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Poverty Law 1
MFIP-S Five Year Time Limit
Overview of Emergency Assistance
Programs
Adjunct Professor Monica Bogucki
2012 copyright Monica Bogucki
Overview of Emergency
Assistance Programs
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MFIP-EA, Special Session, Chapter 14, Article 1,
Section 94, Minn. Stat. 256J.626 (consolidated
fund)
▪ Minn. Supplemental Assistance-EA, Minn. Stat.
256D.46 (repealed effective Nov. 1, 2011
▪ Emergency General Assistance, Minn. Stat
256D.06, subd.2
▪ Some counties use all county funds
MFIP-EA is no longer uniform
state program
Each county determines the eligibility criteria for that
county
▪ Counties are not required to have a MFIP-EA
program
Ask the county for a copy of its guidelines
MFIP-S Emergency Assistance
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MFIP-EA- every county has different rules
▪ Some counties, participants can receive MFIPEA once every 12 months
▪ Some counties, participants can receive MFIPEA once in a lifetime
Use once every 12 months
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Emergency General Assistance, Minn. Stat.
256.D.06, subd. 2
▪ Minnesota Supplemental Assistance Emergency
Assistance, Minn. Stat. 256D.46, subd. 3
(repealed 2011 Special Session, program ends
November 1, 2011
Assess every person in the
household
Determine each person in the household
and which government benefit program,
each person is receiving
Other items that may be covered
emergency assistance
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Mortgage foreclosures; contract for deed
cancellations
▪ Home repair- roof, foundation, wiring, heating
system, chimney, water and sewer system
▪ Utility costs-water, sewer, electric, gas, heating
includes wood heat too.
Emergency General Assistance
also covers
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Each county will define emergencies for the
Emergency General Assistance program
effective November 1, 2011
▪ Minn. Stat. 256D.02, subd. 2
Emergency General Assistance
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Primarily state funding
Broader categories of eligibility
12 MONTH RULE NOW APPLIES TO EGA
Who is eligible for Minnesota Supplemental
Aid-Emergency Assistance?
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A person (adult) receiving Supplemental
Security Income on the basis of age, blindness
or disability (or would be eligible for such
benefits)
▪ Minn. Stat. 256D.425, subd. 1
Cost Effective
What is cost effective?
What if the emergency is not cost
effective?
What is the Minnesota Department of Human
Services Combined Manual?
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Financial workers have access to this and
usually do not see statutes
▪ Available on the internet at Minnesota
Department of Human Services website
▪ www.dhs.state.mn.us
▪ What if this manual is more restrictive than
the statute?
MFIP-S Program
FIVE YEAR TIME LIMIT
Exemptions vs. Extensions
Exemption-if eligible for exemption, the
month does not count towards 5 year
limit
Extension-extends benefits beyond five
years by using state funds
Families started to reach the five
year time limit in July 2002
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Some families are eligible for an extension or
exemptions
Family Violence Waiverexemption
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Caregiver must have an approved safety
plan/employment plan
▪ Those months will not count towards the five
year time limit.
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Minn. Stat. 256J.42 subd. 4
Minn. Stat. 256J.425 subd. 3(4)
Minn. Stat. 256J.521, subd. 3
Family Violence Waiver
The family violence waiver/employment
plan must be prepared by job counselor
and domestic abuse counselor.
May NOT require the participant to get
an order for protection or to attend
counseling.
Minn. Stat. 256J.521,subd. 3
Exemption for caregivers age
60 or older. Minn. Stat.
256J.42 subd. 5(a)
Minor parent exemption and extension
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18 or 19 year old caregiver who is complying
with an education plan.
▪ Minn. Stat. 256J.42, subd. 5(d)
▪ Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd. 1(a)
Hardship extensions
Minn. Stat. 256J.425. subd. 1(a)
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If a participant is in sanction the 60th month,
the participant will NOT be eligible for an
extension.
Extension categories
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Ill or incapacitated
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30 days or more
Qualified professional’s statement
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd. 2(1)
Caring for ill
family/household member
extension
Lasts more than 30 days
Qualified professional statement
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd. 2(2)
Caregivers
With a child or adult household member
who meets criteria for
home care services/community-based
waiver services
Severe emotional disturbance or
Serious and persistent mental illness
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd. 2(3)
Unemployable--determined by
vocational specialist
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd. 3(2)(i)
IQ below 80
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd 3(2)(ii)
Learning disability
limits ability to obtain employment
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd 3(3)
Work activities
One parent assistance unit work
activities 30 hours per week of which
25 hours are in employment
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd 4(1)
Work activities
Two parent assistance unit work
activities 55 hours per week
Minn. Stat. 256J.425, subd. 4(2)
Five year extension case studies
Small group exercise