Minnesota SF 165: Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) transitional standard cash portion increase

Bill Text

01/03/13 REVISOR CJG/KS 13-0548 asintroduced
A bill for an act1.1
relating to human services; increasing the cash portion of the Minnesota family1.2
investment program transitional standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,1.3
section 256J.24, subdivision 5.1.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.5
Section1. MinnesotaStatutes2012,section256J.24,subdivision5,isamendedtoread:1.6
Subd. 5. MFIP transitional standard. The MFIP transitional standard is based1.7
on the number of persons in the assistance unit eligible for both food and cash assistance1.8
unless the restrictions in subdivision 6 on the birth of a child apply. The amount of the1.9
transitional standard is published annually by the Department of Human Services. The1.10
following table represents the transitional standards including a breakdown of the cash1.11
and food portions effective October 1, 2013.1.12
Number of Eligible
People
Transitional1.13
Standard1.14
Cash Portion Food Portion
1 $678: $500 $1781.15
2 $1,201: $874 $3271.16
3 $1,537: $1,064 $4731.17
4 $1,846: $1,242 $6041.18
5 $2,101: $1,394 $7071.19
6 $2,386: $1,546 $8401.20
7 $2,609: $1,700 $9091.21
8 $2,862: $1,832 $1,0301.22
9 $3,111: $1,960 $1,1511.23
10 $3,345: $2,070 $1,2751.24
Each Additional1.25
Person1.26 $231: $106 $125
Section 1. 1
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE S.F. No. 165
(SENATE AUTHORS: EATON, Marty, Sheran and Torres Ray)
DATE D-PG OFFICIAL STATUS
01/28/2013 107 Introduction and first reading
Referred to Health, Human Services and Housing
03/05/2013 490 Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance