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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 - Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name C - Case Processing Section No./Name C-1100-FITAP-SNAP Verification Document No./Name C-1120-SNAP Sources Of Verification Effective Date September 1, 2023

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EXAMPLE: CLIENT STATES THAT HE HAS HAD NO INCOME FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT HIS BILLS ARE PAID.

 DO NOT AGREE WITH INFORMATION IN THE CASE RECORD.

EXAMPLE: CLIENT PROVIDES AN EMPLOYER STATEMENT SHOWING A 40 HOUR WEEK WHEN CASE RECORD DOCUMENTATION SHOWS FREQUENT OVERTIME.

 DO NOT ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN THE HOUSEHOLD'S CIRCUMSTANCES.

EXAMPLE: APPLICANT STATES THAT HE HAS NOT PAID RENT OR UTILITIES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT HE HAS NOT BEEN EVICTED OR HAD HIS UTILITIES DISCONNECTED.

● DO NOT AGREE WITH INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE CLEARANCE SUMMARY. ***

II. PROCEDURES

C-1121-SNAP - PR DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

USE ALTERNATE SOURCES OF VERIFICATION IF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE CANNOT BE OBTAINED OR IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO MAKE A FIRM DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY OR BENEFIT LEVEL.

RECORD THE DATE RECEIVED ON ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE AGENCY BY USING A DATE STAMP. THE ENVELOPE AND THE DOCUMENT MUST BE FILED INTO ONBASE. WHEN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS BIRTH CERTIFICATES, MARRIAGE LICENSES, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, CHECK STUBS, ETC. ARE SUBMITTED, THE WORKER MUST MAKE A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT, RECORD THE RECEIPT DATE ON THE COPY, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT TO THE CLIENT.

C-1122-SNAP - PR COLLATERALS

THERE ARE NO PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POLICY.

C-1122-1-SNAP - PR Selection of a Collateral Source

SELECT AS A COLLATERAL SOURCE A PERSON WHO IS IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE ACCURATE THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF THE ISSUE IN QUESTION AND WHO DOES NOT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THE CLIENT'S SITUATION. RELATIVES SHOULD ONLY BE USED WHEN OTHER COLLATERALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.