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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 11/2019

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - CASH ASSISTANCE

0010.18.01

● Basis of eligibility (age, blindness, or disability). See 0010.18.05 (Verifying Disability/Incapacity - Cash), 0013.09 (MSA Bases of Eligibility).

FOR NON-SSI RECIPIENTS, VERIFY THE FOLLOWING AT RECERTIFICATION:

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

● The following assets when the client reports that their total combined counted asset value is within $200 of the asset limit. 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.

GA: VERIFY THE FOLLOWING AT INITIAL APPLICATION::

● Counted income.

● 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.

● Identity of each person applying for assistance.

● Age, if required to determine eligibility.

● State residence. See 0011.06 (State Residence), 0029.29 (Safe At Home Program).

● GA eligibility basis. See 0013.15 (GA Bases of Eligibility).