Documentation/Verification of Unearned Income 400-28-65-10-55

(Revised 10/1/20 ML #3574)

Actual unearned income must be verified. If the individual is known to a TANF, SNAP or Health Care Coverage program, the primary verification for Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits will be the established through the State Data Exchange (SDX) or Third Party Query (TPQY) interfaces. When circumstances warrant, contact with the Social Security District Office to obtain benefit information may be necessary.

If the individual is not known to a TANF, SNAP or Health Care Coverage program, the verification cannot be obtained through SSA (TPQY or SDX) interfaces or IRS (UFO or BENDEX) interfaces.

Documents or records available to verify unearned income include but are not limited to the following:

SSA benefit letter or interface
Unemployment Compensation benefit letter or interface
Pension benefit letter
VA benefit letter
Railroad benefit letter

Verification of Child/Spousal Support received

Documents or records available to verify child/spousal support include but are not limited to the following:

Divorce or separation papers
Court order
Support agreement
Correspondence on support payments
Receipts for contribution
Employer Records of garnished wages
Child Support Enforcement's FACSES ledger or Electronic Payment Card
Print out from agency disbursing the child support

All documentary evidence must be date stamped the day it is received at the human service zone. It is unacceptable to use the date the verifications are scanned into the case file as the date stamp. An electronic date stamp is acceptable as long as it is part of the document and stamped the day the verification is received.