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BAM 802 1 of 5 WAGE MATCH AND UCB BPB 2026-014 5-1-2026

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

DEPARTMENT POLICY FIP, SDA, CDC, MA, and FAP The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) routinely matches recipient employment data with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) and the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) through computer data exchange processes. Information provided with MDHHS/MiLEAP applications (MDHHS-1010, -1171, -4574, -4574-B, and DCH- 1426) inform clients of the data exchange process. These data exchanges assist in the identification of potential current and past employment income. Unemployment Compensation Benefits (UCB) are automatically populated in Bridges. WAGE MATCH FIP, SDA, CDC, MA, and FAP MDHHS submits client Social Security Numbers to LEO quarterly to be cross matched with the work history records submitted by Michigan employers. This information is compared to the client’s gross earnings record in Bridges. Specialists receive one task and reminder listing all the matches for the quarter when there is a significant discrepancy between LEO and MDHHS records. The task and reminder is removed when all matches have been disposed of for the quarter. Bridges also compiles the wage match report, identifying overdue and disposed wage matches by county, unit, or other. This report is available under the left navigation inquiry/wage match reports. SPECIALIST ACTIONS

When to process FIP, SDA, CDC, and MA Wage match information must be resolved within 45 calendar days of receiving the wage match task and reminder. When a match is