Government Benefits in Minnesota
Where Minnesota residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, home energy assistance, and unemployment insurance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.
How This Works
SNAP, Medicaid, LIHEAP, and unemployment insurance are all administered at the state level, so each state runs its own application portal and sets some of its own rules — including, for Medicaid, whether the state expanded eligibility to more adults under the Affordable Care Act, and for unemployment insurance, the maximum weekly benefit and how long you can collect it. The cards below link you straight to Minnesota's official application system for each program. Exact SNAP/Medicaid income limits change with annual poverty-guideline updates, so we intentionally don't publish a specific number for those — the portal will show your exact cutoff for your household size. Unemployment insurance figures below are official published caps from the U.S. Department of Labor, current as of January 2026.
SNAP
MN Dept. of Human Services
MNbenefits also screens for Medical Assistance and other MN DHS programs.
Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
Medicaid ExpandedMN Dept. of Human Services
Minnesota expanded Medicaid, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
MN Dept. of Commerce
Administered through community action agencies statewide.
Unemployment Insurance
Has Waiting WeekMN Unemployment Insurance
Max Weekly
$611 (up to $948 on total base-period wages)
Min Weekly
$37
Max Duration
up to 26 weeks
Minnesota calculates two ways and pays whichever is higher.
Looking for more programs available to Minnesota residents?
Minnesota residents also qualify for every nationwide program on our full benefits tool — WIC, Lifeline phone/internet discounts, ACA health insurance subsidies, SSI, SSDI, Section 8, VA disability compensation, TANF, Pell Grants, Head Start, and unemployment insurance.
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