Bill Text: MN SF165 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) transitional standard cash portion increase

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance [SF165 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2013-SF165-Introduced.html

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A bill for an act

relating to human services; increasing the cash portion of the Minnesota family
investment program transitional standard;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
section 256J.24, subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
    Subd. 5. MFIP transitional standard. The MFIP transitional standard is based
on the number of persons in the assistance unit eligible for both food and cash assistance
unless the restrictions in subdivision 6 on the birth of a child apply. The amount of the
transitional standard is published annually by the Department of Human Services. The
following table represents the transitional standards including a breakdown of the cash
and food portions effective October 1, 2013.

	Number of Eligible People	Transitional Standard	Cash Portion	Food Portion
	1	$678:	$500	$178
	2	$1,201:	$874	$327
	3	$1,537:	$1,064	$473
	4	$1,846:	$1,242	$604
	5	$2,101:	$1,394	$707
	6	$2,386:	$1,546	$840
	7	$2,609:	$1,700	$909
	8	$2,862:	$1,832	$1,030
	9	$3,111:	$1,960	$1,151
	10	$3,345:	$2,070	$1,275
	Each Additional Person	$231:	$106	$125