b. Social Security Numbers
Disclosure of the Social Security number of a family member shall be mandatory only for children whose CCAP subsidy is or will be claimed by the Department as an expense under the TANF program or other federal programs that require recipients to disclose a Social Security Number.. This requirement shall not apply to children who are not citizens of the United States who are not eligible to obtain a Social Security number (SSN) from the Social Security Administration. Disclosure of the Social Security numbers of other family members shall be voluntary. If the SSN is not disclosed, the CCAP administrator may obtain and use the SSN of a family member for whom disclosure is voluntary to the extent the number is available from other programs or agencies with whom the Department shares such information.
Assistance shall not be delayed pending verification of an SSN unless there is a discrepancy between a number given and other available information that causes the CCAP administrator to question the identity of the individual. The parent shall have thirty days from the date assistance is granted to verify that an application has been submitted to the Social Security Administration for a child who does not have an SSN for whom such number is mandatory.
Parents shall disclose the SSN of any member who did not have a valid number by the first redetermination following the onset of initial eligibility.
Child care providers shall disclose their SSN or a Connecticut Tax ID as a condition of eligibility for the provider.
An individual who has more than one SSN shall disclose all of the numbers.
Disclosure may be from a number which has been committed to memory, a written document, such as a wage stub, Social Security award or denial letter, income tax return, or Social Security card.
If disclosure is mandatory, the individual child shall be ineligible if the parent fails to disclose or apply for an SSN for the child. Ineligibility shall continue until such time that the parent applies for or discloses the SSN.