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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 11/2019

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - CASH ASSISTANCE

0010.18.01

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: See 0010.18.02 (Mandatory Verifications - SNAP).

MSA: For all applicants and recipients, verify eligibility for special needs payments, if the client appears to be eligible. See 0023 (Special Needs Payments).

FOR SSI RECIPIENTS, VERIFY THE FOLLOWING AT INITIAL APPLICATION:

● Identity of each person applying for assistance.

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

● Client's receipt of SSI. See 0010.18.05 (Verifying Disability/Incapacity – Cash).

● The Federal Benefit Rate used to determine the client's SSI benefits.

FOR NON-SSI RECIPIENTS, VERIFY THE FOLLOWING AT INITIAL APPLICATION:

● Identity of each person applying for assistance.

● Counted income. See 0017.15.45.03 (How to Determine Gross RSDI).

● 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.

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