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State Emergency Relief (SER) Home Repairs
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services · State program
Up to $4,000 lifetime for furnace repairs; up to $1,500 lifetime for other eligible home repairs.
Michigan’s State Emergency Relief program can pay for emergency home repairs that remove a direct threat to health or safety or are required by law. It is capped at $4,000 lifetime for furnace repairs and $1,500 lifetime for other eligible home repairs per family group.
Program details
How it works
State Emergency Relief (SER) can make payments for emergency home repairs when the repair is essential to remove a direct threat to health or safety, or is required by law or a mobile home park regulation. The program says it restores a home to a safe, livable condition and does not pay for improvements or nonessential repairs.
What the money covers
The official page lists examples such as a non-functioning furnace, hot water heaters, and septic systems. The program description is broader than those examples, but only repairs that meet the safety/legal standard are eligible.
Amounts and matching
- Energy-related furnace repairs: lifetime maximum of $4,000 per family group.
- Non-energy-related repairs: lifetime maximum of $1,500 per family group per family group.
- All energy-related repairs approved since 1/1/1978 count toward the furnace maximum.
- All non-energy-related repairs approved since 12/1/1991 count toward the non-energy maximum.
How to apply
The page says to check eligibility and apply online using MI Bridges.
Timing and deadlines
The page does not list a closing date or application window. It frames SER as emergency help for immediate needs.
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