During a Special Legislative Meeting on June 20, the Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature passed Resolution 06-20-25J, titled ‘2025-2026 General Welfare Payment for Ho-Chunk Tribal Member Adults and Minors’ by a vote of 12 members, zero opposed, and zero abstaining.  The structure and amount remains the same with the previous year.

     The Resolution’s purpose is to promote the general welfare and provide a social benefit to all Tribal Members, ensuring appropriate access to food, clothing, housing/shelter, utilities, transportation, fuel, healthcare, elder and disabled care, and assistance to promote self-sufficiency.

     Per the Resolution, members of the Nation 18 and over as of the date of the payment shall be eligible to receive a monthly General Welfare payment in the amount of $1,000.00.  Members of the Nation 17 and younger as of the date of the payment shall be eligible to receive $1,000.00 distributed to their trust account, with the exception of the August, November, February, and May payments, which shall be $750.00 as a trust account distribution and $250 as a personal check.

     Monthly payments for July and August will continue as scheduled.

     To continue receiving payments starting in September, eligible Tribal Members must complete a General Welfare Program Application by August 15, 2025.

     Watch the Hocak Worak Facebook page or the Ho-Chunk Nation website for the application.