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Cash Assistance in Minnesota Minnesota House Research Department Page 6 Funding for Cash Assistance The charts below show the percentage of the state general fund budget spent on cash assistance and the percentage of the health and human services portion of the general fund budget that is spent on cash assistance for fiscal years 2022 to 2023. The percent of state general fund dollars projected to be spent on cash assistance is less than 1 percent (0.66 percent). Percent of State General Fund Used for Cash Assistance Programs FY 2022-2023 (Projected)

DWP: Diversionary Work Program5 Source: Minnesota Department of Human Services, February 2022 Forecast When accounting for just the general fund money allocated for health and human services, cash assistance makes up more than 2 percent of those funds.

5 DWP is a program lasting for four months that helps people to quickly find work so that they don't need to receive MFIP assistance. When people first apply for MFIP, many will be enrolled in DWP.