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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2021

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - SNAP

0010.18.02

● Do not request verification of earned income of an elementary, secondary, or GED student IF the student is in school at least half-time, is under age 18, is working, AND lives with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent or is under the parental control of a household member other than a parent. See 0017.15.15 (Income of Minor Child/Caregiver Under 20).

ABAWDs ● The number of hours of employment or work program activities for non-exempt able-bodied adults subject to the 3 months in 36 months limit on eligibility. See 0011.24 (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents) for more information.

● Counted ABAWD months used in another state. See 0011.24 (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents) for more information on counted months used in another state.

● Some exemptions from the ABAWD time limits need to be verified. For more information on work rules and exemptions, see 0011.24 (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents), 0028.06.12 (Who Is Exempt From SNAP Work Registration), 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP). If the exemptions are not listed below, they do not need to be verified unless questionable. Verify the exemptions listed below at application time and/or when a change occurs. The verification requirements are as follows:

- Unfit for Employment. Verification is needed when a client is injured/incapacitated and the injury cannot be observed. See 0010.18.06 (Verifying Disability/Incapacity - SNAP). If the injury/disability is expected to last indefinitely, verification is only needed once. If the injury/disability is temporary, new verification will be needed if the injury/disability extends past the anticipated end date.

- Employed 30 hours per week. This can be verified with the income verifications that are provided by the client.

- Refugees receiving the Matching Grant Program. Verification is needed that the client is enrolled in the program and can be obtained by contacting your local resettlement agency.

- Receiving or applying for Unemployment Insurance (UI) and are cooperating with the work requirements. You must verify that the client is cooperating with the work requirements of this program.

- Participating regularly in a drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program. Verification of participation is required every 12 months or when there is a change in the client’s participation, whichever comes first.

- A person subject to and complying with any Employment Services requirement for MFIP and/or DWP. This information can be obtained from the client's Employment Services Provider.

- Participants of Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) when they are working with a Refugee Employment Services Provider. You must verify that the client is complying with Refugee Employment Services. This can be obtained by contacting the client's Employment Services Provider.

- Medically certified as pregnant. Verification must be provided by a medical services provider for a client to meet this exemption.

Non-Mandatory Verifications For non-mandatory verifications for SNAP, see 0010.18.02.03 (Non-Mandatory Verifications – SNAP).

Other Items to Consider ● Information that is inconsistent or unclear may need to be verified. See 0010.15 (Verification – Inconsistent Information).

● Disability status may be need to be verified. See 0010.18.06 (Verifying Disability/Incapacity – SNAP).

● Verify SNAP has closed in another state when the client has moved from another state and reports receiving SNAP in the other state.