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Title 7: SNAP Page 24 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Social Security Numbers Revised September 27, 2024 Verifying a Social Security Number Verify application for a social security number for a person aged seven months or older with either:  Form SSA-5028, Proof of Application.  Form SSA-2853, Information About When You Will Receive Your Baby’s Social Security Card. Do not delay certification just because a social security number has not been verified. For qualified aliens who are not authorized to work in the U.S., follow procedures using form 470-5745, Enumeration Referral. Good Cause for Not Supplying a Social Security Number Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.6(d), 273.2(i) Policy: Good cause for not supplying a social security number exists when:  A household can prove that it gave a complete application with needed documentation to the Social Security Administration, but a number has not been received.  A household has made a good faith effort to get the Social Security Administration the needed documents to apply. Procedure: Offer to help a person applying for a social security number who is unable to get the documents the Social Security Administration needs. Illness, lack of transportation, or temporary absence do not count as good cause, because the applicant has the option to mail the application in rather than apply in person. If good cause for not supplying the number exists for a person aged seven months old or older, allow the person to get SNAP, including emergency SNAP, for the month of application plus one more month. The person must supply a social security number by the end of the second month or be disqualified, unless good cause continues to exist. Reexamine good cause on a monthly basis. Failure to Give or Apply for a Social Security Number Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.6(c) Policy: If a household member refuses or fails to give or apply for a social security number of a household member aged seven months old or older without good cause, the person who does not have the social security number is ineligible. Only the person who does not have a social security number is ineligible—not the entire household. The disqualified household member is ineligible until a social security number is received and verified.