Complete the Combined Application Form or call 612-596-1300 to have one mailed to you. You can bring the completed form to the office, fax, or mail it to the address on the form.
You must submit Page 1 of the Combined Application Form, including your signature and the date. The day the application is received by the agency is the first day you may be eligible to receive benefits. You have 30 days to submit the rest of the Combined Application Form.
You must participate in an intake interview, either in-person or by phone.
Apply online
You can use ApplyMN, a secure, online way to apply for healthcare, cash assistance, food support, and child care.
Find a location
You may also visit one of our Human Services offices. No appointment is necessary. Limited drop-in child care is available while you are completing your business in our offices.
Central-Northeast Minneapolis
Health Services Building, 525 Portland Avenue, Minneapolis | Map
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
North Minneapolis
Human Services and Public Health Department – North Minneapolis, 1001 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis | Map
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
South Minneapolis
Human Services and Public health – South Minneapolis, 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis | Map
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Northwest suburban
Northwest Family Service Center, 7051 Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Center | Map
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
South suburban
VEAP Community Service Center, 9600 Aldrich Avenue, Bloomington | Map
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
West suburban
Wells Fargo building, 1011 - 1st Street South, Hopkins. | Map
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact us
Mailing address
HSPHD - ED & EM
P.O. Box 107
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Fax number
612-288-2981
Expedited SNAP
You may be eligible to receive benefits within 24 hours of your interview. You will need to provide ID. We can help you prove your identity.
Get help applying
You may have someone else apply for you. To do this, you must write a letter identifying that person as an "authorized representative" who has permission to complete the process on your behalf. If you are in the hospital or homebound, call our office for assistance.
Find an interpreter
Available languages vary by office location. If we do not have the appropriate interpreter onsite, we will phone a language line for assistance. Please make an appointment if you need American Sign Language interpreter services for the hard-of-hearing.
You have the right to appeal
Applicants or clients who do not agree with an action taken on their case have the right to appeal. If you ask, you can continue to receive assistance while waiting for the appeal to be heard. However, if you lose the appeal, you must pay back any assistance received during that time.
You may bring an attorney, advocate, friend, or relative to the appeal hearing. The State of Minnesota will send a written decision to you after the hearing. Contact the Hennepin County Appeals Office at 612-348-2550 or 612-348-8852, or the Minnesota Department of Human Services Appeals office at 651-431-3600.