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All unearned income must be verified. The following sources may be used to verify unearned income: • BENDEX or SDX • SSA award letters • VA award letter • Pension check or award letter • Correspondence with the payor • Unemployment Compensation award letter • Support court statement and/or current statement from payor • Interest on bank account statements.

The agencies and the type of match (es) they provide are as follows:

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Unverified Unearned Income Data Exchange • Social Security Administration (SSA): o Beneficiary Earnings Exchange Record o Beneficiary Data Exchange (BENDEX) o State Data Exchange (SDX) • Indiana Department of Employment and Training (IDETS): o Wage Data Exchange (WDX) o Unemployment Insurance (UI)

More information concerning Data Exchange is found in the following IPPM sections: • Section 4430.05.00 • Section 4430.10.00 • Section 4430.15.00 • Section 4430.35.00 • Section 4430.30.00 • Section 4430.40.00

For MAGI (MED 3) AGs, the applicant will attest to unearned income on the application, and the worker will verify the unearned income via electronic sources. If there are discrepancies between the income information provided by the applicant and the electronic data or electronic data is not available, the worker will request documentation as set forth in Section 2890.00.00, which includes but is not limited to, the above-mentioned documents.46 2890.10.05 VERIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS (MED 1, 2, 4) Verification of support payments must be obtained. The following sources may be used to verify support.