5160-8        VERIFICATION OF INCOME

All countable income available to the household must be verified.  Verification obtained must be documented in the Case Notes (CANO Case Notes).  Income can be verified using check stubs, written or oral statements from the source of the income, or data interface information.  For self-employment income verification, see MS 5164.

Pay stubs are the primary source of verification for earned income.  Occasionally pay stubs are not available because the individual may have just started 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 an employment statement completed by the employer.