Michigan SNAP Income Limits and Food Assistance (FAP) Benefits Calculator, 2026-27

Michigan uses 200% of the federal poverty level as the gross income limit for categorically eligible households, $2,660 a month for one person and $5,500 for four, effective October 1, 2026. Households that do not qualify that way use the federal limits: gross $1,729 (130%) and net $1,330 (100%) a month for one person, and a household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit.

Food Assistance Program (FAP), Michigan's name for SNAP, run by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and applied for through MI Bridges. SNAP and food stamps are the same program, and the figures here are for October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027; the FY 2026 figures (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026) are on the SNAP income limits page.

Maintained by Archie Chang · Limits and sources checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources

Estimate your SNAP benefit

In SNAP, a member counts as elderly or disabled if they are 60 or older, or receive Supplemental Security Income, certain Social Security, railroad, veterans or state disability payments, or meet another test in the definition in 7 CFR 271.2.

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Enter your monthly utility costs for Michigan; the state applies its own standard utility allowance when a household qualifies for one. Do not include internet: since Public Law 119-21 it no longer counts.

Your estimate

Estimated SNAP benefit: $306 a month.

Gross income test (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027)
Pass: $0 is at or below $1,729
Net income test
Not required for categorically eligible households (net income $0)
Maximum allotment for 1 person
$306
30% of net income (rounded up)
$0
Step by step SNAP calculation
StepAmount
Gross monthly income (earned plus unearned)$0
Minus: 20% earned income deduction$0
Minus: Standard deduction for 1 person$217
Minus: Dependent care costs$0
Minus: Legally owed child support paid$0
Income after the deductions above$0
Shelter costs (rent or mortgage, taxes, insurance)$0
Half of income after the deductions above$0
Minus: Excess shelter deduction (capped at $769)$0
Net monthly income$0
Minus: 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar$0
Maximum allotment for 1 person$306
Estimated monthly benefit$306

This is an estimate, not an eligibility decision. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) decides who is in the household, what income counts and the final benefit. Not modeled: asset (resource) limits, which can decide eligibility for households that are not categorically eligible; work-requirement time limits for able-bodied adults without dependents; student rules and noncitizen eligibility; self-employment cost rules and income exclusions; prorated first months and the $10 initial-month rule; state options beyond the ones sourced on the state pages. Apply: MI Bridges.

Michigan SNAP income limits by household size

Monthly limits effective October 1, 2026. The federal columns are the standard limits: a household with an elderly or disabled member skips the gross test, and a categorically eligible household skips both tests. The Michigan column is the categorical eligibility limit.

Michigan SNAP monthly income limits by household size
Household sizeFederal gross, 130%Federal net, 100%Michigan categorical limit, 200%Maximum benefit
1$1,729$1,330$2,660$306
2$2,345$1,804$3,608$562
3$2,960$2,277$4,554$808
4$3,575$2,750$5,500$1,023
5$4,191$3,224$6,448$1,217
6$4,806$3,697$7,394$1,463
7$5,421$4,170$8,340$1,616
8$6,037$4,644$9,288$1,841
Each additional member+$616+$474+948+$225 (9th to 17th person)

Michigan's Bridges Eligibility Manual says FAP groups with enhanced authorization for Domestic Violence Prevention Services (DVPS) are categorically eligible, and that groups whose gross income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level are also categorically eligible; categorically eligible groups meet the asset and income limits. A group is not categorically eligible if a member is disqualified for an intentional program violation or as a fleeing felon, or for employment-related activity when that person is the head of the household; the calculator does not check for these. A group with a senior, disabled or disabled veteran (SDV) member whose gross income is above 200 percent is not categorically eligible, but may still be eligible if its net income is below 100 percent of the poverty level and it meets the asset limit.

“FAP groups are categorically eligible based on enhanced authorization for Domestic Violence Prevention Services (DVPS). If their gross income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, they are also categorically eligible.”
MDHHS BEM 213, categorical eligibility (February 1, 2026) (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of February 13, 2026)
“Groups which contain an SDV member and whose gross income is above 200 percent are not categorically eligible.”
MDHHS BEM 213, non-categorically eligible groups (SDV means senior, disabled or disabled veteran) (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of February 13, 2026)

Michigan SNAP asset test

There is no asset test for categorically eligible FAP groups. For other groups BEM 400 (April 1, 2026) lists $3,000 or less for non-SDV groups and $4,500 or less for SDV groups; the FY 2027 federal figure for the second case is $4,750.

“There is no asset test for categorically eligible FAP groups.”
MDHHS BEM 400, assets (April 1, 2026) (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of October 23, 2026)
“Note: Non-categorically eligible FAP groups do have an asset test.”
MDHHS BEM 400, assets (April 1, 2026) (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of October 23, 2026)

The federal asset limits for households that are not categorically eligible are $3,000, or $4,750 when a member is 60 or older or disabled (FY 2027).

Michigan SNAP utility allowances

Michigan has a heat and utility standard that covers all heat and utility costs including cooling, and groups that do not qualify for it can receive individual standards for other utilities. This page shows no Michigan FY 2027 allowance amount, so the calculator uses the utility costs you enter.

Internet costs no longer count toward shelter or utility costs under Public Law 119-21 section 10104, and a LIHEAP or similar payment gives the heating and cooling allowance only to a household with an elderly or disabled member (section 10103).

Michigan SNAP child support rule

Michigan's own source treats legally owed child support you pay as a deduction, so the calculator subtracts it with the other deductions.

“The amount of court-ordered child support and arrearages paid by the group member(s) to non-group members in the benefit month.”
MDHHS BEM 554, child support expenses; this is the first item in its list of allowed child support expenses (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of February 11, 2026)

How to apply for SNAP in Michigan

The MDHHS page says to visit MI Bridges to apply for food assistance, check eligibility status and manage your account.

MI Bridges · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)

What the Michigan calculator uses

  • Gross test: 200% of poverty for categorically eligible households (skipping the net test), the federal 130% limit otherwise.
  • Deductions and maximum benefit: the FY 2027 federal maximum benefit and deductions, except as follows: Michigan gives a group with a senior, disabled or disabled veteran (SDV) member and verified medical expenses of more than $35 a standard medical deduction of $165, or the actual verified expenses over $35 when they are higher (as of the BEM 554 page captured February 11, 2026); the calculator applies it.
  • Child support you pay: a deduction, as the state source says.
  • Utilities: the utility costs you enter; this page lists no state allowance amounts.

Frequently asked questions

What are the Michigan SNAP income limits for 2026-27?

Michigan uses 200% of the federal poverty level as the gross income limit for categorically eligible households, $2,660 a month for one person and $5,500 for four, effective October 1, 2026. Households that do not qualify that way use the federal limits: gross $1,729 (130%) and net $1,330 (100%) a month for one person, and a household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit.

Is there an asset test for SNAP (food stamps) in Michigan?

There is no asset test for categorically eligible FAP groups. For other groups BEM 400 (April 1, 2026) lists $3,000 or less for non-SDV groups and $4,500 or less for SDV groups; the FY 2027 federal figure for the second case is $4,750.

What is Michigan's standard utility allowance for SNAP?

Michigan has a heat and utility standard that covers all heat and utility costs including cooling, and groups that do not qualify for it can receive individual standards for other utilities. This page shows no Michigan FY 2027 allowance amount, so the calculator uses the utility costs you enter.

How do I apply for SNAP in Michigan?

The MDHHS page says to visit MI Bridges to apply for food assistance, check eligibility status and manage your account. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) decides eligibility and the benefit amount.

How much SNAP could a Michigan household get?

The maximum allotment is the same in every one of the 48 states and DC: $306 a month for one person, $562 for two, $1,023 for four. The benefit is that amount minus 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar, and a one or two person household that is eligible gets at least $25. The calculator on this page shows every deduction.

Is Michigan SNAP the same as food stamps?

Yes. In Michigan the program is described as: Food Assistance Program (FAP), Michigan's name for SNAP, run by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and applied for through MI Bridges. The federal program is SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps, so the income limits and benefit formula on this page apply under every one of those names.

Related pages

FedRateCalc is not a government site and cannot decide eligibility. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) decides each case, and its figures change when it updates them.

Sources

All sources are government pages, read October 31, 2026, except the pages marked below, which were read from Internet Archive captures of the agency page on the date shown.