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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


16.30 Sanctions & Child Care Assistance

ISSUE DATE: 09/2020

Inform the child care assistance worker within 10 days that the participant is sanctioned.

If the sanctioned participant is:

How child care authorization responds:

Participating in some activities of the employment plan.

Child care authorization continues.

Hours may decrease for Schedule Reporters.

Continuing to work at least some hours.

Child care authorization continues.

Hours may decrease for Schedule Reporters.

Not participating in any eligible activities.

The child care authorization will extend up to 3 months under “extended eligibility”.

Not cooperating with child support.

Child care will continue unchanged until the next redetermination.


If a 7th sanction closes the MFIP case, the participant is no longer eligible for MFIP child care.

  • · Child care assistance will assess whether the participant is eligible for Transition Year.
  • · If the participant is not eligible for Transition Year, child care assistance will assess whether the family is eligible for Basic Sliding Fee.


    • If the participant reopens on MFIP after resolving the sanction and is still receiving child care assistance, a new application for child care assistance will not be necessary. See the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Manual 4.3.3.9 (MFIP Sanctions).

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