• Cash Benefits
    Learn about benefits that can help you meet your basic needs.
      • SSDI
        Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides monthly cash benefits to people who have worked and now have a disability that prevents them from working. > More
      • SSI
        The federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays cash benefits to people who can’t work, have no other sources of income, and have limited assets. > More
      • MSA
        The state can give extra money to many people who are eligible for SSI. This is called Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA). > More
      • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
        Private disability insurance provides monthly cash benefits to people who become disabled. People generally get short-term or long-term coverage through their employers or buy it on their own. > More
      • Housing
        Section 8 and other programs help pay for housing. > More
      • MFIP
        The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) helps families pay for basic needs like food, clothing, and rent. > More
      • Food Support
        Food Support (formerly "Food Stamps") helps you pay for food. > More
      • General Assistance (GA)
        The General Assistance (GA) program helps people without children pay for basic needs like rent and clothing. > More
      • Child Care Assistance
        Child care assistance programs help low income families pay for child care while parents work, look for work, or go to school. > More
      • Energy Assistance
        The Energy Assistance Program helps people who have low incomes pay for heating costs. > More