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Lawmaker: housing package expands rental assistance, food support and is available to all Minnesotans
Summary
The lawmaker said the housing package includes rental assistance (Senate portion cited at $125 million, $165 million when combined), and asserted that the program is available to undocumented Minnesotans; they also highlighted added SNAP/food-bank funding.
A lawmaker told reporters that the housing portions of the budget are intended to keep people housed and are available broadly across the state.
"We did pass the rental assistance, obviously at 125 million," the lawmaker said, adding that when additional amounts are combined the total reaches roughly $165 million.
The lawmaker also said the package is "open for every Minnesotan, documented or not," and offered to follow up with application eligibility details. On food assistance, the lawmaker said the Senate added $10 million to support food banks and food shelves because hunger is rising.
The lawmaker said staff would provide more specific application information and eligibility guidance for housing programs.
