409 VERIFICATION (AAM)

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Use third-party (collateral) information to establish the accuracy of statements made by the individual requesting assistance.

Document the countable or excluded status of all the assistance group’s resources. Document and list the value of countable resources. Show computations for determining equity or values for those resources with allowable deductions. Total the value of countable resources to prove the individual is within the appropriate resource limit.

Verify all countable and excluded resources at,

• initial eligibility determination,

• subsequent redeterminations,

• whenever a change is reported or discovered, or

• whenever conflicting information is discovered.

Deny or terminate assistance for the entire assistance group if the individual refuses or fails to verify resources.