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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Nicollet County Health and Human Services

622 South Front Street, Saint Peter, MN 56082

Eligibility

Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Nicollet 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
https://www.co.nicollet.mn.us/884/Cash-Assistance

Interpretation services

Interpreters available upon request

Application process

- Call to request an application to be mailed; walk in - Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov

Service area

Nicollet 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. ?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

02/10/2026

Providing organization

Nicollet County Health and Human Services

County health and human services and financial department