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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 2

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 20 Chapter 2 Common Eligibility Requirements

or Request for Assistance (RFA) number, if available, must be entered on the form. If there is no case number, the Worker enters seven 9s and the county number. • Discuss the sources of verification of age, identity, and citizenship, listed on the back of the DFA-HS-3, which the individual must present to the SSA office. If necessary, the Worker assists the individual in obtaining these verifications. • Ask the individual to hand-deliver the DFA-HS-3 to the SSA office, unless other arrangements have been agreed upon, through consultation between the Community Services Manager of the County Office, or his designee, and the SSA District Office Manager. • Write a letter to the SSA when the individual being referred is physically unable to visit the SSA office. The letter must list the name and address of the individual being referred and the reason he cannot visit the office. A representative from the SSA office contacts the individual and processes an application for an SSN. • Record that the DFA-HS-3 was completed. • Ensure that the referral action is recorded on the local office enumeration log. Each local office must maintain a central log that lists: o The date of referral; o Case name; o Case number; and o Name of the individual referred. This is necessary to assist in follow-up action. 2.7.4 TIME LIMITS For SNAP benefits only, the application for the SSN must be made before eligibility is established. Those individuals who have an SSN must provide the number before eligibility is established. For WV WORKS, the application for the SSN is part of the PRC/SSP and is not necessarily required before eligibility is established. Those individuals who have an SSN must provide the number as part of the PRC/SSP. EXCEPTION: Individuals who are eligible for SNAP Expedited Service must apply for or furnish the SSN, whichever is appropriate, before the second issuance.