Frequency of Verification

Some information, because it is not subject to change, only needs to be verified once unless at a later date questions are raised about the current validity of the verification or unless the Department has reason to believe that a change has or may have occurred to require reverification. Such information includes, but is not limited to: age, noncitizen status, application for potential benefits, application for an SSN, cooperation with CSED unless good cause has been determined, death, identity, paternity, pregnancy, relationship, and windfall/lump sum payments. Information that is subject to frequent change must be reverified at eligibility reviews, at times of reported changes, or whenever the Department receives information that a change has or may have occurred that affects continued eligibility. Such factors include, but are not limited to, bank deposits, cash on hand, health insurance coverage, incapacity, income, IRAs, Keoghs and pension plans, school attendance, securities, unemployment, and work-related expenses (e.g., dependent care). Other factors are subject only to occasional change and therefore need only be reverified at the time of a reported change or whenever the Department has reason to believe that a change has or may have occurred for which verification is required. Such information includes, but is not limited to, living arrangement, temporary absence and residence. The Department in all cases may require reverification when information available to the Department is contradictory, inconsistent or incomplete, or the Department determines that reverification is necessary to ensure efficient administration of the TAFDC or EAEDC program. 106 CMR 703.000: Transitional Cash Assistance Program: Nonfinancial Eligibility, 704.000: Transitional Cash Assistance Program: Financial Eligibility and 707.000: Transitional Cash Assistance Program: Employment Services Program for TAFDC and EAEDC contain information about specific eligibility factors (including those not mentioned in 106 CMR 702.330), the acceptable verification of those eligibility factors, and the frequency with which they must be verified. The provisions of 106 CMR 702.330 shall not apply whenever verification of an eligibility factor is required because the originally submitted documentation is missing or has been destroyed.