Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.7016

Current through Vol. 24-17, October 1, 2024

Section R. 400.7016 - Eligibility; assets

Rule 16.

(1) If the total combined cash assets that are not exempt from consideration of all members of the SER group are more than the protected cash asset limit, the amount in excess of the protected cash asset limit shall be deducted from the cost of resolving the emergency to determine the amount of emergency relief to be issued by the department.

(2) A SER group composed solely of recipients of any of the following shall have automatic eligibility on the basis of noncash assets:

(a) Family independence program.

(b) State disability assistance.

(c) Medical assistance.

(d) Food assistance program.

(e) Supplemental security income paid by the social security administration.

(3) A SER group whose members' equity in noncash assets is more than the protected noncash asset limit for the number of members in the SER group is not eligible for the SER program.

(4) To be relevant to a determination of eligibility, the assets in question shall be legally available to, and under the control of, the client and shall be salable.

(5) In determining the equity in an asset, the department shall deduct all of the following from the market value of the asset:

(a) Any encumbrances against the asset.

(b) The costs incurred in selling the asset.

(c) An amount to which a person who is not a member of the SER group is equitably entitled.

(6) All of the following assets are exempt from consideration in determining eligibility for emergency relief:

(a) One homestead.

(b) Household goods.

(c) Personal goods.

(d) One burial space per SER group member.

(e) Assets that are essential to employment or self-employment, including all of the following:

(i) Farm livestock and farm equipment.

(ii) Farmland.

(iii) Tools, equipment, and machinery.

(f) One motor vehicle that is used as the primary means of transportation.

(g) The accumulated earnings of a member of the relief group who is a dependent child when both of the following conditions are met:

(i) The accumulated earnings are held in a savings account of which the dependent child who earned the money is the sole tenant.

(ii) The accumulated earnings are not commingled with money obtained from any source except the earnings of the dependent child.

(h) Educational grants and scholarships.

(i) The total cash surrender value of life insurance policies.

(j) Irrevocable prepaid burial contracts.

(7) The protected cash asset limit shall not exceed the maximum limit set by the department. The protected cash asset limit shall be published in department policy and be made available to the public.

(8) The protected noncash asset limit shall not exceed the maximum limit set by the department. The protected noncash asset limit shall be published in department policy and be made available to the public.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.7016

1993 AACS; 2015 MR 9, Eff. May 7, 2015