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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 02/2022

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - CASH ASSISTANCE

0010.18.01

See 0010.18 (Mandatory Verifications) for mandatory verifications that apply to all programs.

See 0010.18.02 (Mandatory Verifications - SNAP) for additional mandatory verification provisions that apply to SNAP.

See provisions below for ADDITIONAL mandatory verification provisions that apply to each specific cash program.

MFIP: See 0010.03 (Verification – Cooperation and Consent) for circumstances when a signed personal statement from the client is acceptable verification.

Applications completed by phone or internet telepresence require that the last signature page of the CAF is returned within 30 days. Pend the application awaiting the signature(s). See 0005.12 (Accepting and Processing Applications).

VERIFY THE FOLLOWING AT INITIAL APPLICATION: ● Costs of child care when applying the initial eligibility test. See 0018.09 (Dependent Care Deduction).

● Stop work, if necessary to verify income in the month of application.

● The number of hours worked each month.

● Verify the following assets. See 0010 (Verification), 0015.01 (Counted Assets).

- Bank Accounts:

-- Checking accounts. -- Savings accounts. -- Debit cards. An EBT card is not a debit card. See DEBIT CARD in 0002.13 (Glossary: Conciliation...). -- Money market accounts. -- Certificates of deposit, including if it is matured or not. See MATURED CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT in 0002.39 (Glossary: Lump Sum...).

- Stocks and Bonds, including if there is a financial penalty associated with accessing stocks and bonds. Pension and retirement accounts are considered stocks and bonds.

- Ownership of vehicles.

● Presence of a minor child in the home, if questionable.

● Marriage date, if needed to determine eligibility for New Spouse Income policy. See 0022.11 (New Spouse Income).

● Identity of adults.

● Age, if related to eligibility or benefit level.

● Social Security number, unless the unit member qualifies as a non-citizen who is a victim of battery and/or cruelty. See 0011.03.21 (Non-Citizens - Victims of Battery/Cruelty). Do not require a Social Security card to verify the social security number (SSN) a client provides. Only keep copies of social security cards in a case file if they are used to resolve an IEVS discrepancy or an SSN DAIL message. See 0010.18.03 (Verifying Social Security Numbers). Do not require undocumented persons to provide a Social Security number.

● Child and spousal support payments to people outside the household, to be allowed as a deduction.

● School attendance, if related to eligibility.

- Full-time school attendance and anticipated graduation date of 18 year old minor children in the assistance unit.