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1. Verification The new hires information cannot be considered information verified upon receipt. Income and benefit information not considered verified upon receipt must be verified through other sources. The ES Worker must obtain independent verification by: A. Contacting the A/R in writing about the information which was received and requesting the A/R to respond within 10 days B. Contacting the appropriate source verbally or in writing to secure verification

2. Notification Upon receipt of the independent verification, the ES Worker must properly notify the A/R of any action to be taken on the case. If the verification is not received timely, the ES Worker must send the A/R a timely notice for failure to cooperate in establishing continued eligibility.

3. SSN/Name Discrepancy A situation may occur where the interface shows our A/R's SSN and someone other than the A/R's name on the NEHI screen. It is possible that the employer may be using an incorrect SSN for their employee.

In these situations, the ES Worker must send a DSS Form 1245, Request for Wage Information, to the employer indicated on NEHI requesting that the employer verify whether the A/R is employed and asking them to resolve any discrepancies in the SSN. Dependent upon the verification supplied by the employer, the ES Worker may need to contact the A/R for additional information regarding employment or may need to re-verify the SSN. If it is found that both individuals are using the same SSN, the A/R must be instructed to contact SSA to resolve this.

7.7 Sources of Income The following chart details various sources of income and how they are to be treated in the TANF budget: Income Type Count Remarks Adoption subsidy Unearned N Exclude the child(ren)’s income and resources Advances (on wages) Earned Y

Advances, travel meals Unearned N

Agent Orange payments made by Aetna Life and Casualty Unearned N Exclude Federal Income

CAUTION: Veterans’ benefits authorized under the Agent Orange Act of 1991 are not excluded as income. Agriculture payments Earned Y Count total amount (annualize for self-employed BG).