Choosing advance payments of the Child Tax Credit may impact Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and eligibility.

How can I help customers on SNAP understand the impact of advance payments?

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families created a tool which provides an estimate of the effect of advance payments on a household's SNAP benefit using information about a household’s SNAP case and information from their tax return.

SNAP Impact Estimator Tool

For additional information about using the estimator tool, read this user guide.

Where can I find more information about advance payments?

You can find more information about advance payments including a payment schedule, repayment, and more on our Advance Payments of the Child Tax Credit webpage.

The Department of Child, Youth and Families also has a webpage with information about What families who receive SNAP should know when they claim the Minnesota Child Tax Credit.