End of Emergency-SNAP (E-SNAP)

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provided States with the option to request additional SNAP benefits for households in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minnesota Department of Human Services in partnership with MNIT has been issuing emerg...

Make a Payment

To make a child support payment, go to:  Making a child support payment | MNPrairie County Alliance, MN

To make other payments, please click here to be directed to our finance page for additional information and for the link to the online portal f...

Minnesota's Cold Weather Rule: Shutoff Protection

Minnesota’s Cold Weather Rule (CWR) is a state law that protects residential utility customers from having electric or natural gas service shut off between October 1 and April 30. To protect your service from disconnection you must make and keep...

Food Benefits Expiration

More Minnesota Families Eligible for Food Assistance

More Minnesota families eligible for food assistance

More Minnesota families struggling with grocery bills will soon be able to get help buying healthy food through SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

When the program’s gross inco...

Post-9/11 Veteran Service Bonus

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) has a long history of awarding service bonuses to Minnesota Veterans who served in America’s wars. Starting in 1919 after World War I, through World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian...