MFIP is jointly administered by the Minnesota Departments of Economic Security and Human Services. MFIP combines four programs that simplify and streamline program administration. The program s focus is to move families on the most direct path to unsubsidized employment. For most recipients, participation in this program is mandatory and benefits are limited to 60 months in a lifetime.
Various services are available to help recipients become self-sufficient.
All recipients receive an assessment and an employment plan that outlines mutually agreeable steps necessary to become self-sufficient. Two parent families are required to participate in employment services immediately. Single-parent families are required to participate within six months of receiving assistance although counties have the option of requiring single parents to participate sooner. The program expects participants to take responsibility for supporting their families within time limits or their benefits will be reduced. They do not go off public assistance until they earn up to 120 percent of the poverty level.