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BEM 210 8 of 20 FIP GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2026-002 1-1-2026

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

• Children’s Services Independent Living Stipend. • SSI. • Child foster care payments. • MDHHS children’s services for a child in an out-of-home foster care placement due to abuse or neglect, when there is a plan to return the child to the parent’s home. Independent Living Stipend A FIP EDG member who is a recipient of an Independent Living Sti- pend has an EDG participation status of Other Adult. The income, assets and needs of this individual are not considered in determin- ing eligibility for FIP, however, their relationship to other FIP EDG members is considered. Example: Linda, a foster child, lives independently and receives an Independent Living Stipend. Linda has a baby daughter in the home. There is no allowance for the child in the Independent Living Stipend. Even though Linda cannot receive FIP for herself, she can receive ineligible grantee FIP for the child because she is the dependent child’s caretaker. SSI Recipients A FIP EDG member, who receives SSI, has a FIP EDG participation status of Other Adult or Other Child. The income, assets and needs of an SSI recipient are not considered in determining eligibility for the FIP EDG. However, their relationships to other EDG members are considered. Example: An unmarried couple has one child in common. Paternity has been established. The child receives SSI. The child’s relationship to the parents forms a valid FIP EDG, even though the SSI recipient cannot be in the FIP certified group. The SSI recipient’s relationship to the parents makes them mandatory FIP EDG members. Example: SSI recipient has one child. The SSI recipient cannot be in the FIP certified group; however, the SSI parent’s relationship to the dependent child forms a valid FIP EDG. Note: Request cash assistance for the SSI child, even though the child will not be in the FIP certified group.