Hungry? More Minnesota families eligible for food assistance

Extra Minnesota households scuffling with grocery payments will quickly have the ability to get assist shopping for wholesome meals by way of SNAP, the Supplemental Diet Help Program.

When this system’s gross revenue restrict will increase on Sept. 1, an extra 1,400 households could develop into eligible for SNAP or could proceed receiving their current SNAP help, even when their revenue goes up.

For many households, the gross month-to-month revenue restrict for SNAP in Minnesota will rise to 200% of the federal poverty line, up from 165%. Beneath the brand new restrict, a household of three with an annual revenue of as much as about $46,000 earlier than taxes shall be eligible.

“This transformation will assist extra Minnesotans feed their households,” stated Human Providers Commissioner Jodi Harpstead. “Rising meals prices can rapidly wipe out any enhance in revenue, however we will help offset that with extra assist for people and households who proceed to face meals insecurity.”

The change gained’t enhance or modify the month-to-month quantity of SNAP help for a person or household. Moderately, it merely signifies that extra Minnesotans could now be eligible to obtain – or proceed receiving – vitamin help.

The Minnesota Legislature handed this eligibility change throughout the 2022 session and it was signed into regulation by Governor Tim Walz. SNAP’s gross revenue restrict elevated as soon as earlier than, when the 2010 Legislature raised the restrict to 165% of the federal poverty line, up from 130%.

For extra details about SNAP, go to the Minnesota Division of Human Providers’ SNAP webpage. To use for SNAP and different public help packages, go to mnbenefits.mn.gov.