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[ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS: MISSISSIPPI THE APPLICATION PROCESS]

When a capable applicant refuses to supply, obtain, or authorize the worker to obtain necessary information, eligibility cannot be established. The worker should explain again why the information is needed and that the applicant has one of three choices: 1. The applicant can give the needed facts or refer the worker to the source of the essential information and have his eligibility determined; 2. He may withdraw his request for assistance; or 3. He will be denied assistance because eligibility cannot be determined. Denial is