| What to Bring |
| When you apply for benefits, you will need to bring several important documents. If you do not have everything right now, bring what you can. |
| Examples of what you might need: |
- Proof of Income and Resources (bring all that apply to you)
- Current pay stubs or a letter from your employer stating your earnings
- Income tax returns
- Bank or credit union records
- Stock and bond certificates
- Trust fund agreements
- Burial fund records
- Life insurance policies
- Car registration or title
- Current unemployment check
- Social Security benefits statement
- Veterans Administration benefit check
- Proof of Age (bring ONE of the following)
- Driver's license
- Birth certificate
- Hospital certificate of birth
- State issued non-drivers' ID card
- Marriage certificate with date of birth
- US Passport
- Immigration or Naturalization certificate
- Medicaid card
- Proof of US Citizenship or Legal Residence
- Birth certificate
- Hospital certificate of birth
- INS documents
- US Passport
- Citizenship papers
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