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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Swift 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. ?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

12/20/2024

Physical Address

410 21st Street South, Benson, MN 56215

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(320)843-4582

Application process

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

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

Eligibility

Low-income adults without children who are residents of Swift County

Service area

Swift County, MN

Agency info

Swift County Human Services

County family services agency

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