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Jackson County DHHS flags new time-limited food-assistance rules as local waiver protections change
Summary
DHHS Director Jackie Carafino told the services committee that Michigan began enforcing new time-limited food-assistance work requirements this month; Jackson city is on a state-approved waiver through Oct. 31, 2026, but deferrals that previously applied to homeless people and other groups are ending and the county will monitor impacts.
Jackson County Department of Health and Human Services Director Jackie Carafino told the county services committee on Dec. 1 that Michigan has begun implementing new time-limited food-assistance work requirements and that local screening and outreach will start immediately.
"We're heading into the colder months," Carafino said, noting the department is seeing an uptick in requests for emergency assistance such as help with utility shutoffs and housing. She told commissioners that SNAP recipients who experienced benefit uncertainty during the recent federal government shutdown are now receiving full distributions.
Carafino said Michigan submitted a…
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