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Applicants who have not received cash assistance in the last 12 months are enrolled in the Diversionary Work Program.

This includes cash assistance from either:

· MFIP.

· Diversionary Work Program.

Applicants must meet the same income and asset eligibility tests as for MFIP.

Single Parent Applicants to Be Enrolled on DWP.

· Pregnant women. · Households with at least 1 eligible adult and 1 eligible child. · A minor parent with a high school diploma or GED. · An 18- or 19-year old parent who chooses the work option, see Chapter 9 (Teen Parents).

Single Parent Applicants to Be Enrolled on MFIP.

· A child only family (in which no adult is eligible for MFIP assistance). · A single-parent family with a child under 12 months – unless the family has already used the child under 1 exemption, see 5.21 (Child Under 12 Months Old Exemption). · A minor parent without a high school diploma or GED. · An 18-or 19-year old parent who chooses the education option, see Chapter 9 (Teen Parents). · A participant applying for or receiving Mille Lacs or Red Lake Tribal TANF benefits. · A participant who has used 60 or more months of MFIP assistance or TANF assistance in another state. · Participants eligible for Family Stabilization Services, including participants who are: · 60 years or older at application or who will turn 60 during the 4-month DWP period. · Non-citizens in the country for 12 months or less. · Applying for Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance. · Ill and incapacitated. · Caring for an ill or incapacitated family member. · Developmentally delayed. · Mentally ill. · Have an IQ below 80. · Have a severe learning disability. · Are determined to be unemployable.

For 2-parent families and eligibility for DWP, see 20.33 (Two-Parent Families).

Anytime it is clear that applicants or participants are not eligible for DWP, they should be enrolled in MFIP.

· That may occur at intake or at any time during the 4 months of DWP.

· They must complete a Minnesota Transition Application form (MTAF) in order to transfer to MFIP after 30 days of initial application.

If they do not have the documentation available at application to confirm that they should be receiving MFIP, instead of DWP, benefits:

1. The eligibility worker will open the participant in the Diversionary Work Program.
2. The initial employment plan should focus on getting the necessary assessments or documentation.
3. The employment counselor should help the participant secure that information.
4. Once the necessary documentation is available, the employment counselor should notify the eligibility worker.
5. The eligibility worker will open the participant on MFIP.