Emergency Assistance - EA - Swift County Human Services
410 21st Street South, Benson, MN 56215
Eligibility
Families with low income who are residents of Swift County
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
driver's license
eviction notice
health insurance card
mail with current address
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
(320)843-3160
Voice
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Swift County, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
Program Fees
- No Fee
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families 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
02/26/2026
What's Here
Mortgage Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceGeneral Appliance ProvisionTelephone Service Payment AssistanceWater Service Payment AssistanceMoving Expense AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceAppliance RepairUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceGeneral Furniture ProvisionRent Payment Assistance
Providing organization
Swift County Human Services
County family services agency