---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 20.602"
title: "25"
number: "20.602"
heading: "How does the Bureau verify eligibility for social services?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/20.602"
---

# §20.602. How does the Bureau verify eligibility for social services?

- (a) **You, the applicant, are the primary source of information used to determine eligibility and need.** If it is necessary to secure information such as medical records from other sources, you must authorize the release of information.
- (b) You must immediately report to your social services worker any changes in circumstances that may affect your eligibility or the amount of financial assistance that you receive.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.