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BAM 400 6 of 7 ISSUANCE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS BPB 2022-015 7-1-2022

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

Supplemental Benefits Bridges authorizes supplemental benefits when the regular issuance is less than the group is eligible for or for periods when the group was eligible but received no benefits; see BAM 406, Supplemental Food Assistance Benefits. Accessing Benefits Clients use a Bridge card and personal identification number to access food benefits; see BAM 401E, Electronic Benefit Transfer Issuance System. Changes and Closures The cut-off date for a benefit change or case closure is the last workday of the month before the month the change/closure takes effect. Note: Administrative recoupment can reduce benefits to zero. The case remains open, and the client must continue to meet eligibility requirements. Expunged Benefits FAP benefits which have not been accessed for 365 days will be expunged. Once expunged, the client is no longer entitled to these benefits and the benefits cannot be replaced; see BAM 401E, Elec- tronic Benefit Transfer Issuance System. Benefit Issuance History Obtain the client’s food assistance benefit history in Bridges. LEGAL BASE FIP 42 USC 604-(g) Social Welfare Act, P.A. 280 of 1939, as amended SDA Annual Appropriations Act