FIP Cash Assistance
Questions:
- Can I get some of my child support payments and get Family Independence Program FIP cash assistance at the same time?
- How much will my child support payment be when I am receiving FIP cash assistance?
- If I receive Medicaid for my child, will I receive medical support payments too?
- What if the parent pays every week? When will I receive a child support payment?
- If the parent does not pay each month, will I still get a child support payment and cash assistance?
- What if I have more than one child support case, will I receive more money?
- Can I keep other types of state assistance I receive, like food assistance or Medicaid?
- If I have questions about my FIP cash assistance or other types of state assistance I receive (Medicaid, childcare or food assistance), who do I contact?
- I am receiving FIP cash assistance right now. On the MiChildSupport Payments Applied page, are the amounts showing in the 'Current' and 'Past-Due' columns correct?
- Why am I seeing the Assigned Support Information on MiChildSupport?
- Why would the state keep my child support payments?
- If I only have a Medicaid case, why would the state keep my support payments?
- What does it mean to "assign" or give up my rights to support?
- What are arrears?
- What happens to the child support payments after I no longer receive money from the State?
- What happens to the medical support payments after my Medicaid case closes?
Main FAQ / Top of Page Last Updated: 10/17/2024