Issue Alerts

Issue Alert 13-04-03:  Households that have reached their 48 or 60 month lifetime limit for FIP cash assistance benefits may be eligible for the Temporary Housing Assistance program for up to three months following their FIP case closure.

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Issue Alert 13-04-02:  The Department of Human Services added a statement to BEM and BAM that groups applying for SER benefits are disqualified if a member is a fugitive felon.  This is not a new policy, but the clarifying statement is new.

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Issue Alert 13-04-01:  Department of Human Services is beginning a two-tiered hearings process as a pilot program in Genesee County, to be followed by Jackson and Washtenaw Counties.

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Issue Alert 13-02-01:  New 60-Month Limit Policy. Effective March 1, 2013.

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Issue Alert 13-01-07:  Effective January 1, 2013, DHS will not process applications for enrollent of providers who do not have to be licensed.  Applications by Child Care Aides and Relative Providers will be handled by the Michigan Department of Education.

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Issue Alert 13-01-06:  Information from a new data match (apparently with the Michigan State Police) is being used by DHS to terminate assistance to households, beginning February 1, 2013.

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Issue Alert 13-01-05: If both FIP and FAP fails to comply with FIP PATH (employment training) or work requirements, continuing eligibility for FAP is based on FIP good cause reasons which are different from FAP-only good cause reasons.

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Issue Alert 13-01-04:  Combined FIP and FAP waiver allows some PATH participants increased hours for which they can participate in unpaid core activities in order to help Michigan meet federal work participation requirements.

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Issue Alert 13-01-03:  Mandatory 21-day Application Eligibility Period (AEP) of work-related activities that FIP applicants must successfully complete in order for their FIP application to be aproved, unless they are exempt from work requirements.

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Issue Alert 13-01-02:  Effective 1/1/2013, the JET program has been renamed "PATH", there is a new standard of promptness for running the FIP Eligibility Determination Group (EDG).  

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Issue Alert 13-01-01:  Clients' FAP complaints must be documented using form DHS-1380, which must be reviewed by local offices, by auditors, Central office, and FNS.

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Issue Alert 12-12-01: Clients who have a disability including blindness must complete an Activities Daily Living Form for the medical determination in their case.

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Issue Alert 12-11-04:  Effective 11/01/2012, BEM 228 and BEM 230A require new work and work participation program Bridges deferral and participation codes.

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Issue Alert 12-11-02:  Clients Cut off Food Assistance Program (FAP) Benefits Because they Failed to Verify Information at Re-determination, May Not Have to Reapply. 

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REVISED Issue Alert 12-11-01:  DHS Has to Inform Clients What they Failed to Verify and Give the Policy Basis for Denials

All DHS administered programs that require verificiation. Please click here for the entire Issue Alert.

Issue Alert 12-10-01:  DHS Has A New Policy FIP and Truancy 

DHS has modified the current policy of school attendance and FIP Assistance for children under 16 years of age. Please click here for entire Issue Alert.

Issue Alert 12-07-01: Vehicle Asset Test Change

DHS does not require verification of a vehicle when the client claims to own only one vehicle.  Please click here for entire Issue Alert.

 

NOTICE TO CLASS MEMBERS OF MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS in Case v. Corrigan

NOTICE TO CLASS MEMBERS OF MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS in Case v. Corrigan, U.S. District Court Case No. 11-CV-14298 You are a class member only if you were a recipient of Family Independence Program (FIP) benefits who received a notice from the Department of Human Services dated

Medicaid (MA) Issue Alert 07-09-01

Issue Alert 07-09-01 Program Area: Medicaid (MA) Issue Summary: DHS termination notices appear to violate federal law regarding date of termination Persons Affected: Some FAP recipients who quit or reduce work, or do not comply with cash assistance (FIP) employment or self-sufficiency related

Food Assistance Program Issue Alert

Issue Alert 08-10-01 Program Area: Food Assistance Program (FAP) Issue Summary: beginning October 1st, food assistance standards and deductions have changed, as have food assistance income limits and allotment amounts. Persons Affected:Food assistance recipients and applicants. Date:2008-10-07

Michigan Agricultural Surplus System (MASS)

On Thursday, June 11, the Michigan Senate voted to cut funding for the MASS. MASS is a partnership between Michigan food banks, the agricultural community and the Michigan Department of Agriculture that provides a means for collecting and distributing surplus Michigan-grown agricultural