What Can I Spend My Michigan Unemployment Benefits On?
Unemployment benefits provided by the Michigan UIA are a cash benefit and do not carry any restrictions on how the money is spent. That being said, it is recommended to spend your benefit wisely continuing to pay utilities, rent or mortgage payments or other debt like credit card bills. Keep in mind that because the unemployment benefits are likley going to be less than your past income you’ll need to focus on core spending like food and bills and some emergency savings and forego spending on less critical items. Michigan UI recognizes that recipients of unemployment benefits are best suited to determine how to allocate their dollars so the emphasis is to put the dollars in your hands in the method that suits you best. This is typically a direct deposit into a checking account or the use of the Chase debit card to carry the benefit in an easily spendable form.