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The Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP) is a cooperative effort of Legal Services of South Central Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. MPLP provides state support services to local legal aid programs and other poverty law advocates. Our office is located at 220 E. Huron Street, Suite 600a, Ann Arbor, 48104

Please consult our recently launched companion site, MichiganLegalHelp.org, where we provide legal information and resources for Michigan residents who are representing themselves in civil legal matters.

Announcements

DHS has created a search-able database of hearing decisions.

Recent Issue Alerts

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Jul 16, 2010

DHS no longer requires caseworkers to extend the time for providing verification at least once when the applicant or recipient cannot provide the verification despite a reasonable effort
Jul 15, 2010

Under policy effective July 1, 2010, the Department of Human Services will review eligibility under ALL Medicaid eligibility categories before terminating Medicaid
Apr 28, 2010

Effective December 19, 2009, the five year bar for food assistance (FAP), Family Independence Program (FIP), SSI and federal Medicaid (MA) eligibility no longer applies to Iraqi and Afghan citizens who entered the U.S. with Special Immigrant Visas rather than as refugees or asylees.
Mar 16, 2010 Medicaid or Adult Medical Program (AMP) must be opened for any applicant claiming U.S. citizenship
Jan 12, 2010

Child care aides and relative providers will have new training requirements and options. Beginning March 7, 2010, new CDC enrollees must complete a 6 hour Orientation in order to be enrolled. Existing child care aides and relative providers must complete the Orientation by September 19, 2010 or they will no longer qualify for CDC payments. Providers who complete additional, optional training will earn an additional 25 cents per hour, up to a maximum of $585 per year.
Jan 12, 2010

DHS is now recovering overpayments cause by Agency error if the overpayment is $125 or more, and the regular DHS caseworker is responsible for recoupment
Jan 05, 2010

DHS has issued policy allowing most FAP interviews to be done by telephone
Jan 05, 2010

Michigan’s Secretary of State has issued policy on granting “good cause” fee waivers for individuals unable to pay the $10 fee for a state personal identification card.
Jan 05, 2010

When a child care aide or relative care provider is denied enrollment for CDC, DHS will send the aide/provider a copy of any criminal background check matches on which the denial is based
Jan 05, 2010

DHS policies on assigning, distributing, and counting child support are changed for families that begin receiving FIP after September 30, 2009, as required by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Jan 05, 2010

DHS has revised its policy and procedures on exemptions (deferrals) from Jobs Education Training (JET) requirements for persons with disabilities; policy still has problems
Jan 05, 2010

The Department of Human Services (DHS) now requires a mid-certification contact with (a) all CDC recipients and (b) FIP recipients with earnings
Jan 05, 2010

The Department of Human Services (DHS) policy on proof of identity and citizenship for Medicaid does not comply with federal law, and now has been extended to the Adult Medical Program (AMP)
Oct 29, 2009

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued a policy complaint process for persons with disabilities who have been denied equal access to DHS benefits and services, or have been denied a reasonable accommodation for their disability
Oct 15, 2009

DHS policy on work- or self-sufficiency-related penalties against Food Assistance Program benefits is clarified but still appears to violate federal law in some circumstances
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