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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2014

ADDING A PERSON TO THE UNIT - CASH

0008.06.06

person is not a mandatory member, deny eligibility for that person. See 0014.03 (Determining the Assistance Unit), 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit), 0020.09 (MFIP/DWP Assistance Standards).

An applicant whose needs were met through foster care for the 1st part of an application month is eligible to receive MFIP for the remaining part of the month in which the applicant returns home. See 0011.21 (Receipt of Other Assistance), 0022.12.03 (Proration), TEMP Manual TE02.08.023 (Prorated Supplements), TE02.10.03 (How to Restore Benefits).

Children whose needs were met through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) are not eligible for MFIP. See 0014.06 (Who Must Be Excluded From Assistance Unit).

A child placed in Minnesota under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ) may be eligible for MFIP if they meet MFIP eligibility requirements. See INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES in 0002.33 (Glossary: Independent…).

DWP: Follow MFIP, EXCEPT:

● Reference to retrospective budgeting does NOT apply. DWP uses only prospective budgeting method. See 0022 (Budgeting and Benefit Determination).

● Reference to the MFIP food portion does NOT apply. DWP does NOT have food portion. See 0011.03.06 (Non-Citizens - MFIP Food Portion).

If a new member enters the DWP household and the unit meets MFIP criteria, convert the entire household to MFIP. The Minnesota Transition Application Form (MTAF) (DHS-5223E) (PDF) may be used in place of an addendum ONLY when converting a unit from DWP to MFIP AND you are adding a new unit member. Use the addendum or MTAF date for the new member to determine if the new member has received MFIP or DWP within the past 12 months.

SNAP: See 0008.06.07 (Adding a Person to the Unit - SNAP).

MSA: Each MSA client is a separate unit.

GA: A person must meet all verification and eligibility criteria before you add the person to the unit. See 0011 (Technical Eligibility), 0012 (Procedural Eligibility), 0014 (Assistance Units).

The new member's income and assets in combination with the unit's income and assets, must be within the income and asset limits. If either exceeds the limit, terminate assistance for the unit. See 0008.06.12 (Adding a Person's Income), 0014 (Assistance Units), 0019.06 (Gross Income Limits), 0020.18 (GA Assistance Standards).

Add the person to the unit as of the date the person applies or the date the person meets all eligibility conditions, whichever is later. Prorate increased benefit amounts from the date you add the person to the unit.

Give units proper notice of the change. If you cannot give proper notice of a decrease, determine overpayments. See 0025.03 (Determining Incorrect Payment Amounts), 0026.12 (Timing of Notices).

When you add a person whose income you have already considered, the benefit amount does not change. See 0016 (Income From People Not in the Unit).