Reports and Budget Forecasts

Division's duties

• Provides forecasts of program caseloads and expenditures, which are used in budget development.
• Develops fiscal notes to accompany proposed legislation.
• Meets federal statistical reporting requirements.
• Responds to requests for statistical information on cash, food and medical assistance programs.

Current Forecast 

The November 2025 Forecast (PDF) is the most recent forecast of expenditures in the department's major programs. The forecast is produced twice a year. 

Food Data Dashboard

Minnesota helps people get the food they need for healthy meals by providing monthly benefits to low-income households. Most of the benefits are issued through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) either as a stand-alone benefit, or a food benefit combined with cash for families with dependent children through the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP).  The state also provides some funding for food benefits to people who are not eligible for the federal program.

Additional information on the characteristics of people who receive food assistance in Minnesota can be found on our Research, Reports and Evaluation page. Details on how recent changes to federal law will reduce SNAP benefits can be found here.

For detailed notes about definitions and data parameters for this dashboard, go to SNAP Assistance in Minnesota.

The SNAP Food Assistance Data Dashboard is hosted on Tableau Public©. A Microsoft Excel version of the data is also available here.  

For questions about the dashboard, please email Reports and Forecasts. 

Other Reports and Documents