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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


10.15 Work for Rent Reductions

ISSUE DATE: 08/2025

Work for rent reduction is any work participants do for their landlord to reduce their rent.


A business plan is NOT required for someone getting rent reductions in return for work.

Workforce One - Work for Rent Reductions

Activity Type in Workforce One

Employed part time or Fulltime:
Use 1 of these activity types if there is a cash payment or pay stub showing that the participant worked for rent reduction.

Uncompensated Work Experience:
Use this activity type if both of the following conditions are met:

  • · Participants have made good faith efforts to either get evidence that they are working in exchange for a rent reduction or to get cash instead of a reduced rent, but are unable to do so.
  • · The work is a meaningful activity that will provide marketable job skills and help the participant get paid employment in the future.

    • Workforce One Employment Plan Section.

    Employment, see 10.9 (Full-Time & Part-Time Employment: Described).

    Uncompensated Work, see     11 (Unpaid Work).


    TANF Work Participation Rate - Work for Rent Reductions

    Core or non-core activity for Work Participation Rate.

    Core.

    How to calculate hours for this activity.

    Use the actual hours worked.


    TANF Work Participation Rate - Work for Rent Reductions

    Who collects the documentation?

    The eligibility worker

    Which documents meet the requirements?

    The participant should submit check stubs or statements from the landlord with their Combined Six-Month Report Form.

    What information needs to be included in the verification?

    Can be a log, a statement or check stub. The landlord must sign whatever form is used.

    There is no time limit on this activity.

    When the documentation is due.

    By the 8th of the last month of the family’s current 6-month report period, attached to the Combined Six-Month Report (CSR) form that the participant submits to the eligibility worker.

  • · For instance, the CSR form is due March 8th, if the last month of the 6-month period is March.

    • Where should documents be kept for this activity?

    In the paper case file.

    Follow the County’s or Tribal Nation’s human services general records retention schedule.

    Who provides daily supervision?

    The landlord.

    Who or what standard determines acceptable performance?

    The landlord.

    Instructions specific to this activity.

    As soon as the eligibility worker processes the Household Report Form, this information comes across on the Workforce One/MAXIS interface.


    Specific information - Work for Rent Reductions

    How the income is treated for the MFIP grant.

    If the participant submits a pay stub, the eligibility worker will treat the earnings as earned income, see Combined Manual 0017.12.06 (Earned Income).

    If the participant does not receive pay stubs, the eligibility worker will treat it as in-kind income and it will not count.

    PREVIOUS REVISIONS

    DateNotes
    12/2023 updated title for 10.9 (Full-Time & Part-Time Employment: Described) link under Workforce One – Work for Rent Reductions.
    08/2020

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