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Michigan Combined Application Project (MiCAP)
What are Michigan Combined Application Project (MiCAP) food benefits?
- MiCAP is a program that lets you get food benefits when you get SSI.
How can I get MiCAP food assistance? You qualify if you:
- Receive SSI.
- Have no other income.
- Are at least 18 years of age.
- Reside in Michigan.
- Are not institutionalized.
- Buy and prepare food separately from others or too disabled to do so.
What are the benefits of MiCAP?
- You can buy more groceries.
- Your interview for SSI is your interview for MiCAP.
- You can get your benefits through MiCAP without a lot of paperwork.
- We won’t ask you for copies of your personal information.
- You don’t have to report to us. Just tell Social Security about your changes and they will tell us.
- Exception: you must report to us all lottery or gambling winnings of $4,500 or more by the 10th day of the following month after receipt.
- Your food benefits go into a special account and we send you a Bridge card to use when you buy groceries. A Bridge card works like a bankcard or debit card.
- Exception: if you have ever had a Bridge card (EBT card) or yours is lost, broken, no longer works, etc., you will need to call 888-678-8914 to replace the card.
- There may be a small card fee if you need to replace your Bridge card.
For more information about the MiCAP program call toll-free at 877-522-8050.