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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERIFICATION/DOCUMENTATION

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F. COMPUTER MATCHING REQUIREMENTS

Part III.B assigns households primary responsibility for providing verification except in verifying unearned income that is otherwise available through computer matching. In addition to using systems of record to verify unearned income, matches of systems of record against SNAP applicants and recipients must routinely be made to verify the accuracy of information presented by households.

1. Systems of Record The chart below identifies systems of record through which inquiries must be made and whether independent or secondary verification must be sought before acting on the information presented.

Systems of Record – Application Match Source Independent/Secondary Verification? Automated Program to Enforce Child Support (APECS)

• Support Paid No • Support Received No Electronic Disqualification Recipient System (eDRS)*

• Disqualified recipients for an intentional program violation (IPV) and determining the length of an IPV penalty Yes State Verification Exchange System

• Death Match Yes • Prisoner Match** Yes • Social Security Number Match No • Unearned Income received through SSA No • Work Credits No Virginia Employment Commission (VEC)

• Earnings Yes • Unemployment Benefits No * Assessment is optional for minors. **Assessment must be made of incarceration periods of more than 30 days for adults.

Other systems of record are available for specific inquiry. Caseload matches are not required. The chart below identifies the systems of record through which inquiries may be made.

Systems of Record – Specific Inquiry Source Independent/Secondary Verification? State Online Query – Internet (SOLQ-I)

-SSA Benefits No

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