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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 11/2020

HOW TO CALC. BENEFIT LEVEL – MFIP/DWP/GA

0022.12

For sanction procedures, see 0012.21 (Responsible Relatives Not in the Home), 0028.30 (Sanctions for Failure to Comply - Cash).

MFIP: MFIP is composed of both federal block grant money and state money. MFIP covers some people who cannot be funded by federal money:

● Some non-citizens. See 0011.03 (Citizenship and Immigration Status), 0011.03.03 (Non-Citizens - MFIP/DWP Cash), 0011.03.06 (Non-Citizens - MFIP Food Portion).

● Legal custodians. See LEGAL CUSTODIAN in 0002.37 (Glossary: Learning...). Also see 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit).

The procedure to determine the grant amount differs based upon the types of income the unit receives.

● If the unit receives NO INCOME (other than MFIP), the Transitional Standard is the total MFIP grant. See 0020.09 (MFIP/DWP Assistance Standards).

● If the unit receives UNEARNED INCOME ONLY, subtract the amount of unearned income in the budget month from the Transitional Standard for the corresponding payment month to determine the total MFIP grant.

If the unit has EARNED INCOME ONLY:

1. Subtract the net earned income in the budget month from the Family Wage Level for the corresponding payment month. See 0020.09 (MFIP/DWP Assistance Standards).

For APPLICANT cases, use the Family Wage Level when budgeting income to determine whether the unit meets the initial month’s eligibility test.

2. If the difference you computed in Step 1 is MORE THAN OR EQUAL TO the Transitional Standard, the Transitional Standard is the total MFIP grant.

If the difference is LESS THAN the Transitional Standard, the amount of the difference is the total MFIP grant.

If the unit has both EARNED AND UNEARNED INCOME:

1. Subtract the net earned income in the budget month from the Family Wage Level for the corresponding payment month.

2. If the difference you computed in Step 1 is MORE THAN the Transitional Standard, subtract the unit's unearned income in the budget month from the Transitional Standard. The difference is the total MFIP grant.

If the difference you computed in Step 1 is LESS THAN the Transitional Standard, subtract the unit's unearned income in the budget month from the amount of the difference. The remaining amount is the total MFIP grant.

For applicant cases, prorate the benefit. See 0022.12.03 (Proration). For addendum cases, do not prorate the benefit. See 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit - Cash).

Subtract the recoupment if applicable. See 0025.21.15 (Recoupment).

Issue the food portion of the grant as EBT. Issue any remaining amount in cash. For the food portion amount, see 0020.09