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[Music] welcome to the apply for benefits how-to tutorial in this short video you will learn an overview of the new benefits application and an understanding of how to use my bridges to help clients apply for benefits though what is apply for benefits apply for benefits is a feature in my purchase that allows any Michigan resident to select an apply for government assistance programs like health care coverage food assistance cash assistance child development and state emergency relief directly through the my bridges website and partnership with the launch of my bridges the MD HHS 1171 assistance application has been updated and simplified when applying for benefits the questions in my bridges align with the paper assistance application every application will follow the same process depending on the programs for which the client is applying each application begins with recording individual information such as household address and information about each member of the household iein will also answer questions on household details such as assets income and expenses prior to answering specific questions about the program they are applying for prior to beginning the application it is helpful to gather information when completing the application clients will be asked questions about everyone in their family or household who is applying advise them to be prepared to share information about identity citizenship address income and money the family receives vehicles bank accounts property owned and expenses after creating an account all my bridges users will have the option to submit an online application directly from their dashboard non-english speakers also have the option to complete their new application in Spanish and Arabic there are also hundreds of navigators trained throughout the state that clients can connect with for assistance with applying for benefits let's take a look at the system once the client creates a my Bridget's account the apply for benefits option displays on their dashboard and the client will simply click to apply for benefits to start in your application to begin the application process the client can select as many or as few benefit programs that they would like to apply for clients can select learn more to find a summary of the programs they are interested in applying for notice the navigation pane on the left side of the page as a client progresses through the application this green bar will change to highlight the section the client is currently focusing on first page of the application asks some basic questions about language preferences this is to inform the clients caseworker about any desired language support communication assistance or general language preferences the introduction section is also where the client will record their contact information this can be different than what is in the clients my bridges profile and is how the clients caseworker will contact him or her if needed or some questions depending on how the client answers more questions will display so the client can record additional information the assistance application has transition pages to help with navigation this page marks the end of the introduction questions in the beginning of the household questions notice the navigation pane on the Left which now highlights household and also from the household icon in the center of the screen each new section will begin with the transition page notice the progress bar that displays under the icon this alerts the client of the progress they have made on the application on each transition page underneath the progress bar is a short introduction statement that will highlight the types of questions they can expect to see in the upcoming section all clients will begin the application by recording all members of the household including name age citizenship status etc it is important that all members of the household are recorded during this section as later during the application their names will display in a drop-down menu to link assets expenses income etc with a household member the red asterisk indicates that those fields are required some fields such as social security number are not required to submit the application however the clients caseworker may follow up after the application is submitted to request additional information notice the blue question mark next to the social security number field anytime a blue question mark displays next to a field the client can click on that question market to view additional helpful information a new feature in my bridges is that the age of each person displays next to their name in parentheses this is based off the person's date of birth this is helpful if two or more members in the family have the same name each section of the assistance application has a few pages that includes lists of questions what that means is that if the client selects YES for these questions pages will display to record more information on the topic if the client selects no then there will be no follow-up questions every section in the my bridges application includes questions pages this is how the clients identified their life circumstances that may impact program eligibility it is helpful for partners assisting the clients with completing an application to become familiar with the questions pages to understand what specific information about the client's household details are needed notice that when yes is selected the yes button will highlight clients are able to easily switch answers from yes to no or from no to yes the next section the claim a complete on the application is the asset section in this section the client answers questions on money in accounts if anyone in the household has money or accounts such as a checking or savings account the client will also answer if anyone in the household as a vehicle or owns properties such as a rental property or burial plots similar to the other sections the follow-up pages the client views in this section vary depending on if the client answers yes or no on the questions pages when a client answers yes to a question on the questions page an additional page displays to record detailed information notice the drop down list for individual owner field only people recorded on the household section of the application display here some fields in my bridges will have drop-down lists whereas others the client can type their own response these options in the drop-down list match the options in the system the MD HHS caseworker uses to process the clients application when recording information the client always has the ability to add multiple records by selecting the blue plus icon at the bottom of the page the next section the client may complete on the application is the income section in this section the client answers question on any future plant income or income received in the previous 30 days this could be income received through employment self-employment or other sources of income such as child support veterans benefits or Social Security prior to completing this section it can be helpful to have information such as income amount how often it is received in the amount of hours works during the time period the next section the client may complete on the application is the expenses section in this section the client answers questions on household expenses such as rent ongoing medical bills or childcare at this point in the application process the client has finished the core application and now is moving into the program specific questions of the in this section the clan will only answer questions related to the programs that they are requesting let's look at an example for food assistance the program detail pages also began with questions the client should carefully review these questions to determine if any of these circumstances apply to them at the end of the application a standard set of questions are asked regarding the customers history these questions are the same for every application remember the more information customers share on their application the fewer questions the MD HHS caseworker will ask when processing the application a new final review page has been added to the application if a client has not answered a question that M DHHS has advised is important to quickly processing they may be reminded to answer it here most clients will see is 8 questions so they are not overwhelmed remember all the questions on this page are still optional this final page is where a client can read their responsibilities the department's responsibilities and legal statements that say the client has answered the application in a truthful manner to the best of their ability after reviewing this document the client can give them an electronic signature and submit their application at the bottom of the page clients can add the name of the navigator that helped them complete the application finance can now connect to up to 10 navigators at the same time only navigators the client is actually connected to and show in the drop-down the name of the navigator selected displays on the PDF with the application sent to the case it does not display on the clients copy of the applicant it is important that only the client sign it submit this paper it is not something navigators can do on the bath clients will receive a message when their application is successfully submitted it can save a copy of their PDF it is helpful new to my bridges as of September 2018 is the ability for a client or navigator to see a live status of their health care coverage application also new is the integration of the beep and quick programs to my readers based on information on the clients application my bridges can recommend that the client send a referral to a fee or we prefer to send a referral on the client has to do is click send for tomorrow's case my bridges recognizes that she can also upload documents there is a prompt on this page to do so clients will be able to come back to their account and view the PDF of their application in the case history section of libraries if a client has multiple applications with my bridges they can view all the PDFs through their accounts congratulations you have successfully learned how to assist a client with apply for benefits the my bridges Community Partner website is the quickest place to find information on this webpage you can view the apply for benefits job Aid and find answers to frequently asked questions MD HHS staff can visit the office of workforce development my bridges training page to find resources that may be helpful when assisting a client such as job aids how-to videos and my bridges promotional materials that can be shared with clients thank you for listening