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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 10/2019

RECEIPT OF OTHER ASSISTANCE

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in which the applicant returns home. Consider foster care payments as prorated payments rather than a duplication of MFIP assistance. See 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit - Cash).

● A person from 1 MFIP unit who moves in with another MFIP unit cannot be part of the 2nd unit until the 1st full month after the month they join the 2nd unit.

● On Indian reservations where both food portion and the Food Distribution Program (formerly called commodities distribution) are available, units may choose which program to participate in. The Uncle Harry unit and MFIP unit must make the same choice. Units certified to get commodities on the 1st day of the month may not get the food portion that month. The 1st month the unit is eligible is the month after the month of termination from the Food Distribution Program.

● A person from a unit receiving SNAP only (no cash assistance) who moves in with an MFIP unit may be added to the unit the 1st day of the month the person enters the household. The person would not be eligible for the food portion due to duplicate assistance for the month added. See 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit - Cash).

For information on the receipt of assistance during a foster care trial home visit, see 0029.06.12 (Foster Care).

DWP: A person who receives on-going monthly adoption assistance payments, SSI, or MSA is not eligible for DWP in the same month.

A person whose needs have been provided for in another state, in whole or in part by county, state, or federal dollars during a month, is not eligible to receive DWP for that month.

A person who receives foster care is not eligible for DWP 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 DWP for the remaining part of the month in which the applicant returns home. Consider foster care payments as prorated payments rather than a duplication of DWP assistance. See 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit - Cash).

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

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

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 is not eligible for DWP. For more information on the Family First Prevention Services Act, call the DHS Child Safety and Permanency Division at 651-431-4660.

A person from 1 DWP unit who moves in with another DWP unit cannot be part of the 2nd unit until the 1st full month after the month they join the 2nd unit.

SNAP: People cannot participate as a member of more than 1 SNAP unit or in more than 1 county in any month. People living in domestic violence shelters may receive SNAP twice in a month if the certified unit that included them contains the person who abused them. The shelter residents may receive an additional allotment as a separate unit only once a month.

Indian reservations may have both SNAP and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) available. SNAP units may choose which program to participate in. Units certified to get FDPIR cannot also get SNAP in the same month they received FDPIR. The 1st month units are eligible to receive SNAP is the month after the month of termination from FDPIR. SNAP units who receive $0 benefits may participate in the FDPIR program. See 0029.07.15 (Food Distribution Program-Indian Reservation).

Other food distribution programs are the Mothers and Children (MAC) program and the Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS). Both of these programs are part of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, but are not the same as FDPIR. People