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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 09/2016

DWP BASES OF ELIGIBILITY

0013.05

MFIP, SNAP, MSA, GA, GRH: No provisions.

DWP: All families have a basis of eligibility for DWP and may apply. DWP defines a family as a minor child or a group of minor children related to each other as siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, or adopted siblings, along with their birth, step- or adoptive parent(s) or other caregiver(s).

Families also include:

● A pregnant woman who is not a minor and has no other eligible children and her spouse, if living with her. However, in a 1- parent unit once the child is born the unit is not eligible for DWP unless the parent previously used all the months of the child under 12 months ES exemption. Take a Combined Application - Addendum (DHS-5223C) (PDF) for the newborn and move the case to MFIP. If the determination is made more than 30 days after the DWP application date, have the participant complete a Minnesota Transition Application Form (DHS-5223E) (PDF) as part of the process. Terminate DWP allowing for proper notice.

OR ● A minor caregiver's parent(s) who has no other minor children. See 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit).

OR ● A minor caregiver and child, if the minor caregiver has a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Except for the families listed below, new applicant families for financial assistance MUST participate in DWP. Family units that meet the eligibility criteria for DWP are NOT eligible for MFIP.

FAMILY UNITS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DWP INCLUDE

1. Child only cases.

2. A 1-parent family unit that includes a child under 12 months (with no other DWP exclusion reason) is NOT eligible for DWP unless the parent has already used all the 12 months lifetime ES exemption limit.

3. A minor parent without a high school diploma or its equivalent.

4. A caregiver 18 or 19 years of age without a high school diploma or its equivalent who chooses to have an employment plan with an education option.

5. An emancipated pregnant or parenting minor without a high school diploma or its equivalent who chooses to have an employment plan with an education option.

6. A caregiver age 60 or over, or a caregiver who will turn 60 during the proposed 4 DWP months. See 0008.06.24 (DWP Conversion or Referral to MFIP).

7. A family unit with a caregiver who received DWP benefits in Minnesota within 12 months prior to the DWP month of application.

8. A family unit with a caregiver who received MFIP benefits in Minnesota within 12 months prior to the DWP month of application.

9. A family unit with a caregiver who has received 60 months of TANF assistance including counted months from other states.

10. A family unit with a caregiver who has been convicted of fraud under MFIP or DWP.

11. A family unit with a refugee caregiver who arrived in the U. S. within 12 months of applying for family cash assistance or a