OLGT 2020-1: SNAP: Clarification on Verifying Dependent Care Transportation Costs

In response to feedback received from staff, two new examples have been added to the Online Guide Dependent Care Expense - Examples page.  
 
The first example clarifies that a written self-declaration is sufficient for verifying dependent-care-related transportation costs that are not based on the federal mileage rate.  Examples include the cost of a van service, Uber or public transportation.  Like the self-declaration for verifying actual dependent care costs, the self-declaration for verifying dependent-care-related transportation costs must be in writing, i.e., handwritten or typed.  
 The second example clarifies that a client may be credited with transportation costs related to dependent care, even if the client does not specifically incur costs for the care of a child or adult.
 
Regarding dependent-care-related transportation costs based on the federal mileage rate, staff are reminded that if a client drives his/her dependent to a care provider for dependent care purposes, the client’s verbal self-declaration of the care provider’s address and the frequency of the trips to that address is be accepted, unless questionable.