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BEM 233B 4 of 12 FAILURE TO MEET EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: FAP BPB 2025-011 4-1-2025

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

Note: When the individual with the lifetime sanction enters a different FIP group, Bridges will close the FIP case for the lifetime sanction and budget the last FIP grant, for the sanctioned individual, in the FAP budget for the new group. Bridges will not budget the last RCA grant when imposing Refugee Assistance Program penalties; see BEM 233C for RCA penalties. Overlapping Negative Actions When an individual is active both FIP and FAP on the date of a FIP noncompliance and FIP is closing for a reason unrelated to noncompliance (for example individual request) take one of the following actions: • If the individual requests closure of both FIP and FAP during the good cause determination and before case closure, act on the unrelated FAP closure. Do not proceed with the FAP noncompliance penalties. • If the individual requests closure of FIP benefits only, but not FAP, any time during the penalty process and after the noncompliance occurred, continue to process the FAP disqualification. A minimum one or six month penalty applies. If the FIP closure is not employment and/or self-sufficiency- related, Bridges will not budget the last FIP grant amount. FAP ONLY NONCOMPLIANCE

Refusing Employment Non-deferred adult members of FAP households must follow certain work-related requirements in order to receive food assistance program benefits. Working Disqualify non-deferred adults who were working when the individual: • Voluntarily quits a job of 30 hours (weekly earnings equal to or in excess of 30 hours times federal minimum wage) or more per week without good cause, or