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TANF STATE PLAN STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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If the client is unable to obtain childcare that meets the conditions above within 10 calendar days, the client may be deferred from referral to PATH for 90 days or until the child turns age six, or until appropriate care is available, whichever is sooner. Bridges will change the deferral code to mandatory participant at the end of the deferral period. Once the specialist runs and certifies eligibility, Bridges will generate the referral to PATH and the DHS-4785 will be generated. Document the referrals and results in the case record. The Deferral/Participation Reason is identified as No Child Care Available.

All expectations, as well as limits regarding the Cash Program can be found in the MDHHS Information Booklet. This includes the 60-month federal limits.

2. Employment Related Activities

Appropriate employment-related activities are determined by assessing the client’s job readiness. The assessment analyzes the client’s educational level, skills, work history, vocational interests, barriers to employment, childcare, and other supportive service needs. An FSSP is developed to move the participant into any type of unsubsidized employment the participant is capable of handling as quickly as possible, and to increase the responsibility and amount of work the participant is to handle over time.

Michigan’s employment-related activities are described in detail under the Countable Work Activity Descriptions section of Michigan’s Work Verification Plan and include the following:

• Unsubsidized employment. • Subsidized public and private sector employment. • On-the-job training. • Job search and job readiness assistance. • Community service and work experience programs. • Vocational educational training. • Provision of Child Care Services for community services program participants. • Education directly related to employment. • Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a Certificate of General Equivalence.

Michigan ensures that parents and caretakers receiving assistance engage in the above employment-related activities as described in detail under the Preface of Michigan’s Work Verification Plan: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside- mdhhs/reports-stats/plans-regs.

3. Employment Participation Pilots