Quick answer: Michigan Home Help payments are tied to service verification submitted or received through CHAMPS, not a normal employer payday. Submit by the Friday cutoff when possible; MDHHS estimates warrant delivery dates from the 2026 schedule below.
How to read the 2026 Home Help payment schedule
The schedule below is based on the official DHS-1356, Home Help Payment Schedule 2026, revised December 2025. “ESV” means an electronic service verification submitted in CHAMPS. “PSV” means a paper service verification received by MDHHS. The date in the last column is an estimated warrant delivery date, not a guarantee that funds will appear in your bank account that day.
MDHHS says ESVs can be entered as services are provided or submitted for the entire month on the last day of the month. A PSV for January services cannot be submitted or received until February 1 or later.
| Month services provided | ESV/PSV submitted or received | Estimated warrant delivery |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | January 1–2 | January 9, 2026 |
| January 3–9 | January 16, 2026 | |
| January 10–16 | January 23, 2026 | |
| January 17–23 | January 30, 2026 | |
| January 24–30 | February 6, 2026 | |
| January 31 | February 13, 2026 | |
| January 2026 | February 1–6 | February 13, 2026 |
| February 7–13 | February 20, 2026 | |
| February 14–20 | February 27, 2026 | |
| February 21–27 | March 6, 2026 | |
| February 28 | March 13, 2026 | |
| February 2026 | March 1–6 | March 13, 2026 |
| March 7–13 | March 20, 2026 | |
| March 14–20 | March 27, 2026 | |
| March 21–27 | April 3, 2026 | |
| March 28–31 | April 10, 2026 | |
| March 2026 | April 1–3 | April 10, 2026 |
| April 4–10 | April 17, 2026 | |
| April 11–17 | April 24, 2026 | |
| April 18–24 | May 1, 2026 | |
| April 25–30 | May 8, 2026 | |
| April 2026 | May 1 | May 8, 2026 |
| May 2–8 | May 15, 2026 | |
| May 9–15 | May 22, 2026 | |
| May 16–22 | May 29, 2026 | |
| May 23–29 | June 5, 2026 | |
| May 30–31 | June 12, 2026 | |
| May 2026 | June 1–5 | June 12, 2026 |
| June 6–12 | June 22, 2026 | |
| June 13–19 | June 26, 2026 | |
| June 20–26 | July 6, 2026 | |
| June 27–30 | July 10, 2026 | |
| June 2026 | July 1–3 | July 10, 2026 |
| July 4–10 | July 17, 2026 | |
| July 11–17 | July 24, 2026 | |
| July 18–24 | July 31, 2026 | |
| July 25–31 | August 7, 2026 | |
| July 2026 | August 1–7 | August 14, 2026 |
| August 8–14 | August 21, 2026 | |
| August 15–21 | August 28, 2026 | |
| August 22–28 | September 4, 2026 | |
| August 29–31 | September 11, 2026 | |
| August 2026 | September 1–4 | September 11, 2026 |
| September 5–11 | September 18, 2026 | |
| September 12–18 | September 25, 2026 | |
| September 19–22 | September 29, 2026 | |
| September 23–30 | October 9, 2026 | |
| September 2026 | October 1–2 | October 9, 2026 |
| October 3–9 | October 16, 2026 | |
| October 10–16 | October 23, 2026 | |
| October 17–23 | October 30, 2026 | |
| October 24–30 | November 6, 2026 | |
| October 31 | November 13, 2026 | |
| October 2026 | November 1–6 | November 13, 2026 |
| November 7–13 | November 20, 2026 | |
| November 14–18 | November 25, 2026 | |
| November 19–27 | December 4, 2026 | |
| November 28–30 | December 11, 2026 | |
| November 2026 | December 1–4 | December 11, 2026 |
| December 5–11 | December 18, 2026 | |
| December 12–16 | December 23, 2026 | |
| December 17–21 | December 30, 2026 | |
| December 22–31 | January 8, 2027 | |
| December 2026 | January 1 | January 8, 2027 |
Friday cutoff: MDHHS says ESVs not submitted in CHAMPS or PSVs not received by 1 p.m. on Friday delay the estimated warrant delivery by an additional week. Holidays may also delay warrants.
If your Home Help payment is late
- Check whether the ESV was actually submitted in CHAMPS, or whether MDHHS received the PSV.
- Check the Friday cutoff and add a week if the submission arrived after 1 p.m.
- Confirm EVV is complete and that your provider enrollment and banking details are active.
- For an official case-specific answer, call MDHHS Provider Support at 1-800-979-4662 or email ProviderSupport@michigan.gov.
For a deeper troubleshooting checklist, see what to do when a Home Help payment is late or missing. For the difference between self-directed pay and agency payroll, see our Home Help pay guide.
Common questions
No. Self-directed Home Help payments follow submitted service verifications and the MDHHS warrant schedule. Agency-employed caregivers may instead be paid on their agency's payroll schedule.
MDHHS says electronic service verifications can be entered and submitted each day services are provided, or entered and submitted for the entire month on the last day of the month. Paper service verifications begin the following month.
Contact MDHHS Provider Support at 1-800-979-4662 or ProviderSupport@michigan.gov. CarePay Michigan is an independent resource and cannot change a state payment record.
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