5160-8        VERIFICATION OF INCOME

All countable income available to the household must be verified. Verification obtained must be documented in the case record.  Income can be verified using check stubs, written or oral statements from the source, or data interface information.

Pay stubs are the primary source of verification for earned income. Occasionally pay stubs are not available.  The individual may have just begun work and have no pay stubs, or may have lost some or all of the stubs. In these circumstances, verification of the individual’s income is obtained from the employer either by phone or a work statement completed by the employer.

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At review, determine a new income estimate by calculating an average payment using recent payment if income was initially estimated and verified using a work schedule.