Spend it ANY WAY you want!!-----Bridge Cards to include $400 clothing allowance per child this August | WKAR Public Media

In 2011, Republican Sen. Bruce Caswell proposed limiting spending to thrift stores, a plan that was later revised to issue gift cards for select retailers. 

Since then, the allowance has been paid directly to EBT cards.

Parents with Bridge Cards will get $400 per child this August through a clothing allowance from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...

• The money will be automatically added to the client’s EBT cash account, as has typically been the case...