Rule 10. The department shall begin assistance benefits not earlier than the half-month pay period after the pay period that includes the application filing date, and not later than the pay period in which the application becomes 30 calendar days old, if the group is eligible for that pay period. If the application becomes 30 calendar days old and the group has not met the eligibility requirements, then the department shall begin assistance for the pay period in which all eligibility requirements are met.
Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.3110