Ramsey county health insurance application

Financial Assistance Services administers basic needs assistance programs for low-income families and individuals. Services include intake to determine eligibility and ongoing case management.

Programs for families

• The Diversionary Work Program (DWP) is a four-month program that helps families with children find jobs to prevent the need for ongoing assistance and provides financial help during their job search.
  
• The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) provides cash assistance to families with children and pregnant women. Services include cash assistance, food assistance and child care subsidies. Families work with employment service providers to help them obtain employment.
  

Programs for single adults

General Assistance serves people without children pay for basic needs who meet income limits and have barriers to employment.

Minnesota Supplemental Aid provides a monthly cash supplement to people eligible for Supplemental Security Income who are elderly, blind, or have a disability.

Programs for everyone

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps and Food Support, provides benefits to purchase food. It serves people of all ages and most people receiving cash assistance are also eligible for SNAP.

Emergency Assistance (EA) and Emergency General Assistance (EGA) are emergency cash assistance programs that can be used once in a 12-month period. Both programs provide financial help in an emergency such as a utility shut-off or eviction. EA is for families eligible for MFIP and EGA is for single adults and families not eligible for MFIP.

Medical Assistance (MA) is Minnesota's Medicaid program for people with low incomes. Most applicants apply through MnSure . MA provides health insurance for children, their parents, pregnant women, young adults ages 19 and 20, and very low-income adults without children.