TWO PARTY PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE BENEFIT issued by the COUNTY AGENCY to the PARTICIPANT and another person jointly. Neither party can cash the check without the signature of the other party.

UBEN
Unemployment Insurance data. An IEVS exchange with the Department of Employment and Economic Development completed monthly for participants and semi monthly for applicants for federal programs.

UHFS
See UNCLE HARRY FOOD SUPPORT below.

UNCLE HARRY
See UNCLE HARRY FOOD SUPPORT (UHFS) below.

UNCLE HARRY FOOD SUPPORT (UHFS)
SNAP benefits received by any person who lives with a MFIP unit AND who would be part of the unit under SNAP policy, but is NOT a mandatory unit member under MFIP policy.

UNCOLLECTIBLE CLAIMS
OVERPAYMENTs for which the county agency documents it cannot locate the overpaid UNIT, or the cost of continuing collections is likely to exceed the amount the county agency can recover.

UNDER PARENTAL CONTROL
SNAP: To be under age 18 and dependent, financially or otherwise, on an adult unit member.

UNDERPAYMENT
A BENEFIT which is less than the amount to which the CLIENT is entitled.

UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE
Undocumented People are non-citizens who are living in the United States but do not have immigration documentation that grants them lawful permission to be in the United States. See 0031.06 (Non-Immigrants) and 0031.27 (People who are Undocumented).

UNEARNED INCOME
Income a person receives without being required to perform any labor or service as a condition of receiving the income. See 0017.12 (Determining if Income Is Earned or Unearned), 0017.12.03 (Unearned Income).

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
See UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
A state insurance benefit paid to unemployed people and considered UNEARNED INCOME for assistance programs. This benefit is more commonly called Unemployment Compensation in other states.

UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION POLICIES ACT
A federal program offering cash payments to people forced to move under certain circumstances.

UNIFORMED SERVICES
The United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

UNIT
See ASSISTANCE UNIT in 0002.05 (Glossary: Assistance Standard...).

UNIT MEMBERS
People living together as part of an ASSISTANCE UNIT.

UNITED STATES REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM (USRAP)
A federally funded program of the US Department of State that oversees the admission and initial reception and placement of refugees into the United States. For more information on the USRAP and resettlement agencies in MN, see 0030 (Refugee Resettlement Program), 0030.01 (Local Resettlement Agencies).

UNRELATED MEMBER
MFIP : A person not included in the list of who could apply as an eligible caregiver for the assistance unit children. See 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit), 0020.09 (MFIP/DWP Assistance Standards).

UNSALABLE REAL PROPERTY
Property which 2 sources who are knowledgeable about the value of the property and the local area agree cannot be sold due to a specified condition, or property which has been for sale at least 90 days at a price no more than the highest current MARKET VALUE without an offer received. Current market value means a value established within 6 months of application or since the last RECERTIFICATION.

UNSUITABLE EMPLOYMENT
The definition of UNSUITABLE EMPLOYMENT varies by program. See 0028.18.03 (Suitable/Unsuitable Work).

UNVI
Unverified Unearned Income. An IEVS exchange completed annually for participants and monthly for applicants of federal programs. The source is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It reports information such as dividends, interest, and lottery winnings.

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)
Formerly named Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service (BCIS).

USRAP
See UNITED STATES REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM (USRAP) above.

U.S. TIE
RCA: A person in the U.S. who is named as a relative or friend to a person arriving to the US with refugee status. See 0030 (Refugee Assistance Programs).

VA
Veterans' Administration.

VEHICLES
MFIP, DWP, MSA, GA.GRH: Vehicles/cars are defined as a car, truck, van, camper, motorcycle or trailer.

NOTE: A mobile home or manufactured home intended for permanent occupancy is NOT a trailer.

SNAP: Vehicles/cars are defined as anything that a person travels in or on, or uses to transport something. See 0013.06 (SNAP Categorical Eligibility/Ineligibility), 0015.39 (Assets - Vehicle Exclusions), 0015.54 (Evaluation of Vehicles), 0029.36 (Domestic Violence Brochure).

VENDOR
A provider of goods or services.

VENDOR PAYMENT
MFIP/DWP:
A payment authorized by a county agency to a vendor on behalf of the unit.

SNAP:

●	A payment made by a 3rd party to a vendor on behalf of the unit.
	OR
●	ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS made directly to a provider of goods and services on the unit's behalf.

VERIFICATION
The process and evidence used to establish accuracy or completeness of information from an APPLICANT, PARTICIPANT, THIRD PARTY, etc. See 0010 (Verification).

VERIFIED UPON RECEIPT
SNAP: Information provided that is not questionable, the information is coming from the primary source, and no further information is needed to take action. Examples of information that is verified upon receipt includes but is not limited to information reported by the SNAP unit and no additional information is needed, COLA changes reported directly from the Social Security Administration, MN Lottery/Gambling matches and information verified for other public assistance benefits. See 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes – Program Provisions).

VETERAN
A person who served in active duty in the United States Armed Forces and was released with an honorable discharge.

For the definition of someone exempt from the time limits for SNAP due to serving in the military, see 0028.06.15 (Who is Exempt from the SNAP Time-Limited Work Rules).

People who served in the United States Armed Forces, regardless of discharge status, may be eligible for certain veterans’ benefits. See 0029.03.15 (Veterans’ Benefits).

VETERANS' BENEFITS
Benefits and services provided by the United States Veterans Administration (VA) to people who have served in the United States armed forces and their dependents.