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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 230 SOCIAL SECURITY ENUMERATION

FNS 230 Change #8-2021 July 21, 2021 FNS 230 SOCIAL SECURITY ENUMERATION Change #8-2021 July 21, 2021 230.01 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN) ENUMERATION REQUIREMENT Each household member participating or applying for participation in the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Program is required to provide enumeration. Do not include an individual in the FNS budget until enumeration is provided for each individual who does not have an SSN except as provided in Section 320, Expedited Service. 230.02

ENUMERATION When a SSN or verification of application of a SSN is provided for an individual, the individual is considered enumerated. A. An individual is enumerated on the date when one of the following occurs: 1. The FNS unit member provides the SSN verbally or in writing; or 2. The DSS-8174 Referral for SSN Application, is signed and dated by Social Security Administration. Date stamp the DSS-8174 when received from Social Security Administration; or 3. The receipt for application for a SSN is signed and dated by Social Security Administration and the receipt is date stamped when received in the agency; or 4. The household provides the Certificate of Live Birth, DHS-1201, or the mother’s copy of the birth certificate on which block 17 is checked “yes.” This means that the child has been enumerated at birth. B. Enumeration is required for each FNS unit member participating or applying for participation in the FNS program, unless good cause can be determined per FNS 230.06. 1. If a household member has more than one SSN, all numbers are required. 2. Once the individual is enumerated, the individual has until the next recertification to provide verification of the SSN. 230.03

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN) USAGE The SSN is used to: A. Prevent duplicate participation; and B. Verify Social Security (SSA) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits; and