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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2018

GLOSSARY: DISPLACED HOMEMAKER...

0002.17

DISPLACED HOMEMAKER A person who is eligible for Minnesota displaced homemaker services. To be eligible a person must meet all of the following:

● Was the primary caregiver in a home for at least 2 years, while working less than full-time outside the home.

● During that time was supported by another person or public assistance.

● Lost that source of support through death, disability, divorce, legal separation, or becoming ineligible for public assistance.

● Is currently unemployed or underemployed and having difficulty finding employment adequate to support the person and his/her dependents.

DISQUALIFIED PERSON A person who is ineligible for ASSISTANCE due to non-cooperation with a program requirement. The length of disqualification may vary depending on which program provisions the person violated or failed to comply with.

DISQUALIFY To make a person ineligible for ASSISTANCE because of non-cooperation with a program requirement.

DISREGARD An amount of income which is excluded in determining NET INCOME.

DIVERSIONARY WORK PROGRAM (DWP) DWP is a short-term, work focused program for families applying for cash benefits. It provides a maximum of 4 consecutive months in a 12-month period, of necessary services and supports to families which will lead to unsubsidized employment, increase economic stability, and reduce the risk of needing longer term assistance under MFIP. See 0013.05 (DWP Bases of Eligibility).

DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT See 0011.03.12 (Non-Citizens - Lawful Permanent Residents).

DIVERSITY VISA See 0011.03.12 (Non-Citizens - Lawful Permanent Residents).

DIVIDEND The amount of the profit distribution a shareholder receives, or the amount of the surplus distribution a policyholder of a participating insurance policy receives.

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Written VERIFICATION confirming information on the UNIT’s circumstances.

DOCUMENTATION A written statement or record that substantiates or validates an assertion made by a person or an action taken by a person, agency, or entity.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE See FAMILY VIOLENCE in 0002.23 (Glossary: Fair Hearing...).

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER MFIP, DWP, GA : A public or private non-profit crisis shelter, housing network, or other shelter facility providing services to people and families with children who are facing domestic violence issues.

SNAP: A public or private residential facility that serves battered people and their children. If the facility serves other people, a