Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance
1 Mendota Road West, Suite 100, West Saint Paul, MN 55118
Eligibility
Adults with low income and without children who are residents of Dakota 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
Interpretation services
Interpreters available; French; Russian; Somali; Spanish; Thai; Vietnamese
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Dakota County, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
Languages
- Somali
- Spanish
Program Fees
- No Fee
Out of funding until July 2026.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
11/11/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
Dakota County Employment and Economic Assistance
Administers financial assistance programs and support services to Dakota County residents to assist them in achieving and maintaining economic self-sufficiency.