Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:4 - Division of Food Stamps › Chapter 5101:4-7 - Changes During the Certification Period; Income Eligibility Verification System (IEVS); Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) › Section 5101:4-7-09 - Food assistance: state income and eligibility verification system

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What is the
			 state income and eligibility verification system (IEVS) match?
An IEVS match is income, resource, and benefit information that has
				been requested by the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) or
				county agencies. Through IEVS, ODJFS and county agencies can request
				 information
				from the agencies identified in paragraph (B) of this rule and
				use it to verify eligibility and
				determine the amount of benefits. IEVS information
				shall be requested and used with respect to all assistance group members. This
				includes ineligible assistance group members as described in rule
				5101:4-6-13
				of the Administrative Code, whenever the social security numbers (SSNs) of such
				ineligible assistance group members are available to the county agency.
(B) What benefit information is
			 collected through IEVS , what agency is it from, and
			 is it verified upon receipt?
Benefit information collected through
				IEVS is to be acted upon in accordance with paragraph (E) of this rule before
				benefits are to be affected.
(1)
									State wage information collection
			 agency (SWICA).
			 Ohio employers report earnings information to SWICA quarterly and it is
			 generally more current than federal wage information. However, none of the
			 information is considered verified upon receipt.
(2)
									The social
			 security administration (SSA). Income from self-employment, wages,
			 federal retirement, and survivors, disability, supplement security income
			 (SSI), and related benefit information maintained by the
			 SSA. Employers provide wage and retirement information
			 to the SSA on an annual basis. The SSA makes this information available
			 pursuant to Section 6103 (l)(7)(A) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code
			 of 1954.
(a)
										State verification and exchange system (SVES) allows SSN
			 verification and the transfer of social security and SSI benefit information
			 from the SSA. The information is considered
			 verified upon receipt.
(b)
										Beneficiary and earnings data exchange (BENDEX)
			 . BENDEX matches provide earnings and benefit information from
			 the SSA. This information is expected to duplicate most of the
			 information provided by SWICA. However, the federal wage records match includes
			 out-of-state employers and employers who do not
			 report to SWICA. BENDEX matches may be eighteen months old or older due to
			 the reporting requirements for employers and the time needed for SSA to process
			 the information. There is a lag time between from
			 the source, reporting agency and ODJFS. Only the year of employment can be
			 determined from the match. None of the information is considered verified upon
			 receipt. Only by supplementing correct matches with employer verification can a
			 determination be made of earnings received during an active certification
			 period. This information may be a lead to current employment and should be used
			 to check past eligibility.
(3)
									IRS.
			 Unearned income information is obtained from the IRS and is available pursuant
			 to Section 6103 (l)(7)(B) of the IRS Code of 1954. The IRS also provides income information
			 based on 1099 data sent to the IRS. None of this information is considered
			 verified upon receipt.
(4)
			 The office of unemployment compensation within ODJFS.
									
									Subject to the provisions and limitations of
			 Section 303 (d) of the Social Security Act of 1935,
			 unemployment matches provide claim information regarding unemployment benefits
			 as well as any additional useful information for verifying eligibility and
			 benefits. This information is reported weekly as
			 the payments are rendered to recipients and the information is considered
			 verified upon receipt.