Some sanity has been restored to the state Department of Human Services’ criteria for awarding food stamps.
After months of criticism over a new DHS policy to apply an asset test for receiving food stamps, the state agency is notifying families that it is making the policy less draconian.
The main complaint was over the agency’s new policy to consider a car valued at $15,000 or more as income that would disqualify an applicant. But this never made much sense, since it would encourage families to ditch their vehicles to qualify for food.
And without a vehicle, parents had a much time tougher time to drive to a job and earn money to wean themselves from aid.
Finally, the light bulb went on at DHS, and agency officials realized this.
Undoubtedly, some children in Michigan will sleep with fuller bellies as a result.
