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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - McLeod 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. Individual must not have quit or refused a job within the past 30 days. Vendor payment made to landlord or utility company. Assists with electric service payment assistance, first month's rent payment assistance, gas service payment assistance, heating fuel payment assistance, rental deposit assistance, utility deposit assistance, and water service payment assistance.

Last assured

02/18/2024

Physical Address

520 Chandler Avenue, Glencoe, MN 55336

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(320)864-5265

Voice

(320)864-3144

Application process

Call or apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Required documents

Application/registration form; eviction notice or utility shut off; mail with current address; proof of address; Social Security card/number; verification of available assets to cover or assist with emergency and income verification

Eligibility

- Low income single adults and married adults without children who have been residents of Minnesota for at least 30 days; serve McLeod County - Must have income less than 200% of the federal poverty guideline for the previous calendar year

Languages

Spanish

Service area

Mcleod County, MN

Agency info

McLeod County Social Services

County social services office

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