHS case managers that the source of a payment is an IRS refund. However, they will provide this information to the individual who received the payment. 5704.6 Verification of Child Support Not Paid Through OCSE SNAP Manual 01/01/00 To verify child support not paid through OCSE, the county office worker may accept: • Check stubs or other documentation from a court or other agency that collectsand disburses the child support payment. • A signed, dated statement from the individual who pays the child support. If possible, the statement should contain the individual’s name, address and telephone number. • Other documentary evidence of the amount of the payment. If the absent parent refuses to verify the child support payments and other documentary evidence is not available, the worker may accept collateral statements. In the event that collateral statements are not available, the worker may accept the household’s statements about the amount of the payment. Any discrepancies between information reported by the household and the information verified by the worker must be resolved. For example, a household has not reported child support income, but the worker has information indicating child support is being received. The household will be allowed to provide additional information if necessary to prove its statements. 5704.7 Documentation of Child Support Income SNAP Manual 01/01/00 Each source of child support income should be clearly documented to show: • The name of the individual who makes the child support payment; • The name of the child for which the child support is received; • The date and amount of each child support payment used in the calculation of the monthly income;