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TANF STATE PLAN STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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restraints in Title IV of PL 104-193 of 1996, as amended. Eligible non-citizens will qualify for the same benefits as citizens do. 14. Child Support Clients must cooperate in establishing paternity and pursuing child support for dependent children. Failure to cooperate without good cause results in FIP ineligibility for a minimum of one month. Child support referrals, cooperation and non-cooperation information are shared through an automated two-way interface between Michigan’s Title IV-D system, Michigan Child Support Information System (MiCSES) and Bridges integrated eligibility system.
15. Spousal and Parental Support
Clients must cooperate in pursuing support from absent spouses, unless child support action is taken against the absent spouse, in which case the child support action is sufficient. Minor grantees must cooperate in pursuing support from their absent parents. 16. Institutional Status A person in an institution other than a hospital, psychiatric hospital, or substance use treatment center for more than 30 days is not eligible. 17. Pursuit of Benefits Clients must apply for other program benefits for which the group or a member of the group may be eligible, such as Supplemental Security Income, Social Security benefits, or unemployment compensation. Failure to do so may result in group ineligibility. 18. Strikers A striker is a person involved in an employee strike, concerted stoppage, slowdown or interruption of work activities or employment operations. This includes a stoppage when a collective bargaining agreement expires.
Strikers, their spouse, and their children are ineligible. 19. Concurrent Receipt of Benefits Persons may not receive FIP assistance concurrently with the following benefits: TANF from other states; the Refugee Cash Assistance; Refugee Matching Grant; Supplemental Security Income; child foster care payments; or state-funded cash assistance programs.