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The Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP) is a cooperative effort of Legal Services of South Central Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. MPLP provides state support services to local legal aid programs and other poverty law advocates.

Please consult our companion site, MichiganLegalAid.org, where we provide legal information and resources for low income Michigan residents.

What's New

News Items

Bulletin MSA 07-23 rescinded - (06/04/2007)

Reinstatement of SER Energy Payments - (05/11/2007)

Michigan Re-entry Law Wiki Launched - (02/21/2007)

Latest Resources Added to Library

I-CAN! E-File - (12/03/2008)

MPLP Newsletter - Summer 2008 - (06/18/2007)

Welfare Reform, Again - (01/24/2007)

Legal Aid Job Openings In Michigan

Date	Issue Topic
10/15/2008	Policy on avoiding disqualification penalties for first noncompliance with work- or self-sufficiency-related activities has been clarified effective October 2008
10/10/2008	DHS has increased the monthly amounts for FIP and SDA
10/07/2008	DHS has revised its asset policy for FIP, SDA, and RAP to allow eligibility during the month the applicants assets are under the limit
10/15/2008	Effective October 1, 2008, 3- and 12-month disqualifications no longer are imposed on certain families on FIP, but the families may be receive a FIP denial or termination for failure to complete a Family Automated Screening Tool (FAST) or Family Self-sufficiency Plan (FSSP)
10/07/2008	Penalties for the First and Second Noncompliance with work- or self-sufficiency-related activities have been changed.