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Verification of Expenses 8.6.4 ALL The applicant/recipient is the primary source for verification. Verification may be from the following sources: • documents (such as receipts), or • written statements from persons with knowledge of the group's income (such as employer or agency issuing benefits). Verify the following types of expenses (when needed to determine eligibility or benefit levels) with one of the stated sources or its equivalent: • Medical bills and receipts for prescriptions and medically necessary OTC medication can serve as verification for medical expenses. For the excess medical deduction in the FS program, you may have to verify age. Examples of acceptable verification of age include: o records of birth or baptism, o adoption records, o hospital or physician's records, o Social Security records, o school records, o marriage certificates, o insurance policies, and o enrollment records of voting districts. The SSR also may have to verify if the service was provided by an appropriate source. Acceptable verification includes, but is not limited to: o copies of prescriptions, or o statements or bills from physicians, pharmacists, or other certified providers. • Dependent Care Expenses can be verified by a bill from the provider, canceled checks showing payment, or a written statement by the provider. • Shelter Expenses can be verified with: o lease, o canceled rent/mortgage checks, o statement from lender or landlord, or o bill or receipt • Utility Costs can be verified with bills from utility providers. If the utility bills show unpaid past liabilities, the SSR must determine usual utility costs incurred each month. pay stubs if the employer confirms that they reflect actual tips (tips shown on pay stubs are usually a percentage for tax purposes); or, if not available, client's statement. Tips business receipts accounting or other business records, or clients