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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2021

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - SNAP

0010.18.02

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

MFIP, DWP, MSA, GA, GRH: See 0010.18.01 (Mandatory Verifications - Cash Assistance).

SNAP: Items required to be verified at application, recertification and when changes occur are listed below.

Unit Member Information ● Identity of the applicant and the authorized representative if the authorized representative is applying for the applicant. Identity may be verified through a document, or if a document is not available a collateral contact can be used. In addition it is allowable to use SOLQ-I as verification of identity. Document in MAXIS CASE/NOTEs the identity information obtained from SOLQ as a "Verify MN interface". "Verify MN" is another name for the area within SOLQ that provides Social Security information.

● Social Security numbers of all people applying for assistance. See 0010.18.03 (Verifying Social Security Numbers).

● Immigration status, ONLY if the applicant reports a non-citizen status, including non-citizens, naturalized and derived citizen status. For more information about running SAVE, see 0010.18.11.03 (Systematic Alien Verification (SAVE)). See 0010.18.11 (Verifying Citizenship and Immigration Status), 0011.03.27 (Undocumented and Non-Immigrant People). Also see 0010.18.01 (Mandatory Verifications - Cash Assistance) for additional MFIP provisions relating to citizenship and immigration status.

Residence ● Residency in Minnesota, unless verification cannot be obtained because the people are homeless, migrant farmworkers, or newly arrived in Minnesota. A verbal client statement indicating residency in Minnesota meets the verification requirement. Document this verbal statement in CASE/NOTEs. For people in the Safe At Home Program, see 0029.29 (Safe At Home Program).

Income and Employment ● There are many types and sources of income that need to be considered and verified for the SNAP assistance unit including, but not limited to, ineligible mandatory unit members, sponsor’s income and income from people not in the unit. See all sections of 0016 (Income from People Not in the Unit), 0017 (Determining Gross Income) for more information.

● Date and reason of employment termination, and date last paid. Verify at the point of employment termination for participants, and for any employment terminated within 60 days of application for applicants. For more information, see 0028.30.09 (Refusing or Terminating Employment).

Note: Do not request further verification of income if the unit reports no change in income on their Combined Six-Month Review (DHS-5576) (PDF). For budgeting information see 0022.03.01.03 (Prospective Budgeting - SNAP Provisions).

Students ● Verify school attendance if applicable to the SNAP case. Unless questionable, a verbal statement from the client meets the verification requirement.

● Financial aid information from students attending post-secondary institutions. See 0017.15.36 (Student Financial Aid Income).

● Student course of study if attending a post-secondary institution. See 0011.18 (Students).