Board approves Equifax Work Number contract for eligibility and child-support verification
Jun 16, 2026
Las Animas County DHS approved a roughly $40,000 statewide Equifax Work Number contract to handle employment and income verification for Child Support, Child Welfare and eligibility functions; the county averages about 3,700–3,800 annual lookups.
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Director Michael Aragon presented a proposed state contract for the Equifax Work Number service, which the Department uses for employment and income verification in Child Support Services, Child Welfare and eligibility determinations. Aragon said the annual contract cost was approximately $40,000, an increase of about $3,000–$4,000 over the prior year, and explained that Chelsea Hall of CDHS negotiated an unlimited-hit option to control per-hit billing.
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