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TANF STATE PLAN STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page INTRODUCTION
4 I. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM
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A. BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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1. Assets 6 2. Income 6 3. Income Budgeting 7 4. Payment Standard 7 5. Group Composition 8 6. Minor Parents 9 7. Caretaker 9 8. Age and School Attendance 10 9. Immunizations 10 10. Residence 10 11. Identity 10 12. Social Security Numbers 10 13. Citizenship and Non-Citizenship Status 10 14. Child Support 11 15. Spousal and Parental Support 11 16. Institutional Status 11 17. Pursuit of Benefits 11 18. Strikers 11 19. Concurrent Receipt of Benefits 11 20. Criminal Justice Disqualifications 12
21. Work Participation and Self-Sufficiency 12 Requirements
B. WORK REQUIREMENTS 12
1. Temporary Deferrals 13 2. Employment Related Activities 15 3. Employment Participation Pilots 16 4. Employment Related Sanctions 16 5. Eldercare Workforce 16