Unemployment benefits are only one of the many resources available to Michigan workers who lose their employment due to no fault of their own. Additional benefits provide workers and their families with much needed healthcare, financial, mortgage and social assistance. This series of articles will provide valuable information on the services available to workers in the state of Michigan.

General Assistance

As you no doubt understand, or you wouldn’t be reading this, information is vital if you are to make the most of the benefits available. Michigan has four main programs offering information to unemployed workers: the UIA, the Helping Hand Website, the 2-1-1/United Way and the Department of Human Services.