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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 02/2022

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - CASH ASSISTANCE

0010.18.01

● Unit member whose income is counted reports initial receipt of unearned income or a lump sum. See 0022 (Budgeting and Benefit Determination).

● Birth and relationship of newborn to father when he is in the home. See 0008.06.12.09 (Converting a Pregnant Woman Case), 0010.03 (Verification Cooperation and Consent), 0010.06 (Sources of Verification - Documents).

● Returns to the home of unit members and financially responsible people. See 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit – Cash); 0008.06.12 (Adding a Person’s Income).

● Temporary absences of unit members from the home. See 0014.09 (Assistance Units – Temporary Absence).

● A change in the custody of a minor child or a change in visitation schedule. See 0014.12 (Units for People With Multiple Residences).

● Child and spousal support payments to people outside the household. See 0018.33 (Child and Spousal Support Deductions).

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

● 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.

● School attendance for parents under age 20 who are required to attend school as part of an Employment Services Plan. See 0028.12 (Education Requirements).

● Illness or disability if needed to determine eligibility for a hardship extension or to change to FSS. See 0011.33 (MFIP Hardship Extensions), 0011.34 (Family Stabilization Services).

● Family violence at the time it is claimed. See 0010.18.33 (Verifying Family Violence).

● A change in immigration status. See 0010.18.11.03 (Systematic Alien Verification (SAVE)).

● Application for a benefit a participant may be eligible for. Counties and tribes can use Notice to Apply for Other Maintenance Benefits (DHS-2116) (PDF) to notify participant of this requirement. See 0012.12 (Applying for Other Benefits).

● Any new rent subsidy or any change in rent subsidy.

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

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

Follow MFIP. In addition, verify:

● Family maintenance needs before the expense can be allowed in the DWP grant calculation, see 0022.12 (How to Calc. Benefit Level - MFIP/DWP/GA), FAMILY MAINTENANCE NEEDS in 0002.23 (Glossary: Fair Hearing...).

AND ● Receipt of DWP or MFIP within the last 12 months. See 0013.05 (DWP Bases of Eligibility).

AND ● Receipt of TANF-funded assistance months, used to determine DWP eligibility. See 0013.05 (DWP Bases of Eligibility).

SNAP: