Resource Digital Identity Authentication + Accounts

2024 Edition: Account Creation and Identity Proofing in Online Public Benefits Applications

In December 2024, the Digital Benefits Network released an updated open dataset on authentication and identity proofing requirements across various public benefits applications to highlight best practices and areas for improvement in identity management.

In December 2024, the Digital Benefits Network published an updated open dataset documenting authentication and identity proofing requirements across online SNAP, WIC, TANF, Medicaid, child care (CCAP) applications, and unemployment insurance applications, to help the broader ecosystem identify promising practices and areas for improvement in public benefits identity management.