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MISSISSIPPI [ NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: ENUMERATION]

Revised 08-01-06 NOTE: A metal or other non-official card that contains the SSN is unacceptable as verification of a SSN. 2. The BENDEX, State Data Exchange (SDX), or correspondence from the Social Security Administration. 3. The Social Security Number Validation identifier in MAVERICS on CLPR. 4. Individual's statement or other documents containing the Social Security number, such as driver's licenses, wage stubs, etc. 5. WTPR screen. After it has been verified that an application for a SSN was made, the payee must be told to provide the SSN as soon as it is received, with one exception. For recipients enumerated through the enumeration at birth project (EAB), the SSN must be reported at the first redetermination following the receipt of the number. The EW may assist the payee in obtaining verification of the SSN if it has not been received within a reasonable period. Generally, receipt of a SSN through the EAB process requires up to 13 weeks, or one calendar quarter, maximum. Unless there are other problems related to SSA requirements, applicants for a SSN should receive their number within three (3) months or less in most instances. It is the responsibility of the individual, with assistance from the worker as necessary, to follow-up when the SSN has not been received and to continue to take appropriate action to get a number. Once the SSN has been received and is reported to the EW, record the number and enter the SSN in MAVERICS by completing an inquiry on the individual and making the change on the CLMA screen. Whenever possible, a copy of the source document used to obtain the individual's SSN should be filed in the case record with other basic data materials on the left side of the TANF, or generic material, as appropriate. However, remember that hard copy proof of a number is not mandatory and no penalties may be applied for failure to provide verification of the number, unless required to clear up a discrepancy. VALIDATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS The worker should document the case record and review MAVERICS when the individual reports receipt of the SSN. Once the SSN is entered in MAVERICS whether at time of application or at a later date, it will be validated by automated tape match with the SSA through the IEVS computer match process. When the individual is added to MAVERICS, the system sets the code to N (not