Good Cause

Good Cause may be established for failure to meet the enumeration requirement. Refusal to meet the requirement without Good Cause results in an automatic determination of non-compliance.

Good Cause is established when it is determined that the AU member has made every effort to obtain an SSN but has been unsuccessful. The agency must make every effort to assist the AU in obtaining documents needed to complete the enumeration process.

Good Cause includes, but is not limited to the following:

documentary evidence or collateral information that the AU member has applied for an SSN and has not yet been issued a number

the inability of the AU to obtain the necessary documents required by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Example: inability to obtain a birth certificate.

Good Cause does NOT include the following:

lack of transportation

temporary absence from the home

age/illness/infirmity

The eligibility worker must provide assistance to the A/R in obtaining information required to meet the enumeration requirement.