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TANF STATE PLAN STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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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 8 7. Caretaker 9 8. Age and School Attendance 9 9. Immunizations 9 10. Residence 10 11. Identity 10 12. Social Security Numbers 10 13. Citizenship and Alien Status 10 14. Child Support 10 15. Spousal and Parental Support 10 16. Institutional Status 11 17. Pursuit of Benefits 11 18. Strikers 11 19. Concurrent Receipt of Benefits 11 20. Criminal Justice Disqualifications 11
21. Work Participation and Self-Sufficiency 11 Requirements
B. WORK REQUIREMENTS 12
1. Temporary Deferrals 12 2. Employment Related Activities 14 3. Employment Participation Pilots 15 4. Employment Related Sanctions 15 5. Eldercare Workforce 16 6. TANF EBT Requirements 16