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BEM 209 2 of 5 CASH ASSISTANCE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS BPB 2022-001 1-1-2022
BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
• 228, Family Automated Screening Tool and Family Self- Sufficiency Plan • 229, Orientation • 230A, Employment and/or Self-Sufficiency-related Activities • 233A, Failure to Meet Employment and/or Self-Sufficiency- Related Requirements • 234, FIP Time Limits • 240, Age • 245, School Attendance and Student Status • 255, Child Support • 256, Spousal/Parental Support • 257, Third Party Resource Liability • 265, Institutional Status • 270, Pursuit of Benefits FIP FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FACTORS Financial eligibility factors in the following BEM items must be met: • 400, Assets • 500, Income Overview • 501, Income From Employment • 502, Income From Self-Employment • 503, Income, Unearned • 504, Income From Rental/Room and Board • 505, Prospective Budgeting/Income Change Processing • 515, FIP/RCA/SDA Needs Budgeting • 518, FIP/RCA/SDA Income Budgeting • 520, Computing the FIP/RCA/SDA Budget RCA GROUP COMPOSITION In order to evaluate RCA eligibility, a RCA EDG must exist, based on the rules in BEM 215, RCA Group Composition.