Building Resilient Agencies: Why Purpose-Built Verification is the Foundation for Future Success

Verification is often treated as an administrative task, but for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies it can directly impact both staff workload and participants’ experience applying for and maintaining benefits. The American Public Human Services Association will host a webinar on October 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET to look at how purpose-built verification can help agencies respond to increasingly complex eligibility and reporting requirements. The topic is particularly timely as states prepare for expanded verification requirements across public benefit programs. For TANF practitioners, the discussion can help teams think about how verification processes can be designed to reduce repetitive paperwork, limit unnecessary back-and-forth with participants, and give caseworkers reliable information when making eligibility decisions.