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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Rice County Social Services

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. ?Short-term, one-time grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.

Last assured

07/25/2025

Physical Address

320 3rd Street NW, Faribault, MN 55021

Hours

- Regular Office Hours (September - May): 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Summer Office Hours (May-September): 8 am-4:30 pm Monday - Thursday; 8 am - 12 noon Friday

Fax

(507)332-6247

Application process

Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Required documents

Application/registration form; birth certificate; driver's license; eviction notice; health insurance card; mail with current address; Medicare card; picture ID; proof of address; proof of citizenship/passport; proof of household income; Social Security card/number

Eligibility

Low-income adults without children who are residents of Rice County

Service area

Rice County, MN

Agency info

Rice County Social Services

County family services agency

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