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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


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24.24 Exit Reasons for MFIP/DWP in WF1

ISSUE DATE: 09/2020

Use the following codes in Workforce One when someone leaves MFIP or DWP:

MFIP Exit Reasons

  • · 60 Months/Not Extended – Participant has reach 60 months of MFIP and does not qualify for an extension.
  • · Administrative Separation - Case is closed for failure to turn in verifications, Household Report Forms, or complete recertification process.
  • · Disqualified Drug Felon – Participant has been permanently disqualified from MFIP due to sanction limit as a result of a failed drug test under county or tribal nation drug testing protocols.
  • · Failure to File (HRF or Recertification) – Participant’s MFIP case has closed due to failure to return Household Report Forms or Recertification forms and the case has remained closed for 2 consecutive months.
  • · Moved from the County - Moved to another county within the state in which case the eligibility case remains opens.
  • · Moved from the State – Participant moved out of state.
  • · No Eligible Child – There is no eligible child in the household and/or youngest child turned 19.
  • · No Longer in the Household – Participant moved out of the MFIP household.
  • · Sanction/Closed - Participant closes due to the 100% sanction.
  • · SSI/RSDI –Participant has been approved, and is receiving, SSI benefits.
  • · Unsubsidized Employment - Participant is working and the case is closed due to earnings, or a combination of unearned income (such as child support) and earnings.
  • · Voluntary Separation - Participant requests closure of their MFIP (cash/food) case.
  • · 60 months/Not Extended - Participant closes because they reach the 60 month limit and either do not request or do not qualify for an extension.
  • · Other - Reasons not specified above.
  • DWP Exit Reasons

  • · Administrative Separation - Case is closed for failure to turn in verifications or required paperwork to the financial worker.
  • · Disqualified Drug Felon – Participant has been permanently disqualified from MFIP due to sanction limit as a result of a failed drug test under county or tribal nation drug testing protocols.
  • · Disqualified Non-Compliance – Participant is not cooperating with DWP requirements.
  • · Found Unlikely to Benefit - See Unlikely to Benefit Determinations, 20.6 (Eligibility Rules).
  • · Moved from the County - Moved to another county within the state in which case the income maintenance case remains opens.
  • · Moved from the State – Participant moved out of state.
  • · No Longer in the Household – Participant moved out of the MFIP household.
  • · Referred to MFIP - DWP 4-month eligibility period ends or participant loses DWP eligibility. Participant must apply for MFIP.
  • · Unsubsidized Employment - Participant is working and the case is closed due to earnings, or a combination of unearned income (such as child support) and earnings. Use this when the participant is not applying for MFIP after DWP.
  • · Voluntary Separation - Participant requests closure of their DWP case.
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