DOL and SWAs administer the WOTC program. For purposes of disclosure, we consider the WOTC an income maintenance program. These agencies may request SSI or TTW verification information under the applicable Privacy Act routine use for Federal and State administration of health and income-maintenance programs. When the request relates to the WOTC program, we may disclose verifications directly to DOL and SWAs without consent. The Commissioner set the associated fee at $0 (waived) for providing SSI and TTW verifications to SWAs.

Third party requests for SSI information made by, or on behalf of, employers for purposes related to the WOTC program, are non-program purpose related requests. Third party requesters, including employers, are still required to pay the appropriate fee. The waived fee is only applicable to SWAs.

We provide only verification of an individual’s participation in the SSI or TTW programs. We do not provide any other information to SWAs, such as benefit amounts or claims information, in response to requests related to the WOTC program. Central office handles all WOTC requests. Forward requests to the Office of Research, Demonstration, and Employment Support (ORDES) for processing. Within ORDES, the Office of Employment Support is responsible for providing SSI and TTW verifications to the SWAs.