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Income and Social Security
Michigan SSI supplement
Michigan adds a small State SSI Payment (SSP) for people on SSI who live on their own: $14 a month for one person and $21 for a couple in 2026.
The state pays it separately from your SSI, every three months. People in adult foster care, homes for the aged and similar homes get a larger state amount in their SSI check instead.
How to apply in Michigan
- Who runs it
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
What you may get
| Monthly supplement, one person living on their own (January 2026) | $14 a month |
|---|---|
| Monthly supplement, couple living on their own (January 2026) | $21 a month ($10.50 each) |
| Monthly supplement, one person in domiciliary care (adult foster care) (January 2026) | $87 a month |
| Monthly supplement, one person in a personal care home (January 2026) | $157.50 a month |
| Monthly supplement, one person in a home for the aged (January 2026) | $179.30 a month |
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)
Dates, renewals and waiting lists
| When the state payment comes | Every three months, in March, June, September and December |
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Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)
How Michigan is different
Where Michigan's rules differ from the federal rules for State SSI supplements.
- Paid separately by the state for people living on their own or in someone else's home; supplements for adult foster care, personal care and homes for the aged come in the same check as your SSI
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 2)
Good to know
- People on SSI who live in someone else's household and get food or shelter from them get $9.33 a month ($13.96 for a couple).
- The state payment is only for months when you got a regular first-of-the-month SSI check. It isn't paid on back SSI payments.
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)
Free help
Free help with this in Michigan
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More help in Michigan
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Sources
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, RFT 248: SSI Payment Levels (effective January 1, 2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, BEM 660: State SSI Payment (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
- Social Security Administration (POMS), SI 01415.058 Federally Administered Optional Supplementary Payment Programs for January 2026 (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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