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MISSISSIPPI [ NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: ENUMERATION]

Revised 08 - 01 - 06 5. If, after receipt of the second system generated alert or at the time of the next case reevaluation, the individual continues to report that he has not received the SSN even though there is verification that he applied, start over with the MDHS-EA-949 process. Note in "Remarks" section of the MDHS-EA-949 the reason for request. 6. Document the new SSN application date in MAVERICS and the case record, and begin the alert/notice routine again after the next three-month SSN alert is received. Changing the SS- 5 date does not change the MAVERICS three-month alert creation cycle. The notice history and case documentation of the individual's response provide proof that we received and/or the individual reported the SSN timely and that the worker took appropriate action. The notice process applies to all programs. Documentation will be filed as appropriate in the generic section of the case file. NONCOMPLIANCES AND PENALTIES Disclosure of the Social Security number or proof of application for a SSN is mandatory prior to case approval for the grantee relative (PI). Refusal or failure to provide the SSN or proof of application requires denial of the TANF application. When a payee refuses or fails to apply for a Social Security number for a dependent child, both are sanctioned. That is, their needs are not included in the assistance budget but income, both unearned and earned, is included. The appropriate income disregards for the case are allowed, but the noncooperating parent and the child(ren) for whom enumeration has not been met cannot be included in the budget. Both the parent and the child(ren) will have a TANF participation code of DI. In a one-child case where the grantee relative has failed to cooperate with enumeration requirements, neither the child nor the needy caretaker is eligible until the enumeration requirement has been met. An application may be rejected if this requirement is not met within the standard of promptness period. EXAMPLE: A mother applies for TANF for herself and her three children. The mother and two of the children have Social Security numbers. If the applicant fails or refuses to follow through with the referral or fails to follow up to secure needed information for the Social Security office to complete the SS-5 for the third child, only the needs of the children who have Social Security numbers can be in the assistance budget. However, any income as described above of the mother and the third child will be included in the budget and their participation codes in MAVERICS are DI. When the payee is making every effort to meet the enumeration requirement for the child(ren) but has been unable to do so, this does not constitute refusal to cooperate. The payee can be included in the budget along with the children for whom enumeration has been met. The third child will be included when Social Security returns the MDHS-EA-949 showing that the SS-5 has been