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Job and Family Services contract extends third-party income verification for SNAP and other programs
Summary
The board approved a late-add request to extend a third-party income verification contract used by county caseworkers to verify applicant income for SNAP and other JFS-administered programs; the department said the vendor works nationally and the system allows statewide caseworker access.
The Department of Job and Family Services briefed the State Controlling Board on a late-added item to extend authority for a third-party income-verification vendor used by county caseworkers to confirm applicants' reported earnings for SNAP and other assistance programs.
Representative de Villa noted oversight questions and asked whether the verification applies only to SNAP or also to Medicaid and other programs; a department representative replied the tool is used for SNAP and other JFS programs that have income limits and that county caseworkers statewide can run transactions to verify reported income. The representative said the vendor serves multiple businesses nationwide and the system is intended to supplement, not replace, documentation such as pay stubs.
The item was approved without objection.
What happens next: County caseworkers will continue to use the vendor's verification service to validate applicant income across covered programs.
