Just in time for gatherings with family and friends this holiday season, Michigan residents eligible for food assistance benefits are getting some extra help for the month of November.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement Monday, Nov. 15 stating the additional payment is being made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to help lower the cost of groceries for struggling families.
“My top priority every day is making life easier for Michigan families, and that is especially true as we enter the holiday season,” Whitmer said in a press release. “By delivering additional relief to Michigan families on their grocery bills, we can ease financial burdens for Michiganders, drive down costs, and put more money in people’s pockets as we all look forward to gathering with our loved ones over the holidays.”
The more than 1.26 million Michiganders, nearly 700,000 households, will see additional food assistance benefits on their Bridge Card from Nov. 13-23. These benefits will be loaded onto Bridge Cards as a separate payment from the assistance that is provided earlier in the month.
All households eligible for SNAP will receive an increase of at least $95 monthly, even if they are already receiving the maximum payment or are close to that amount. Households that received over $95 to bring them to the maximum payment for their group size will continue to receive that larger amount.
Below are the maximum allowable benefits for SNAP customers based on their respective household size:
· One Person: $250
· Two Persons: $459
· Three Persons: $658
· Four Persons: $835
· Five Persons: $992
· Six Persons: $1,190
· Seven Persons: $1,316
· Eight Persons: $1,504
Some Michiganders began receiving additional food assistance in April 2020 after the beginning of the pandemic that started the month before. In May 2021, all eligible households began getting extra monthly benefits.
The additional benefits are fully funded by the federal government which provides the additional funding to states for food assistance under House Resolution 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It does not require approval by the Michigan legislature, but federal approval is necessary every month.
Food assistance benefits were expanded in April of this year to include college students struggling financially during the pandemic. Michigan also received federal approval to give millions in food assistance to children missing out on school meals back in February, when about 810,000 children were granted access to $741.6 million in benefits that will help their families pay for food at stores or online.
An additional $113.7 million in aid from the federal government was provided to residents on food assistance in July and another $113 million in August.
Eligible families do not need to re-apply to receive the additional benefits.
People who receive food assistance can check their benefits balance on their Michigan Bridge Card by going online to www.michigan.gov/MIBridges or calling 888-678-8914 They can ask questions about the additional benefits by calling or emailing their caseworker.
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