How to Qualify for a free or discounted cell phone and service in Michigan:

You are eligible if you receive benefits from any of these programs in Michigan:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps or SNAP)
• Medicaid
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
• Veterans Pension and Survivor's Benefit.
• Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (BIA)
• Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF)
• Tribal Head Start (only those households meeting its income qualifying standard)
• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)

Plus, you may be eligible under these state programs, until the new federal laws make them ineligible in 2017:

• Food Stamps (SNAP)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

You may also qualify if your Total Household Income is at or under 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and we have constructed a table to be able to see those calculated income levels. Please note that we have seen conflicting numbers for Michigan among the providers–some say 135% and some say 150%.