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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 61 Table 5.11.3.a. Sources and Related Information Considered Verified Upon Receipt Data Match Source Agency Information IEVS DOES Unemployment insurance/compensation benefits IEVS SSA via SOLQ/SOLQ-I, SVES or BENDEX Federal retirement, survivors, disability, SSI and related SSA benefits IEVS DHS Relevant factors of eligibility verified for the following DHS programs:  TANF  Medicaid SOLQ/SOLQ-I or SVES SSA SSN* SAVE USCIS Noncitizen status *DHS must also accept an SSN as verified if the applying SNAP household member’s SSN has already been verified by a DHS program that participates in IEVS; this includes TANF and Medicaid. ESA does not need further verification of the above information unless it is questionable, incomplete, outdated or inconsistent. Table 5.11.3.b lists sources and related information that are not considered verified upon receipt. Table 5.11.3.b. Sources and Related Information Not Considered Verified Upon Receipt Data Match Source Agency Information IEVS DOES Quarterly wage data IEVS SSA Net earnings from self-employment, wages and payments of retirement income from federal tax returns IEVS IRS Unearned income from federal tax returns The Work Number Equifax Employment and income Prisoner Verification System (PVS) via Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS) SSA Prisoner status Deceased Matching System (DMS) via SVES SSA Deceased persons National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) Administration for Children and Families Newly hired employees (from IRS Form W-4) Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS) FNS SNAP disqualified persons

ESA cannot use information that is not considered verified upon receipt until it has been verified. Federal regulations require ESA to run the Prisoner Verification System (PVS), Deceased Matching System (DMS), National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) and Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS) data matches and act on any matches in accordance with federal requirements.

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