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

FNS 230 Change #8-2021 July 21, 2021

B. When to verify SSN: 1. Verify each SSN provided by the FNS unit at initial certification whenever possible. 2. If verification of a reported SSN is not completed at the time of initial certification, it must be completed at the time of or prior to the household's next recertification. a. Do not delay initial certification of an otherwise eligible household if verification of the SSN is not received. b. Certify the individual and obtain verification prior to the household's next recertification. 3. If verification is not received at next recertification or reapplication, do not deny case. a. Explore good cause for failure to provide verification. b. If good cause is not found disqualify the individual(s) that fail to provide verification. 4. Enter each verified SSN into North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST) under the Person page. Note: Once verified in NC FAST you do not need verification again at any subsequent changes, recertifications, or reapplications. C. Verify the SSN by one of the following methods: 1. View the social security card or any official document containing the SSN. ("Official Document" is any document which contains an SSN provided by an organization or source which has verified the number for its purposes, such as a Social Security Award Letter.); NOTE: A driver’s license, pay stub, school ID, or metal card where the recipient provided the SSN is not an "Official Document.” There is no proof that the SSN on such documents was verified. 2. Bendex, SDX, or SOLQ;SSN which appears on an Enumeration Data Sheet; 3. SSN which has been verified by Work First Family Assistance (WFFA) or Medicaid Units; 4. SSN which has been automatically added to the NC FAST case record.