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Food Assistance Program (SNAP) for seniors in Michigan
Michigan's Food Assistance Program, which the state now mostly calls SNAP, puts money for groceries on a Michigan Bridge Card each month.
There is no savings limit if your household's gross income is at or under 200% of the poverty level, and if everyone in your home is 60 or older or disabled and your only income is Social Security or SSI, approval lasts two years. If everyone in your household is 60 or older, disabled or homeless, you may also use your Bridge Card at some restaurants.
How to apply in Michigan
- By phone
- 1-844-464-3447
- In person
- Pick up an application at your local MDHHS county office during business hours; no appointment is needed. If a disability keeps you from coming in, ask the office to send someone to your home to help.
- By mail
- Print the paper application from the MDHHS forms page and mail, fax or hand-deliver it to your local MDHHS office.
Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.
Apply on the official siteWho may qualify in Michigan
| Savings limit, household with someone 60+ or disabled, gross income at or under 200% of poverty | No limit Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 5) |
|---|---|
| Savings limit if gross income is over 200% of poverty (Oct. 2026 to Sept. 2027) | $4,750 |
| Gross income limit for the no-savings-test rule (broad-based categorical eligibility) | 200% of the poverty level Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 5) |
Dates, renewals and waiting lists
| How long approval lasts, households where everyone is 60+ or disabled with no income or only Social Security or SSI | 24 months |
|---|
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 6)
How Michigan is different
Where Michigan's rules differ from the federal rules for SNAP for seniors.
- Restaurant Meal Program: if everyone in your household is 60 or older, disabled or homeless, you may use your Bridge Card at participating restaurants, with no extra application
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 7)
Good to know
- Michigan's manual says a household with someone 60+ or disabled whose gross income is over 200% of poverty must meet the savings limit and the net income limit.
- If you get SSI and have no other income, the Michigan Combined Application Project (MiCAP) can give you food benefits with little paperwork: your SSI interview counts as your food interview. Call 1-877-522-8050 for details.
- Since March 1, 2026, Michigan applies federal work rules to some adults ages 18 to 64 without young children. They may need to work or train 80 hours a month to get food help for more than three months in three years. Some counties and cities are exempt for now.
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 5)
Free help
Free help with this in Michigan
Aging and Adult Services Agency
Your local Area Agency on Aging can help with meals, rides, help at home, caregiver support and applying for benefits.
More help in Michigan
SNAP food benefits in another state
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- Delaware
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- Texas
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- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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Sources
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Food Assistance (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, I don't know who my worker is. Who should I contact? (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, The Application and Application Rights (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Food Assistance Eligibility (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bridges Eligibility Manual 213, Categorical Eligibility (2-1-2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bridges Administrative Manual 115, Application Processing (10-1-2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Restaurant Meal Program (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Combined Application Project (MiCAP) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Work Requirements for Food Assistance (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- USDA Food and Nutrition Administration, SNAP Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information: FY 2027 standards (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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