MA, TANF, GC, and FS all require certain aspects of group composition to be verified.  The following sections detail which aspects of group composition must be verified.

 

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If the person claims boarder status, the SSR must obtain a written statement from the board provider that indicates the amount paid for board.

AR/AX D.C. Healthy Families Application Users:  D.C. Healthy Families applications must be accompanied by proof of each applicant's social security number or proof that a social security number has been applied for.  Examples of acceptable proof include:

• a social security card;
  
• an application for an SSN;
  
• a Social Security benefits document; or
  
• other state, local, or federal document (such as a driver's license) indicating the SSN.

• driver's license;
  
• D.C. issued non-drivers I.D.;
  
• school I.D.;
  
• documents which indicate a client's receipt of benefits under another program which requires verification of identity, such as SSI or SSDI;
  
• birth certificate;
  
• Social Security card;
  
• pay-stubs;
  
• voter registration card;
  
• employee identification card;
  
• library card;
  
• passport;
  
• I.D. issued by the Public Housing Authority;
  
• I.D. card, issued from previous eligibility, including a copy of the photo I.D. card in the applicant’s previous case record; and
  
• contact with a third party agreeable to the SSR and applicant who can identify the client.

See AR/AX Combined Application Users.

 

See AR/AX Combined Application Users.

 

See AR/AX Combined Application Users.  Also, if a person filing an application or accessing benefits applies on behalf of a group, the identity of both the person filing the application and the head of the household must be verified.

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When an individual age 60 and over seeks to establish a separate Food Stamp unit based on an inability to purchase and prepare food on their own, the SSR must obtain a statement from a physician or licensed or certified psychologist if it is not obvious that the individual is not able to purchase and/or prepare food separately because s/he suffers from a physical or mental disability.  Verification is not required if it is obvious that the individual is unable to purchase and/or prepare meals separately due to a physical or mental disability.