3026 Application for Social Security Numbers

Every applicant who does not have a valid Social Security Number (SSN) must apply for one before a cash assistance application can be approved. Applicants who do not have a SSN are referred to the appropriate SSA District Office or branch office to apply for one via Form 122. Each person referred to the SSA to apply for a SSN is instructed to return verification of the number to DSS when the number is received. In the case of newborn children, the mother of the child must apply for a card for the child by the first day of the second month following the month the mother is discharged from the hospital. EXAMPLE: A child is born on May 25th and the child's mother is discharged from the hospital on May 28th. The mother must apply for a SSN and provide DSS with verification of the application by July 1. Benefits must be denied to any person who refuses to furnish or apply for a SSN. In the case of a minor child, if a parent refuses to cooperate in applying for a SSN for the child, the parent(s), the child and all eligible siblings are ineligible for assistance.