Lansing— The state Department of Human Services has reissued notices to 11,162 families slated to lose their cash assistance because they've been on welfare for 48 months or longer.
The department issued the notices to comply with a judge's order that stopped DHS from removing the families from the rolls Oct. 1. U.S. District Judge Paul Borman blocked the cutoff of benefits Oct. 4 saying the state hadn't provided adequate notice.
Now that the letter has been issued, their benefits will continue for 10 more days to give them time to lodge an appeal. Those who appeal within the 10 days will have their benefits continue until their appeal is decided. Those who miss the 10-day window can still appeal within 90 days, but their benefits will not continue during the appeals process. If recipients lose their appeal they would have to refund benefit payments.
The families include roughly 41,000 people, nearly 30,000 of whom are children.
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