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BEM 223 1 of 12 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS BPB 2023-006 4-1-2023

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT POLICY All Programs Family Independence Program (FIP), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), State Disability Assistance (SDA), Child Development and Care (CDC), Medicaid (MA), Food Assistance (FAP) SSN refers to a Social Security number. SSA refers to the Social Security Administration. As a condition of eligibility, individuals, including individuals being added to an active case, must: • Supply their SSN. • Cooperate in obtaining an SSN. • Be excused from supplying and obtaining an SSN. See excused from providing and obtaining an SSN. Note: This condition of eligibility does not apply to individuals who are only applying for benefits on behalf of someone else (example, parents who want MA just for their children). Exception: For FAP only, expedited service recipients must cooperate in providing or obtaining an SSN before the first issuance after the expedited benefit. Exception: For CDC only, obtain the Social Security number (SSN) of the CDC grantee. Do not deny eligibility solely when unable to obtain the SSN. Verification of an SSN is not initially required. Therefore, do not delay processing an application for verification of an SSN. SSNs are checked with SSA for accuracy. If SSA is unable to con- firm the SSN, a Bridges enumeration task will be generated; see Enumeration Tasks in this item. The client must cooperate in resolving any errors.

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BEM 223 1 of 12 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS BPB 2023-006 4-1-2023

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT POLICY All Programs Family Independence Program (FIP), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), State Disability Assistance (SDA), Child Development and Care (CDC), Medicaid (MA), Food Assistance (FAP) SSN refers to a Social Security number. SSA refers to the Social Security Administration. As a condition of eligibility, individuals, including individuals being added to an active case, must: • Supply their SSN. • Cooperate in obtaining an SSN. • Be excused from supplying and obtaining an SSN. See excused from providing and obtaining an SSN. Note: This condition of eligibility does not apply to individuals who are only applying for benefits on behalf of someone else (example, parents who want MA just for their children). Exception: For FAP only, expedited service recipients must cooperate in providing or obtaining an SSN before the first issuance after the expedited benefit. Exception: For CDC only, obtain the Social Security number (SSN) of the CDC grantee. Do not deny eligibility solely when unable to obtain the SSN. Verification of an SSN is not initially required. Therefore, do not delay processing an application for verification of an SSN. SSNs are checked with SSA for accuracy. If SSA is unable to con- firm the SSN, a Bridges enumeration task will be generated; see Enumeration Tasks in this item. The client must cooperate in resolving any errors.