Emergency Assistance

People who are facing evictions, foreclosures, utility shut-offs or other household emergencies may qualify for emergency help.

Emergency Assistance for Families

Emergency Assistance is a cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. You don't have to be on or eligible for Minnesota Family Investment Program to get Emergency Assistance, but you do have to meet income guidelines; you can't have received Emergency Assistance within the past 12 months; the Emergency Assistance must resolve your crisis; and you have to use your own money first with the Emergency Assistance used to pay what you can't. The amount of Emergency Assistance might not cover the entire emergency but can help.

Emergency General Assistance (EGA)

Emergency General Assistance is a cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. You don't have to be on or eligible for General Assistance to get Emergency General Assistance, but you do have to meet income guidelines; you can't have received Emergency General Assistance within the past 12 months; you can't be on the Minnesota Family Investment Program (if you are, you should apply for Emergency Assistance); the Emergency General Assistance must resolve the crisis; and you have to use your own money first with Emergency General Assistance used to pay what you can't. The amount of Emergency General Assistance might not cover the entire emergency but can help.

To apply for Emergency Assistance, come into any county or tribal agency and complete the Combined Application Form, have a Combined Application Form mailed to you, complete an online Combined Application Form, or complete an application through MNbenefits.