Government Benefits in Michigan
Where Michigan residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, and home energy assistance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.
How This Works
SNAP, Medicaid, and LIHEAP are federal programs, but 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. The cards below link you straight to Michigan's official application system for each program. Exact income limits change with annual poverty-guideline updates, so we intentionally don't publish a specific number here — the portal will show your exact cutoff for your household size.
Food Assistance Program (SNAP)
MI Dept. of Health & Human Services
MI Bridges also screens for Medicaid and other MDHHS programs.
Healthy Michigan Plan (Medicaid)
Medicaid ExpandedMI Dept. of Health & Human Services
Michigan expanded Medicaid through the Healthy Michigan Plan, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
State Emergency Relief / Home Heating Credit (LIHEAP)
MI Dept. of Health & Human Services
Combines State Emergency Relief with the Home Heating Credit.
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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