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DSS-4357EL                                                                 
WGIUPD                  GENERAL INFORMATION SYSTEM              		 04/30/01  
                   DIVISION:  Temporary Assistance
 
GIS 01 TA/DC012                                                            

TO:  		Commissioners; IM Directors                                           
                                                                           
FROM:  	Patricia A. Stevens, Deputy Commissioner                            
      		Division of Temporary Assistance                                    
SUBJECT:  Centralized SSI Tracking Report (WINR-9143)                      

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Immediately                                               
CONTACT PERSON:  TA Policy Questions - Lucretia Ferry @ 1-800-343-8859,    
                                       extension 4-6501                    
                 WINR-9143 Questions - Andrew Bryk @ 1-800-343-8859,       
                                       extension 3-7344                    

This is to inform social services districts that the OTDA is aware of errors within the WINR-9143, the centralized SSI Tracking System Report.  We are taking steps to remedy these problems.

The WINR-9143 Centralized SSI Tracking Report is issued bi-weekly.  This report lists all TA applicants and recipients who have applied for SSI benefits and displays the status of their SSI application and appeals.  The WINR-9143 is designed to assist local districts in monitoring their TA recipients who have applied for SSI.  This report assists local districts by confirming that appropriate TA recipients/applicants have applied for SSI, cooperate with SSA, and appeal a SSI denial when necessary.  By tracking applicants and recipients, local districts can maximize use of the federal SSI program.

After local districts informed OTDA about problems with the WINR-9143 report, we learned that the federally-generated SDX Appeals Code have been condensed and a new Appeals Code field has been added.  We also learned that the initial Appeals Code change was implemented on October 23, 2000, and the additional field was added on December 19, 2000.  As a result of these federal changes, some of the information furnished on the WINR-9143 may no longer be accurate.

Therefore, until further notice, any local district employing this report will need to track their SSI pending cases manually.  We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to remedy this problem.