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• voter registration card; • employee identification card; • library card; • passport; • I.D. issued by the Public Housing Authority; • I.D. card, issued from previous eligibility, including a copy of the photo I.D. card in the applicant’s previous case record; and • contact with a third party agreeable to the SSR and applicant who can identify the client. SR: See AR/AX Combined Application Users. QM: See AR/AX Combined Application Users. TANF See AR/AX Combined Application Users. GC See AR/AX Combined Application Users. FS See AR/AX Combined Application Users. Also, if a person filing an application or accessing benefits applies on behalf of a group, the identity of both the person filing the application and the head of the household must be verified.

Inability to Purchase/Prepare Food 1.16.3

MA N/A TANF N/A GC N/A FS When an individual age 60 and over seeks to establish a separate Food Stamp unit based on an inability to purchase and prepare food on their own, the SSR must obtain a statement from a physician or licensed or certified psychologist if it is not obvious that the individual is not able to purchase and/or prepare food separately because s/he suffers from a physical or mental disability. Verification is not required if it is obvious that the individual is unable to purchase and/or prepare meals separately due to a physical or mental disability.