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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 11/2019

MANDATORY VERIFICATIONS - CASH ASSISTANCE

0010.18.01

● 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 90 days of application for applicants.

● Social Security number. See 0010.18.03 (Verifying Social Security Numbers).

VERIFY THE FOLLOWING AT RECERTIFICATION:

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

● Counted income.

● 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.

GRH: Follow MSA for aged, blind, and disabled participants. Follow GA for all other adults.

For all recipients of the GRH Supplemental Service rate, verify the following information on the Group Residential Housing - Professional Statement of Need (DHS-7122) (PDF) at application and recertification:

● Has an illness or disabling condition which limits their ability to work and provide self-support.

● Needs assistance to access or maintain housing.

For residents of Supportive Housing settings for people who were long-term homeless, verify all of the following at application:

● Receipt showing they were assessed to need supportive housing through their local Coordinated Entry system, if applicable.

● Approved habitability inspection. Use Habitability Inspection Form Group Residential Housing – Supportive Housing Setting (DHS-7123) (PDF).

● Meets DHS' criteria for long-term homelessness with a completed MN Housing Long Term Homeless Verification Form. The Long Term Homeless Verification Form form is on the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency web site.

- Person has been homeless continuously for 1 year or more, or at least 4 times in the past 3 years.

- Exclude any period of institutionalization or incarceration when determining the length of homelessness.