Programs

Get the details on cash and health programs.

Got a work plan?

See how it can help your situation.

Try the Benefits & Work Estimator

Cash Benefits

See which programs may help you pay for basic needs.

What Benefits Do I Get?

How to see which Social Security and state benefits you get.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

SSI helps people with disabilities and seniors who have low income and resources.

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)

SSDI helps people with disabilities who worked and paid Social Security taxes.

Housing

Section 8, public housing, and other programs help pay for housing.

Vets Checklist: Planning for Civilian Life

Plan ahead for your transition from military to civilian life.

VA Disability Compensation

VA Disability Compensation helps veterans who have a service-connected injury or disease.

VA Pension

VA Pension helps wartime veterans who are seniors or who have a permanent and total disability (which does not have to be connected to their military service).

Health Coverage

See which programs can help you stay healthy.

How Health Benefits Work

Find the right health coverage for you.

Income-Based Medicaid

Income-based Medicaid covers people with and without disabilities who have low income.

SSI-Related Medicaid

SSI-related Medicaid covers people with disabilities who have low income.

Freedom to Work

Freedom to Work is Medicaid for people with disabilities who work.

Medicare

Medicare is public health coverage for people with disabilities and seniors.

Employer-Sponsored Coverage

Your job, your parent's job, or your spouse's job may offer private health coverage as a benefit.

Individual Coverage on HealthCare.gov

You can get private health coverage on HealthCare.gov. The government may help you pay it.

Benefits Planning Estimators

Check the numbers to see how you can have more money when you work.

Benefits and Work Estimator

Got a work plan? See how it would help your situation.

School and Work Estimator

Are you a young person? See how working and staying in school can help you.

Freedom to Work Estimator

Worried about losing Medicaid? See how Freedom to Work can help you.

Quick Estimators

Try a mini-tool to quickly see how your work plan goes with your benefits.

SSDI and Work: Income Snapshot

Get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)? See how work might affect your income.

SSI and Work: Income Snapshot

Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? See how work might affect your income.

Your SSI Benefit Calculation

What affects how much SSI you get? Plug in your numbers to see exactly how SSI counts your income.

See how benefits programs can help you work

Watch videos to learn more about benefits, and see how work can help people get to their best life.

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Reporting Wages for SSI (MI 2023)
What is SSDI (MI 2021)
SSDI & Planning for Work (MI 2025)
SSDI Work Incentives (MI 2025)
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