UPM P-2099.05 - Acceptable Verification

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 2-1-92 Transmittal: UP-92-14 P-2099.05 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Assistance Unit Composition PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Verification Requirements AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Acceptable Verification ______________________________________________________________________________

P-2099.05 Age

Accept as verification of age:

° any document showing date of birth or age, such as a drivers license or birth certificate;

° receipt of any assistance program for which one must be at lease 60 years old;

° record of age in the SDX, Bendex, or CLEM systems.

Disability

1. Accept as verification of disability for separate unit status:

° Social Security notices for OASDI and SSI:

° record of benefit entitlement based on disability in the SDX or Bendex;

° receipt of State Supplement or Medicaid on the basis of disability;

° Railroad Retirement documents when accompanied by documentation of Medicare;

° Veterans benefits notices when they contain statements that they establish the FS criteria.

2. Accept as verification of disability for eligibility as institutionalized person:

° Statements from the Veterans' Administration that illustrate that the criteria described in policy for Food Stamps have been met;

° Statements from the Social Security Administration that illustrate that the criteria described in policy for Food Stamps have been met.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 9-1-95 Transmittal: UP-95-21 P-2099.05 page 2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Assistance Unit Composition PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Verification Requirements AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Acceptable Verification ______________________________________________________________________________

P-2099.05 Income

Accept as verification of income:

° wage stubs;

° written statement from employer;

° telephone contact with employer.

Boarder Income

Accept as verification of boarder income:

° a written statement from the boarder attesting to the amount paid;

° a receipt for the amount paid.

Separate Assistance Unit Status

Accept as verification that an individual who lives with others and has the option to be a separate assistance unit buys and prepares meals separately:

° the individual's verbal statement; or

° a written statement signed by the individual.