Cash benefits are key to addressing financial hardship for Michiganders

By: Patrick Schaefer

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 886

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Prices for food, gas, housing, childcare, healthcare and other basic needs are on the rise and Michiganders’ wages aren’t keeping up. Meanwhile, families are facing federal cuts to social safety net programs and the wealth gap in America is the worst it’s ever been. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Just last week, the Michigan League for Public Policy hosted a webinar and published a brief on the power of cash benefits …

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