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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 02/2022

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - CASH ASSISTANCE

0010.18.01

- Full-time school attendance of an employed minor child in the assistance unit to determine exclusion of earnings.

- Half-time school attendance of caregivers under age 20 to determine exclusion of earnings.

● Relationship of caregivers to the child. See 0005.12.12 (Application Interviews), 0010.03 (Verification Cooperation and Consent), 0010.06 (Sources of Verification - Documents), 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit).

● Pregnancy, if related to eligibility. See 0013.03.03 (Pregnant Woman Basis – MFIP/DWP).

● State residence. See 0011.06 (State Residence), 0011.06.09 (State Residence – 30-Day Requirement). For applicants with a Safe At Home Identification Card, see 0029.29 (Safe At Home Program).

● The number of months the unit received TANF funds in another state only if the applicant checks "yes" on the application to receipt of assistance in another state. See 0011.30 (60-Month Lifetime Limit), 0013.05 (DWP Bases of Eligibility).

● Application for other maintenance benefits. See 0012.12 (Applying for Other Benefits).

● Disability or illness, if needed to determine eligibility for Family Stabilization Services (FSS) or 60-month extension. See 0011.33 (MFIP Hardship Extensions), 0011.34 (Family Stabilization Services).

● Family violence if used as a basis to qualify for a family violence waiver. See 0005.12.12.09 (Family Violence Provisions/Referrals), 0011.30 (60-Month Lifetime Limit), 0010.18.33 (Verifying Family Violence).

● Shelter costs, as required for vendor payments. See SHELTER COSTS in 0002.61 (Glossary: SELF...), 0024.09 (Protective and Vendor Payments).

● The amount of a housing subsidy and exemptions to counting the subsidy. See 0017.15.99 (Housing Subsidy).

● Living arrangement of a minor caregiver. See 0012.06 (Requirements for Caregivers Under 20).

● Sponsor income and assets. See 0015.48 (Whose Assets to Consider), 0016 (Income From People Not in the Unit).

Counties and tribes must verify immigration status for any person reported on the Combined Application Form (CAF) who is a non-citizen, naturalized citizen, or derived citizen and for whom the applicant is requesting benefits. Do not request verification of immigration status for people listed on the application who are not applying for assistance.

See 0010.18.11.03 (Systematic Alien Verification (SAVE)), 0011.03 (Citizenship and Immigration Status) when a document presented to verify immigration status has expired.

If the applicant cannot provide proof of immigration status for a MANDATORY unit member, you must: ● Offer to help obtain the verification.

● Obtain a signed release of information from the client.

● Continue the application process excluding the mandatory unit member. See 0011.03.27.03 (Protocols for Reporting Undocumented People), 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit).

VERIFY THE FOLLOWING AT RECERTIFICATION:

● Counted income.

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