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BAM 420 5 of 11 FIP/SDA RESTRICTED PAYMENTS BPB 2020-033 10-1-2020

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

Substance Abuse SDA Restrict payments when substance abuse is a contributing factor to the disability; see BEM 261. Use a protective payee, if possible. If a protective payee cannot be obtained, use vendor payments for shelter, heat, and electric to the extent possible. Eviction or Threatened Eviction FIP and SDA Restrict payments when verification indicates the eligible group is being evicted, or threatened with eviction, from its current rental unit for nonpayment of rent. This applies even if the case was not active when the debt was incurred or the person(s) named was not in the eligible group at that time. The verification must clearly identify the client. It includes but is not limited to: • A court order, other court judgment, or court filing document clearly stating that rent is in arrears. • A notice of intended eviction that cites nonpayment of rent as the reason. • An application for SER (or in Wayne County, Emergency Services) for a shelter deposit and/or first month's rent by a homeless shelter resident whose homelessness was caused by nonpayment of rent. Note: Local offices may grant exceptions to mandatory vendoring in order to address extenuating circumstances (for example, illegal eviction document or unresolved landlord-tenant dispute). Legal Guardian FIP When there is a legal guardian of a child(ren) receiving FIP, the legal guardian must be a protective payee for the FIP.

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BAM 420 5 of 11 FIP/SDA RESTRICTED PAYMENTS BPB 2020-033 10-1-2020

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

Substance Abuse SDA Restrict payments when substance abuse is a contributing factor to the disability; see BEM 261. Use a protective payee, if possible. If a protective payee cannot be obtained, use vendor payments for shelter, heat, and electric to the extent possible. Eviction or Threatened Eviction FIP and SDA Restrict payments when verification indicates the eligible group is being evicted, or threatened with eviction, from its current rental unit for nonpayment of rent. This applies even if the case was not active when the debt was incurred or the person(s) named was not in the eligible group at that time. The verification must clearly identify the client. It includes but is not limited to: • A court order, other court judgment, or court filing document clearly stating that rent is in arrears. • A notice of intended eviction that cites nonpayment of rent as the reason. • An application for SER (or in Wayne County, Emergency Services) for a shelter deposit and/or first month's rent by a homeless shelter resident whose homelessness was caused by nonpayment of rent. Note: Local offices may grant exceptions to mandatory vendoring in order to address extenuating circumstances (for example, illegal eviction document or unresolved landlord-tenant dispute). Legal Guardian FIP When there is a legal guardian of a child(ren) receiving FIP, the legal guardian must be a protective payee for the FIP.