Issue Alert - 02-10-03
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| Date: | 10/01/2002 | |
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The shelter deduction cap has been increased from $354 to $367. |
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| Persons Affected: | FAP recipients and applicants who do not have a senior or disabled person in their household and have high shelter costs |
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Background
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Food Assistance Program (FAP - formerly Food Stamps) |
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FIA has raised the shelter deduction cap to $367. This increase will not impact households that include a senior or disabled person because those households are not subject to the cap. Households that have high excess shelter expenses and had shelter deductions at the cap of $354 will notice a small increase in their FAP grant as a result of the increased cap. |
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What Should Advocates Do?
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Advocates should begin using the $367 shelter deduction cap when they estimate FAP budgets for their clients. |
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Finding Help
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Most legal aid and legal services office handle these type of cases, and they do not charge a fee. You can locate the "free" legal services or legal aid office that serves your county on the Michigan Legal Assistance Network website (http://www.mlan.net/locate.html) or look in the yellow pages under "attorneys" or call the toll-free lawyer referral number, (800) 968-0738 |
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