Government Benefits in North Dakota
Where North Dakota 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 North Dakota'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
ND Dept. of Health & Human Services
The portal also screens for Medicaid and other ND HHS programs.
North Dakota Medicaid
Medicaid ExpandedND Dept. of Health & Human Services
North Dakota expanded Medicaid, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
LIHEAP (Home Energy Assistance)
ND Dept. of Health & Human Services
Administered through community action agencies statewide.
Unemployment Insurance
Has Waiting WeekJob Service North Dakota
Max Weekly
$815
Min Weekly
$43
Max Duration
up to 26 weeks
Based on 1/65 of your two highest quarters plus half of the third.
Looking for more programs available to North Dakota residents?
North Dakota 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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