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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Becker County Human 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. Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time 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

03/19/2024

Physical Address

712 Minnesota Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(218)847-6738

Application process

- Call; walk-in - Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/

Required documents

Application/registration form; birth certificate; eviction notice; photo ID; proof of address; proof of income statements; utility disconnection notice/shut off notice

Eligibility

Low income adults without children who are residents of Becker County

Service area

Becker County, MN

Agency info

Becker County Human Services

Provides Becker County residents with social services and financial assistance, as well as health-related support, to enhance safety, health, and self-sufficiency through comprehensive, fiscally responsible care for individuals and families.

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