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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 3 Program Eligibility Requirements Page 6 Foster Care/ Northstar Care Found under ‘None’ on the ID Type dropdown Includes non-profit and private organization-funded foster care and Northstar Care (Foster Care, Kinship Assistance, & Adoption Assistance). For situations where caregivers do not have access to foster care participants’ SSN. • Household must provide a copy of their county-, tribe-, or other organization-issued documentation of foster care or Northstar Care participation. • eHEAT requires supervisor certification. Religious objector Found under ‘None’ on the ID Type dropdown Exempt from providing an SSN. • Household must provide the IRS-4029 document marked “approved.” The IRS-4029 form is found here: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4029 • eHEAT requires supervisor certification Safe at Home Use alternative eHEAT entry method Minnesota’s Safe at Home (SAH) program participants are exempt from providing an SSN. See the SAH section of Chapter 2 – Applications & Application Processing SSN applicant Found under ‘None’ on the ID Type dropdown Service Providers identifying SSN-eligible household members without an SSN should help them apply for an SSN: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ss-5.pdf • Household must provide a copy of their completed SSN application or application receipt letter from the SSA. • This exemption is valid only for one program year. • eHEAT requires supervisor certification.