This chapter provides brief and summary information about key parts of MFIP eligibility policy:

· To understand the specifics of any policy, click on the links provided to the Combined Manual. It is the policy resource eligibility workers use and will provide more detailed information than the high-level policy descriptions in this chapter.

· Talk to the participant’s eligibility worker if there is a question about that participant’s case.

The Combined Manual is the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families official guidance on eligibility policy. Any discrepancies between the summary descriptions in this manual and the Combined Manual should be resolved by using the guidance in the Combined Manual.

In this chapter you can find information about:

· Applying for MFIP.

· Household size and how it is determined for MFIP.

· Income and asset limits for MFIP.

· Benefit amounts.

· The MFIP Housing Assistance Grant.

· How income affects benefits.

· Budgeting methods for calculating MFIP benefits.

· One-time changes in income.

· Closing an MFIP case.