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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Becker County Human Services

712 Minnesota Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Eligibility

Adults with low income who are residents of Becker County and do not have children

Required documents

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

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
https://www.co.becker.mn.us/dept/human_services/financial_support.aspx
[email protected]

Interpretation services

Interpreters available

Application process

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

Service area

Becker County, MN

Other Information

Application Process

Walk In

Program Fees

No Fee

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. 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

10/21/2025

Providing organization

Becker County Human Services

Provides a wide range of programs, services, and initiatives to assist residents in the areas of medical coverage, financial assistance, food programs, employment support, care coordination, case management, and services to residents who are in need of protection within Becker County