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BEM 209 1 of 5 CASH ASSISTANCE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS BPB 2022-001 1-1-2022

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

DEPARTMENT POLICY FIP, RCA and SDA The Family Independence Program (FIP), Refugee Cash Assis- tance (RCA) and State Disability Assistance (SDA) are cash assis- tance programs designed to help individuals and families become self-sufficient. When an individual applies for cash assistance, Bridges determines group composition and builds an eligibility determination group (EDG) for these programs in the following order: FIP, RCA and SDA. Cash assistance is available to eligibility determination groups who meet all of the non-financial and financial requirements that are needed to determine eligibility and calculate benefit amounts. FIP GROUP COMPOSITION In order to evaluate FIP eligibility, a FIP EDG must exist, based on the rules in BEM 210, FIP Group Composition. FIP NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FACTORS Non-financial eligibility factors in the following Bridges Eligibility Manual (BEM) items must be met: • 201, Minor Parents • 202, Immunizations • 203, Criminal Justice Disqualifications • 220, Residence • 221, Identity • 222, Concurrent Receipt of Benefits • 223, Social Security Numbers • 225, Citizenship/Non-Citizenship Status • 227, Strikers