Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Rice County Social Services
Resource Name:Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Rice County Social Services
address
1651 Jefferson Parkway, Suite 110, Northfield, MN 55057
Eligibility
Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Rice County
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
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Fees
None
Service area
Rice County, MN
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
03/19/2026
What's Here
Appliance RepairGeneral Furniture ProvisionElectric Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceMoving Expense AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceGeneral Appliance Provision
Providing organization
Rice County Social Services
County family services agency