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OMTL-686 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program R. 12/15/25

MS 7030 REQUIRED VERIFICATION AT RECERTIFICATION (1)

At recertification, review all information and update verification if a change is indicated. If the household is required to return information, advise them not to wait until the final due date to return their information, as this may cause a delay in the receipt of benefits. At a minimum, verify the following:

A. [All gross nonexempt income. As a part of the recertification, any Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) "hits" must be resolved.

Complete inquiries on all system verification sources, i.e., BENDEX, SDX, Eligibility Advisor (EA), Program 48, Program 4B-Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB), and the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS), External Search if children are or have been in the home for all adult household members.]

Please see Vol. I, MS 0131, on acceptable Electronic Income Verification (EIV).

B. Verify the lack of income for each adult household member by form PAFS-702, Proof of No Income, written statement, or a collateral contact. Form PAFS-702 must be completed by an unrelated individual not living in the same SNAP household as the member.

[Complete inquiries on all system verification sources, i.e., BENDEX, SDX, EA, Program 48, Program 4B-UIB, and DCSS External Search, if children are or have been in the home for all adult household members claiming no income.]

C. Household composition. Verification must list EACH household member.

D. Any questionable information.

E. Actual costs incurred by the household for allowable dependent care expenses.

F. [Changes in the legal obligation, including the amount of the obligation, and the amount of child support the household pays to individuals outside the household. Reported information that has not changed is verified only if the information is incomplete, inaccurate, inconsistent, or outdated. If payments are made through DCSS, use the DCSS External Search inquiry to verify the legal obligation and the payments.]

G. Actual utility expenses, if the household incurs only one type of utility expense or any utility expenses for an unoccupied home.

H. Medical expenses, if the source or the total allowable amount for the household has changed by more than $25.

I. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. Verify school enrollment using client statement at application, recertification, and member add for a child aged 17 and under.

If the child aged 17 and under has earned income, client statement is an acceptable source of verification for both school enrollment and earned income, unless there is a reason to doubt.