Division of Family and Economic Security, Bureau of Working Families

Emergency Assistance Manual

4.2.1 Verification of Eligibility Criteria Overview

Examples of the possible sources to verify eligibility for EAEAEmergency Assistance are listed in sections 4.2 and 4.3. This list is not exhaustive. 

All verification used must be current, within the past 30 days. Written verification is preferable to oral verification and should consist of a reliable report from an independent source (i.e., third party) whenever possible.  

If the applicant is experiencing more than one type of emergency and requests an EA payment for more than one type of emergency at the time of application, the EA worker must request verification related to all emergency types.