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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 8 7. Caretaker 9 8. Age and School Attendance 9 9. Immunizations 9 10. Residence 9 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 10 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 13 3. Employment Participation Pilots 14 4. Employment Related Sanctions 14