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Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Nobles County Community 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. Families must not have used more than 50% of their net income and liquid assets for purposes other than basic needs during the 60 days before the application. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. Funds may help with: - Rent, rental deposit, and late mortgage payment assistance. If the immediate crisis includes past due rent/mortgage, no more than two months of previous unpaid housing costs are permitted. Aid for rental deposits is limited to an amount equal to one month's rent. - Electricity, water, sewer, garbage, fuel oil, or natural gas utilities. Utility crisis aid can only be provided from the current to the past two months and does not include reconnection fees. Crisis aid for utility deposits and fuel oil crisis funds are limited. - Coordination with other local resources that may help meet the crisis need, either fully or in part is mandatory (i.e. Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council, Heat Share, Salvation Army, etc.). Denial of eligibility from such resources or verification that funds are not available to assist with the crisis is required.

Last assured

04/08/2025

Physical Address

318 Ninth Street, Worthington, MN 56187

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(507)372-5094

Application process

- Apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/ - Call; walk in

Required documents

Application/registration form; eviction notice; proof of address; proof of payment of basic needs; utility bill shut-off notice; verification of assets for at least 30 days before emergency

Eligibility

Low-income adults who have an annual income of less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline and who are residents of Nobles County for at least 30 days

Service area

Nobles County, MN

Agency info

Nobles County Community Services

County public health and human services department

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