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Bridging the Data Divide: How Data Empowers PHAs to Build Stronger Communities
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Quickly Determine Eligibility for Government Assistance

Provide government assistance quickly with employment and income information you can trust. 

Government Assistance Programs We Serve

Government agencies turn to Equifax to automate the eligibility verification process for their public
assistance programs. 

Social Services

Be it for Medicaid, SNAP and Nutrition Assistance, TANF, or SSA benefit determinations, you can count on the most current view of your applicants’ employment and income information. 

Child Support Services

Collecting on support orders can be a challenge, but with the right information results can be achieved quickly and easily.

Public Housing

Streamline HUD eligibility determinations while improving the resident screening process.

Workforce Services

Gauge the success of your training programs, provide unemployment benefits, and comply with federal guidelines.
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Accelerate Crucial Eligibility Decisions

Simple, secure income verification beyond W-2s through an automated process. Part of the TotalVerify™ data hub from Equifax. 
Resources
eBook

Income and Employment Verifications for Social Services

Put Your Benefit Eligibility Processes on the Fast Track. How The Work Number® helps social service agencies perform quicker and more efficient income and employment verifications.
Case Study

Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services

Significant increases to social service benefits applications and renewal requests - driven largely by heightened need amid the COVID pandemic - made it more difficult than ever for benefits agencies to verify an applicant’s income.
TYPES OF GOVERNMENT VERIFICATION CONFIGURATIONS
Social Service Verification
Verify an applicant’s employment and income information to help government agencies provide assistance in their time of need.
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ACA Total Income
Instantly verify additional sources of income and employment information. In addition, receive records in the same format as received from the CMS Verify Current Income service.
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Verification of Employment for Government
Expedite verification of employment with help from a trusted third-party that provides you instant access to the latest employer data direct from the source.
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on demand webcasts

Automating Income Verification Using the CMS Data Services Hub

Leaders from the state of Arizona and Equifax discuss the use of the CMS data services hub to help optimize income and employment verifications. 

Streamlining Housing Assistance Determinations with Automated Data

Public Housing Authorities, NAHRO, and Equifax leaders share insights on the impact of COVID-19 on housing insecurity and strategies to help improve the assistance application experience.
frequently asked questions
SUCCESS STORY
State wage data and all the others can be outdated or about a quarter of a year behind. Therefore The Work Number is the first resource I go to when verifying income.
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blog
Government
Untangling Errors in the Government SNAP Program: Missteps vs. Fraud
SNAP errors aren’t always fraud. Learn why applicants may unknowingly provide incorrect information and why unintentional mistakes happen.
Government
How Data Automation Can Offer a Path Forward for States as Medicaid Costs Rise
States are facing rising escalating Medicaid costs even as enrollment numbers fluctuate.
Government
How Reliable Data Can Help Drive Efficiency in Government Assistance Programs
Government agencies are facing increasing pressure to deliver services promptly and in a cost-effective manner, so that they can maximize resources while delivering appropriate payments based on an individual's eligibility.

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