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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance

1 Mendota Road West, Suite 100, West Saint Paul, MN 55118

Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Dakota County
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
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

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

Dakota County, MN

Description

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

11/11/2025

Providing organization

Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance

Administers financial assistance programs and support services to Dakota County residents to assist them in achieving and maintaining economic self-sufficiency.

Need help or have questions? Dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 to talk to a Community Resource Specialist.

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