Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

256D.04 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER. In addition to any other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall: (1) supervise according to section 256.01 the administration of general assistance by county agencies as provided in sections 256D.01 to 256D.21; (2) promulgate uniform rul…

256D.045 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED. To be eligible for general assistance under sections 256D.01 to 256D.21, an individual must provide the individual's Social Security number to the county agency or submit proof that an application has been made. The provisions of this sec…

256D.05 ELIGIBILITY FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) Each assistance unit with income and resources less than the standard of assistance established by the commissioner and with a member who is a resident of the state shall be eligible for and entitled to …

256D.06 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility; amount of assistance. General assistance shall be granted in an amount that when added to the countable income as determined to be actually available to the assistance unit under section 256P.06, the total amount equals t…

256D.07 TIME OF PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE. An applicant for general assistance shall be deemed eligible if the application and the verification of the statement on that application demonstrate that the applicant is within the eligibility criteria established by sections 256D.01 to 25…

256D.08 EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. To establish eligibility for general assistance under this chapter, an agency must use the procedures established in section 256P.02. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 312 art 28 s 37] § Subd. 3.Verification. To verify eli…

256D.09 PAYMENT; ASSESSMENT; OVERPAYMENT. § Subdivision 1.Presumptive eligibility; payments. Until the county agency has determined the initial eligibility of the applicant in accordance with section 256D.07, grants for emergency general assistance must be in the form of vouchers…

256D.10 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PRIOR TO ADVERSE ACTION. No grant of general assistance except one made pursuant to section 256D.06, subdivision 2, shall be reduced, terminated, or suspended unless the recipient receives notice and is afforded an opportunity to be heard prior to a…

256D.13 MANDAMUS TO COMPEL PAYMENT OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.District court. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 256.045 providing for administrative and judicial review of county agency determinations, a person denied general assistance by the county agency ma…

256D.14 VIOLATIONS. Whoever obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by the intentional withholding or concealment of a material fact, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device: (1) as…

256D.15 RELATIVE'S RESPONSIBILITY. The financial responsibility of a relative for an applicant for or recipient of general assistance shall not extend beyond the relationship of a spouse or a parent of an adult child who resides with the parent, or the parent of a minor child reg…

256D.16 GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO BE ALLOWED AS CLAIM IN COURT. On the death of any person who received any general assistance under sections 256D.01 to 256D.21, or on the death of the survivor of a married couple, either or both of whom received general assistance, the total amount …

256D.17 DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURES. The county agency shall, to the extent permitted by federal law or regulation, in addition to any other necessary records and procedures, provide for the inclusion of all general assistance records in any data processing system established for …

256D.33 CITATION. Sections 256D.33 to 256D.54 may be cited as the "Minnesota Supplemental Aid Act." History: 1989 c 282 art 5 s 72

256D.34 POLICY. The purpose of sections 256D.33 to 256D.54 is to (1) provide a sound administrative structure for public assistance programs; (2) maximize the use of federal funds for public assistance purposes; and (3) provide an integrated public assistance program for all Minn…

256D.35 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. The definitions in this section apply to sections 256D.33 to 256D.54. § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1989 c 282 art 5 s 133] § Subd. 2a.Aged. "Aged" means having reached age 6…

256D.36 STATE PARTICIPATION. § Subdivision 1.State participation. The state share of aid paid shall be 100 percent. § Subd. 1a. [Repealed, 1995 c 207 art 5 s 40] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1989 c 282 art 5 s 133] History: 1974 c 487 s 2; 1979 c 303 art 2 s 3; 1980 c 607 art 2 s 4; 198…

256D.385 RESIDENCE. To be eligible for Minnesota supplemental aid, a person must be a resident of Minnesota and (1) a citizen of the United States, or (2) an alien eligible to receive benefits from the Supplemental Security Income program. History: 1989 c 282 art 5 s 97; 1995 c 2…

256D.395 APPLICATION PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Information. The county agency shall provide information about the program and application procedures to a person who inquires about Minnesota supplemental aid. § Subd. 2.Filing of application. The county agency must immediately pr…

256D.405 VERIFICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Verification of information. (a) An agency must apply section 256P.04 when documenting, verifying, and recertifying eligibility under this chapter. An agency must only require verification of information necessary …

256D.415 RESIDENCE; COUNTY OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. The county of financial responsibility is the county specified in section 256G.02, subdivision 4. History: 1989 c 282 art 5 s 100

256D.425 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. § Subdivision 1.Persons entitled to receive aid. A person who is aged, blind, or 18 years of age or older and disabled and who is receiving supplemental security benefits under Title XVI on the basis of age, blindness, or disability (or would be eli…

256D.435 INCOME. § Subdivision 1.Income. For persons receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits, the countable income used to determine eligibility and benefits for Minnesota supplemental aid is the gross amount of the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) after allowing for the genera…

256D.44 STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Use of standards; increases. The state standards of assistance for basic needs, plus special need items establish the total amount of need for an applicant for or recipient of Minnesota supplemental aid, used to determine the assis…

256D.45 PAYMENT PERIOD. § Subdivision 1.Budgeting. The payment period and budgeting cycle for Minnesota supplemental aid are those of the Supplemental Security Income program. § Subd. 2.Gross income test. The county agency shall apply a gross income test prospectively for each mo…

256D.47 PAYMENT METHODS. Minnesota supplemental aid payments must be issued to the recipient, a protective payee, or a conservator or guardian of the recipient's estate in the form of county warrants immediately redeemable in cash, electronic benefits transfer, or by direct depos…

256D.48 PROTECTIVE PAYMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Need for protective payee. The county agency shall determine whether a recipient needs a protective payee when a physical or mental condition renders the recipient unable to manage funds and when payments to the recipient would be cont…

256D.50 NOTICE. § Subdivision 1.Ten-day notice. The county agency shall give recipients ten days' advance notice when the agency intends to terminate, suspend, or reduce a grant. The ten-day notice must be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The notice must be ma…

256D.51 APPEALS. § Subdivision 1.Right to appeal. Applicants and recipients may appeal under section 256.045 if they are aggrieved by an action or by inaction of the county agency. § Subd. 2.Continuation of payment pending appeal decision. When assistance is reduced, suspended, o…

256D.52 FRAUD. A person who obtains or tries to obtain, or aids or abets any person in obtaining assistance to which the person is not entitled by a willfully false statement or representation, or by the intentional withholding or concealment of a material fact, or by impersonati…

256D.53 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER. In addition to other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall: (1) supervise the administration of Minnesota supplemental aid by county agencies as provided in sections 256D.33 to 256D.54; (2) adopt permanent rules consistent with law for …

256D.54 APPLICATION FOR OTHER BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.Potential eligibility. An applicant or recipient who is otherwise eligible for supplemental aid and who is potentially eligible for maintenance benefits from any other source shall (1) apply for those benefits within 30 days…