LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – All Michigan families who are currently eligible for food assistance benefits will now receive an additional payment in June from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Close to 700,000 Michigan households will receive the money after approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
June is the second month that all Michigan households will receive the additional benefits. According to a release Friday from the MDHHS, beginning in April 2020, families already receiving the maximum monthly amount of assistance were not eligible for additional COVID-19 emergency benefits, while others received an increase that brought them to the maximum monthly allotment.
Now all households 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.
Eligible clients will see additional food assistance benefits on their Bridge Card from June 12-June 22. Additional benefits will be loaded onto Bridge Cards as a separate payment from the assistance that is provided earlier in the month.
The federal government is providing additional funding to states for food assistance under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
