Programs Directory

SUN Bucks is an income-based food support program that provides families with $120 per eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out for the summer.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program helps SNAP recipients improve their employment opportunities by offering individualized career planning, short-term training for in-demand jobs, support with job searching, and financial assistance to overcome employment barriers.

The Minnesota Food Assistance Program (MFAP) provides state-funded food assistance to legal noncitizens age 50 or older who do not qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) because of their citizenship status.

Minnesota offers benefits loaded on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which looks and works like a debit card. The card can be used at point-of-sale machines for cash or food purchases, or at ATMs for cash only.

Help Me Connect is an online navigator connecting expectant families, families with young children, and those working with families to programs and services that support healthy child development and family well-being.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, helps Minnesotans with low incomes, including temporary low incomes, get the food they need for nutritious and well-balanced meals.

The Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) collects federal income to repay past due (delinquent) debts owed to federal government agencies.

The department uses TOP to collect overpayments to the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the food portion of the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP).

Households with children may qualify for a Child Tax Credit of up to $1,750 per qualifying child when they file their taxes this year.