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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4- Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B-Eligibility Factors (SNAP) Section No./Name B-400-SNAP Enumeration/Social Security Numbers (SNAP) Document No./Name B-450-SNAP How An SSN Is Verified Effective Date January 1, 2017

1 of 2 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

EACH CLIENT’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH MUST MATCH SSA RECORDS FOR SSA TO VERIFY THE SSN DATA.

A SSN IS VERIFIED BY ENUMERATION AND DIRECT NOTIFICATION FROM SSA, SSNEVCS, AND SDX PROCESSES. ALL SSNS WILL BE SYSTEM VERIFIED THROUGH ONE OF THESE SOURCES.

SSN(S) VERIFIED BY SIEVS AUTOMATICALLY POPULATE THE NON-FINANCIAL MEMBER SCREEN ON LAMI WITH A VERIFICATION CODE 67.

THE CLIENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO REPORT A VALID SSN AND CLEAR DISCREPANCIES RELATED TO THEIR NAME AND/OR DATE OF BIRTH ON FILE AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE.

II. PROCEDURES

ENTER THE UNVERIFIED SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN) REPORTED BY/FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ON LAMI.

IF THE CLIENT HAS A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, BUT THE NAME ON THE CARD IS DIFFERENT FROM THE NAME HE IS USING, USE THE NAME AS IT APPEARS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY CARD FOR DCFS PURPOSES.

● ADVISE THE CLIENT TO GO TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE TO REQUEST A NAME CHANGE. UPON RECEIPT OF VERIFICATION FROM THE CLIENT THAT THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HAS PROCESSED A NAME CHANGE, ADJUST DCFS RECORDS AND LAMI ACCORDINGLY.

UNVERIFIED SSN(S) ARE LISTED ON INFOPAC REPORT SVM533. LOCAL AGENCY STAFF MUST RESEARCH AND CLEAR SSN DISCREPANCIES. * BASED ON THE NON-MATCH CODE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. THE CODES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1 - SSN NOT IN FILE (NEVER ISSUED TO ANYONE) 2 - NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH MATCH, BUT SEX CODE DOES NOT MATCH 3 - NAME AND SEX CODE MATCH, BUT DATE OF BIRTH DOES NOT MATCH 4 - NAME MATCHES, BUT DATE OF BIRTH AND SEX CODE DO NOT MATCH 5 - NAME DOES NOT MATCH, AND DATE OF BIRTH AND SEX CODE WERE NOT CHECKED

CHECK ONBASE FOR VERIFICATION OF THE NAME, SSN, DATE OF BIRTH AND SEX, REVIEW INFORMATION THE CLIENT REPORTED FOR THESE ITEMS AND DETERMINE IF THIS