Skip to content

Michigan Poverty Law Program

Personal tools
You are here: Home » Issues
 

Issue Alerts

Click on the Summary to see detail information about an Issue Alert.

« Previous 15 items Next 15 items » 1 2 [3] 4 5 6 ... 22
Date Summary
10/15/2008

DHS has revised its policy on exemptions from Jobs Education Training (JET) requirements for parents or caretakers who are caring for a spouse or child with disabilities
10/15/2008

DHS has revised its policy on exemptions from Jobs Education Training (JET) requirements for persons with disabilities. Revised policy exempts three new groups of persons with disabilities and requires caseworkers to review the medical packet and MRT decision to identify reasonable accommodations .
10/12/2008

Parents and kinship caregivers may be disqualified from receiving FIP for one month if they fail to report that a child in their care has been or is expected to be absent for 30 days or more, within 5 days after it becomes clear that the absence will exceed 29 days
10/15/2009

DHS policy on work- or self-sufficiency-related penalties against Food Assistance Program benefits is clarified but still appears to violate federal law in some circumstances
01/09/2009

Steps for processing hearing requests have been updated.
01/09/2009

The cost of living (COLA) increase for benefits in January 2009 is 5.8%. Medicare premiums, patient pay amounts, and State Disability Assistance (SDA) provider pay rates have also increased.
10/15/2008

Policy on avoiding disqualification penalties for first noncompliance with work- or self-sufficiency-related activities has been clarified effective October 2008
10/10/2008

DHS has increased the monthly amounts for FIP and SDA
10/07/2008

DHS has revised its asset policy for FIP, SDA, and RAP to allow eligibility during the month the applicants assets are under the limit
10/15/2008

Effective October 1, 2008, 3- and 12-month disqualifications no longer are imposed on certain families on FIP, but the families may be receive a FIP denial or termination for failure to complete a Family Automated Screening Tool (FAST) or Family Self-sufficiency Plan (FSSP)
10/07/2008

Penalties for the First and Second Noncompliance with work- or self-sufficiency-related activities have been changed.
10/07/2008

FIP recipients who request deferrals from the JET program because of a disability are no longer required to apply for SSI to receive their benefits.
10/07/2008

New policy from the Department of Human Services (DHS) allows individuals to receive SDA for 30 days after substance abuse treatment if the client has a plan for outpatient treatment
10/07/2008

Child Support arrearages received by a parent for an adult child or child no longer living in the home are considered income of the parent
10/07/2008

Pension benefits that cover an individual’s Part B premium are counted as income – not excluded as a reimbursement – when determining Medicaid eligibility.
 
« Previous 15 items Next 15 items » 1 2 [3] 4 5 6 ... 22
 
Online Partners
State Bar of Michigan Michigan State Bar Foundation