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BAM 200 2 of 7 FOOD ASSISTANCE SIMPLIFIED REPORTING BPB 2026-006 3-1-2026

BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Bridges Administrative Manual (BAM) 804, Incarceration Matches, and BAM 808, Deceased Recipient Match. SR does not change reporting requirements for any other program. GROUPS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SR The following groups are not eligible for SR: • Migrants/seasonal farmworkers. • Groups with a 24-month benefit period. • MiCAP. • Groups with a mandatory TLFA participant working less than 20 hours per week (80 hours a month). These groups continue to report changes using the standard Food Assistance reporting criteria; see BAM 105, Rights and Responsibilities, Bridges Eligibility Manual (BEM) 610, Migrants/Seasonal Farmworkers, and BEM 618, Michigan Combined Application Project. DETERMINING THE INCOME LIMIT To determine the group’s SR income limit; see the Simplified Reporting Income Limit, column E, in RFT 250. Disqualified members are not included in the group size when determining the income limit. However, their budgetable income is included in the group’s total gross income (either full or prorated based on the reason for the disqualification) when comparing to the income limit; see BEM 550, FAP Income Budgeting. NOTIFICATION Bridges sends information about simplified reporting including the DHS-1045, Simplified Six Month Review, to groups assigned to the SR category at the following times: • Application. • Redetermination. • When assigned to the SR category as an ongoing case. Bridges sends the simplified reporting information which explains the reporting requirement and provides the gross monthly income reporting requirements for the group based on their circumstances