Expedited Service Verification Requirements

The household's identity is the only eligibility factor that must be verified before expedited service is provided. Readily available documentary evidence or collateral contact, in accordance with 106 CMR 361.640(A): Documentary Evidence and (B): Collateral Contact, may be used. Examples of acceptable documentary evidence include, but are not limited to, a driver's license, a work or school identification (I.D.) card, a voter registration card, a birth certificate, wage stubs or an I.D. for health benefits or for another assistance or social services program. Any documents that reasonably establish the applicant's identity must be accepted and no requirement for a specific type of document, such as a birth certificate, may be imposed. The Social Security number requirements of 106 CMR 362.500: Social Security Numbers do not have to be met before expedited service is provided. These requirements must be met prior to the first full month of participation, unless good cause for not meeting these requirements is established in accordance with 106 CMR 362.500(C): Determining Good Cause. The applicant must register for work if subject to SNAP Work Requirements in accordance with 106 CMR 362.300: Work Requirements unless exempt or unless the household has designated an authorized representative to apply on its behalf in accordance with 106 CMR 361.300: Authorized Representatives. Every household member required to meet SNAP Work Requirements must register for work before expedited service is provided (this requirement shall be waived for disaster SNAP benefits as defined in 106 CMR 366.600: Disaster Certification). The worker should attempt to obtain as much required verification as possible during the interview, but should not delay the certification for expedited service until the sixth day if the worker has determined it is unlikely that other verification can be obtained within the expedited service processing time frame. Identity must always be verified before expedited service is provided.