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Title 7: SNAP Page 14 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter B: Application Processing Verification Revised January 30, 2026 State Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) Services. SSI is verified through the State Data Exchange (SDX) or the Wire Third-Party Query System (WTPY). See 14-G, Exchange of Data with Other Agencies for further information on IEVS. IEVS Information Considered Verified Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(f)(9)(iii) Social security benefits and unemployment insurance benefits are automatically verified when reported through IEVS. Further verification is not needed. If other verified information about a person’s Social Security, SSI, or unemployment benefits differs from IEVS data, resolve any discrepancy before eligibility or benefit levels are determined. When IEVS information does not affect eligibility or benefits, make a notation on the report and file it in the case record. If you get IEVS information during the application process, use it to determine eligibility and benefits. Make a decision without IEVS information if waiting for it will cause you to go past the processing time limits. IEVS Information Not Considered Verified Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(f)(9)(iv) The following information is available through IEVS, but is not automatically verified and is not to be used to determine eligibility and benefits:  Unearned and earned income information from the Internal Revenue Service.  Wage and pension information from Social Security Administration, the Iowa Department of Workforce Development, and any source in IEVS that is questionable. These are indicators of income. Request verification of this information if it might affect eligibility or benefits and is not already verified.