Make Efficient and Effective Eligibility Determinations with More Data
Social service agencies need access to more reliable income and employment data, as well as expanded data sets, to streamline benefits determinations. Ultimately, this can also make application and renewal processes more efficient and informative. In turn, this helps boost program integrity by delivering appropriate benefits to eligible applicants. With solutions specifically designed to serve these needs, Equifax can help provide employment and income, incarceration, and contact information to make more informed decisions.
For many years, we’ve helped agencies deliver on their mission to get appropriate benefits to eligible individuals who need them, faster. Our advanced technology, industry knowledge, and personalized support can help you administer benefits more efficiently and effectively.
In 2024, The Work Number® provided income and employment verifications for 25.5 million people seeking government benefits.
46% of benefit decision makers noted direct access to applicant income data as their primary need.*
*Source: Equifax Study, May 2025
Speed Up Your Benefit Determinations
Speed Up Your Benefit Determinations
To assess benefit applications and renewals, social services agencies face the task of making sure all eligibility requirements are met. Verifying information like income and employment — often from a wide variety of sources — is an essential step in this process. Our data solutions help agencies access applicant information more easily from a single provider to help them make more informed eligibility determinations.
Complete Income™
Get a more holistic view of an applicant's circumstances for eligibility determinations with data from The Work Number and other non-traditional income.
Incarceration Intelligence
Access near real-time, nationwide incarceration data. Set up alerts on beneficiary lists to learn when people move through the incarceration process.
Eligibility Suite™
Streamline processes, improve accuracy, and deliver essential benefits to those in need with a suite of flexible data solutions.
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