Digital Public Works provides a consent‑based income verification platform that lets applicants securely share their income data directly with state and local benefit programs.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
State and local agencies often require applicants to provide extensive paperwork and manual verification to determine eligibility for public benefits, leading to high administrative costs, slow case processing, and barriers for families seeking assistance.
Solution
Digital Public Works offers a consent‑based income verification platform that lets applicants securely share their income data directly with benefit programs. The software automates data collection, validation, and integration into agency workflows, reducing the number of documents and steps required for verification. By leveraging cloud‑based processing, the tool scales with usage, decreasing the per‑verification cost for state partners. Pilot deployments provide the service free of charge, allowing agencies to evaluate the system without upfront expense while improving case review speed and accuracy. Outcome metrics are captured to demonstrate efficiency gains and support continuous improvement.
Target Audience
Primary customers are state and local government agencies that administer public assistance programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and other income‑based benefits.
Features
- Secure, consent‑driven data sharing interface for applicants to upload income information directly from financial institutions or payroll sources
- Automated validation and normalization of income data to meet eligibility criteria across multiple benefit programs
- Integration APIs that feed verified data into existing case management systems, reducing manual entry
- Scalable cloud architecture that lowers the cost per verification as the user base grows
- Real‑time reporting dashboard for agencies showing verification turnaround times, document reduction, and cost savings
- Pilot‑phase free deployment model with built‑in outcome metrics to assess impact before scaling