Resources
Eligibility
Data Sharing

Matching and Verifying Client Data Using Linkages Across Benefit

Matching and Verifying Client Data Using Linkages Across Benefit
2022
Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University
Author(s): 
Sara Soka, Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell
Matching and Verifying Client Data Using Linkages Across Benefit
Source Sector(s)
Academic
Benefits Program
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Medicaid/CHIP
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Level of Government
State/Provincial
Location
Format
Report

Data linking is an important tool that lets benefits program administrators efficiently determine eligibility, and ensure that applicants receive all of the benefits for which they are eligible. This resource provides examples and practical guides that explain how to use existing regulations and data sharing agreements to transfer client information or eligibility status between benefit programs.