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BEM 212 6 of 13 FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2025-015 6-1-2025

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

Persons usually share food in common if any of the following conditions exist: • They each contribute to the purchase of food. • They share the preparation of food, regardless of who paid for it. • They eat from the same food supply, regardless of who paid for it. In general, persons who live together and purchase and prepare food together are members of the FAP group. Example: Sue, age 26 and their sister Mary, age 29 live in the same home. They purchase and prepare their food together. They are one FAP group. Example: Betty and their two children move in with Sara, Betty's friend. Sara purchases and prepares food separately from Betty and their two children. They are two groups for FAP purposes. Persons who normally purchase and prepare separately maintain that distinction even when they are temporarily sharing food with others. Persons are temporarily sharing food if both of the following are true: • They had previously purchased and prepared separately. • Others are sharing their food until the person: Is approved for FAP. Qualifies for other cash assistance. Secures some other source of income. The purchase and prepare question on the MDHHS-1171, Assistance Application, is addressed as buy and fix food together. Senior Impaired Group A person at least 60 years old, their spouse and their children under 22 years of age may choose to be a separate group from those they live with, even if they purchase and prepare together if both of the following are true:

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BEM 212 6 of 13 FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2025-015 6-1-2025

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

Persons usually share food in common if any of the following conditions exist: • They each contribute to the purchase of food. • They share the preparation of food, regardless of who paid for it. • They eat from the same food supply, regardless of who paid for it. In general, persons who live together and purchase and prepare food together are members of the FAP group. Example: Sue, age 26 and their sister Mary, age 29 live in the same home. They purchase and prepare their food together. They are one FAP group. Example: Betty and their two children move in with Sara, Betty's friend. Sara purchases and prepares food separately from Betty and their two children. They are two groups for FAP purposes. Persons who normally purchase and prepare separately maintain that distinction even when they are temporarily sharing food with others. Persons are temporarily sharing food if both of the following are true: • They had previously purchased and prepared separately. • Others are sharing their food until the person: Is approved for FAP. Qualifies for other cash assistance. Secures some other source of income. The purchase and prepare question on the MDHHS-1171, Assistance Application, is addressed as buy and fix food together. Senior Impaired Group A person at least 60 years old, their spouse and their children under 22 years of age may choose to be a separate group from those they live with, even if they purchase and prepare together if both of the following are true: