Disability cash counts

• Monthly income received for reasons related to a disability will count toward that person's income. This means that a disability income must be included in an application for the food stamp program in Michigan and could equal more than the maximum income granted for food stamps.
  
  

Qualification

• Food Stamp eligibility is based on income, household size and other financial expenses, such as child support or care payments and some housing costs. To find out if you qualify for food stamps in Michigan, use the Michigan Food Stamp Partnership's on line calculator listed in the Reference section.
  
  

Food stamp and disability statistics

• According to Global Research, one out of every 25 residents who live in Wayne County, Michigan, a main area of the state that includes Detroit, live on food stamps. According to the Center for Personal Assistance Services, 917,000 or 11.5 percent of Michigan's population suffers from a disability.