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

(step)parent(s) on the DHS-4784. Determine the number of lag SSCs earned by an individual using the following steps: • Determine that current year and last year wages are covered by Social Security or Medicare. Wages are covered if FICA or Medicare was withheld. • Total the gross covered wages earned by each person in each calendar year. • Divide each person's yearly total by the minimum amount needed to earn an SSC in that year. Those minimums are: $1,360 for 2019. $1,320 for 2018. $1,300 for 2017. $1,260 for 2016. $1,220 for 2015. $1,200 for 2014. $1,160 for 2013. $1,130 for 2012. $1,120 for 2010 and 2011. $1,090 for 2009. $1,050 for 2008. $1,000 for 2007. $970 for 2006. $920 for 2005. $900 for 2004. $890 for 2003. $870 for 2002. $830 for 2001. $780 for 2000. $744 for 1999. $700 for 1998. $670 for 1997. $640 for 1996. Round the answer down to the nearest whole number. That number, up to a maximum of four, is the number of lag SSCs earned by the person in that calendar year. Uncountable SSCs Special restrictions apply to SSCs earned starting January 1, 1997. An SSC attributed by SSA to a particular calendar quarter is uncountable if any time during that quarter either the non-citizen or