Current through Register Vol. 47, No.14, January 8, 2025
Rule 871-24.3 - [Effective 2/12/2025] Social security number needed for filingA claim will not become valid until the identity of the claimant has been verified by the department.
(1) If the agency is unable to verify the claimant's identity in the claim application, the department will notify the claimant, who must provide approved documents, one of which must contain a social security number. The department will determine the approved documents required to verify identity. The list of approved documents can be found at the nearest local workforce center or online.(2) The claimant's identity will not be considered verified until approved documents have been provided. The claim will remain locked, and the claimant will remain ineligible for benefits, until the claimant provides approved documents.(3) Approved documents must be provided or postmarked by the due date provided on the notification. Once the approved documents are verified, the claim will be unlocked for all weeks following the most recent effective date of the claim application.(4) If a claimant provides approved documents after the due date, the claimant will be eligible, provided there are no other outstanding issues with the claim, as of the Sunday of the week the claimant's identity was verified. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 96.6.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 871-24.3
Amended by IAB August 30, 2017/Volume XL, Number 5, effective 10/4/2017Amended by IAB February 14, 2018/Volume XL, Number 17, effective 3/21/2018Amended by IAB October 23, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 9, effective 11/27/2019Adopted by IAB January 8, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 14, effective 2/12/2025