Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Swift County Human Services
410 21st Street South, Benson, MN 56215
Eligibility
Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Swift 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
(320)843-3160
Voice
Email[email protected]
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Swift County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
Application Process
- Walk In
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
02/26/2026
What's Here
Moving Expense AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment AssistanceAppliance RepairUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceTelephone Service Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceGeneral Furniture ProvisionGeneral Appliance Provision
Providing organization
Swift County Human Services
County family services agency