Government Benefits in Michigan

Where Michigan residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, home energy assistance, and unemployment insurance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.

4 Michigan Programs

How This Works

SNAP, Medicaid, LIHEAP, and unemployment insurance are all administered at the state level, so each state runs its own application portal and sets some of its own rules — including, for Medicaid, whether the state expanded eligibility to more adults under the Affordable Care Act, and for unemployment insurance, the maximum weekly benefit and how long you can collect it. The cards below link you straight to Michigan's official application system for each program. Exact SNAP/Medicaid income limits change with annual poverty-guideline updates, so we intentionally don't publish a specific number for those — the portal will show your exact cutoff for your household size. Unemployment insurance figures below are official published caps from the U.S. Department of Labor, current as of January 2026.

Food Assistance Program (SNAP)

MI Dept. of Health & Human Services

MI Bridges also screens for Medicaid and other MDHHS programs.

Apply on MI Bridges ↗

Healthy Michigan Plan (Medicaid)

Medicaid Expanded

MI Dept. of Health & Human Services

Michigan expanded Medicaid through the Healthy Michigan Plan, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.

Apply for Michigan Medicaid ↗

State Emergency Relief / Home Heating Credit (LIHEAP)

MI Dept. of Health & Human Services

Combines State Emergency Relief with the Home Heating Credit.

Apply for Energy Assistance ↗

Unemployment Insurance

No Waiting Week

MI Unemployment Insurance Agency

Max Weekly

$530

Min Weekly

around $150 (confirm with agency)

Max Duration

up to 26 weeks (restored April 2025)

26-week duration was restored via state law in April 2025.

File a Claim ↗

Looking for more programs available to Michigan residents?

Michigan residents also qualify for every nationwide program on our full benefits tool — WIC, Lifeline phone/internet discounts, ACA health insurance subsidies, SSI, SSDI, Section 8, VA disability compensation, TANF, Pell Grants, Head Start, and unemployment insurance.

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