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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 10/2019

RECEIPT OF OTHER ASSISTANCE

0011.21

Receipt of other assistance affects eligibility for all programs.

MFIP: PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MFIP:

● A person who receives adoption assistance payments, SSI, or MSA is not eligible for MFIP in the same month.

● A person whose needs have been provided for in another state or from a tribal TANF program, in whole or in part by county, state, or federal dollars during a month, is not eligible to receive MFIP for that month. See 0029.06.24.03 (Tribal TANF-Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe).

● A child placed in Minnesota under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is not eligible for MFIP. See INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN in 0002.33 (Glossary: Independent...).

● A unit member is ineligible for the food portion of MFIP for any month in which SNAP benefits have been issued. Remove the food portion of the MFIP grant for any person who has already received SNAP benefits. See 0014.06 (Who Must Be Excluded From Assistance Unit), 0020.09 (MFIP/DWP Assistance Standards).

● A caregiver cannot receive an MFIP grant for his/her own child(ren) and also receive a separate MFIP grant for a relative child. ● A child who is receiving foster care maintenance payments and is placed with their parent who is receiving services in a licensed residential family-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program. For more information on the Family First Prevention Services Act, call the DHS Child Safety and Permanency Division at (651) 431-4660.

PERSONS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR MFIP:

● Residents of a GRH facility may receive MFIP (cash and food portion) as long as the GRH setting allows the parent and children to reside there together.

● Residents of licensed treatment facilities are not eligible unless the following criteria are met:

- A minor child resides in the facility with the parent OR the resident is pregnant.

AND - All other eligibility factors are met.

AND - The facility is funded by Rule 24 or a managed care plan.

Facilities in Minnesota which are licensed by Rule 31 and funded by Rule 24 allow a parent receiving treatment services to have a dependent child(ren) reside with the parent in the facility. Rule 25 is an assessment rule, not a funding rule. See Rule 24 and Rule 31 in 0002.59 (Glossary: RSDI...).

Facilities licensed by Rule 31 and funded by Rule 24 include but are not limited to:

- Journey Home, in Benton County.

- Pathway House, Inc., in Olmsted County. Also see 0006.18.03 (Excluded Time - Entering), 0006.18.06 (Excluded Time - Leaving), 0011.06.03 (State Residence - Excluded Time), 0011.06.06 (State Residence - Interstate Placements).

● 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…).

● A person who receives foster care is not eligible for MFIP in the same month, EXCEPT that 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