The Work Number is an income and employment verification service used by social service workers nationwide to determine eligibility for TANF, food stamps, low-income housing, welfare-to-work programs, cash assistance, Medicaid and other benefits. It’s also used by Title IV-D directors to find child support evaders in cases where court orders have been established.

Why The Work Number?

You can quickly prove what your client’s current wages are, get income history, confirm a termination date or verify suspension of wages. It reduces paperwork, letting you get the job done faster, which benefits those in need that much faster. And, better data means you can make better eligibility decisions, which lead to reduced overpayments and improved error rates.

The Work Number® is a unique source of timely and accurate data - furnished directly from payroll records of the nation's largest employers. Our records are updated every pay period. Every month, more employers participate in The Work Number to make this data more readily accessible to social service workers. Today over 1,850 employers participate, including most federal government employers, large national corporations and local employers like hospitals and school districts. The Work Number has been enthusiastically embraced nationwide, and especially in the states of Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

Eligibility & Getting Started

You must be approved for service and qualify as a public sector social services agency in order to use The Work Number’s Social Services offerings. If you work for a state agency, your organization has probably already registered for at least one of our services described below. To use our website, you need only to enter your organization’s fax number in the login box above and to your right. If your fax number is NOT recognized, you can sign up for one of our services.