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BAM 400 2 of 7 ISSUANCE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS BPB 2022-015 7-1-2022

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

Payment (PA) Effective Date The first day of the pay period (1st or 16th of the month) for which benefits will be paid. Single Deadline Date The last workday of the month. This is the last day the grant amount can be changed to affect the following month’s payment amount. Warrant The cash benefit paid by the state to eligible groups in the form of a check. Warrant Date The date printed on the warrant or the date of the EBT deposit. It is the date the client can expect to receive the warrant or be able to access the EBT deposit. CASH BENEFITS Initial, ongoing, supplemental and issuance on closed cash assis- tance benefits of $1,000 or less are electronically deposited into the eligible group’s EBT account. Benefit authorizations over $1,000, and certain other supplemental benefits are issued as warrants. Ongoing semi-monthly benefits are issued on a staggered schedule throughout the month, based on the grantee’s recipient ID ending digit; see RFS 305, for specific issuance dates. Openings At opening, the group is eligible for benefits no earlier than the pay period in which the application becomes 30 days old; see BAM 115, Application Processing. Supplemental Benefits Bridges issues a supplement when benefits are authorized to cor- rect underissuances.

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BAM 400 2 of 7 ISSUANCE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS BPB 2022-015 7-1-2022

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

Payment (PA) Effective Date The first day of the pay period (1st or 16th of the month) for which benefits will be paid. Single Deadline Date The last workday of the month. This is the last day the grant amount can be changed to affect the following month’s payment amount. Warrant The cash benefit paid by the state to eligible groups in the form of a check. Warrant Date The date printed on the warrant or the date of the EBT deposit. It is the date the client can expect to receive the warrant or be able to access the EBT deposit. CASH BENEFITS Initial, ongoing, supplemental and issuance on closed cash assis- tance benefits of $1,000 or less are electronically deposited into the eligible group’s EBT account. Benefit authorizations over $1,000, and certain other supplemental benefits are issued as warrants. Ongoing semi-monthly benefits are issued on a staggered schedule throughout the month, based on the grantee’s recipient ID ending digit; see RFS 305, for specific issuance dates. Openings At opening, the group is eligible for benefits no earlier than the pay period in which the application becomes 30 days old; see BAM 115, Application Processing. Supplemental Benefits Bridges issues a supplement when benefits are authorized to cor- rect underissuances.