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ESA SNAP Policy Manual vii 5.10.2 Student Exemptions ................................................................................................................. 58 5.11 Verification Sources ........................................................................................................................ 59 5.11.1 Documentary Evidence ............................................................................................................ 59 5.11.2 Collateral Contact .................................................................................................................... 60 5.11.3 Data Matches ........................................................................................................................... 60 5.11.4 Evaluating Verification ............................................................................................................. 65 5.11.5 No Requirement for Specific Forms of Verification ................................................................. 65 5.12 Questionable Information ............................................................................................................... 65 5.13 Verification of Changes During Certification ................................................................................... 66 5.13.1 Changes Reported by the Household ...................................................................................... 66 5.13.2 Changes Discovered Through a Source Other Than the Household ........................................ 67 5.14 Verification Required at Mid-Certification ...................................................................................... 68 5.15 Verification Required at Renewal/Recertification .......................................................................... 70 5.16 Documentation ............................................................................................................................... 71 Chapter 6. Data Matches ............................................................................................................................ 73 6.1 Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS).............................................................................. 73 6.2 Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) ..................................................................... 74 6.3 Prisoner Verification System (PVS) ................................................................................................... 74 6.4 Deceased Matching System (DMS) ................................................................................................... 74 6.5 National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) .......................................................................................... 75 6.6 Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS) .............................................................................. 75 6.7 The Work Number ............................................................................................................................. 76 Chapter 7. Processing Standards ................................................................................................................ 77 7.1 Normal Processing Standards ........................................................................................................... 77 7.1.1 Time Standards .......................................................................................................................... 77 7.1.2 Application Disposition .............................................................................................................. 78 7.1.3 Cooperation With Application Process ...................................................................................... 79 7.1.4 Voluntary Withdrawal ................................................................................................................ 79 7.1.5 Failure to Provide Verification ................................................................................................... 79 7.2 Expedited Processing ........................................................................................................................ 80 7.2.1 Entitlement to Expedited Service .............................................................................................. 80 7.2.2 Expedited Timeframes ............................................................................................................... 81 7.2.3 Expedited Screening .................................................................................................................. 82 7.2.4 Expedited Interviews ................................................................................................................. 82