Emergency General Assistance - EGA - Brown County Human Services
1117 Center Street, New Ulm, MN 56073
Eligibility
Adults without children who are residents of Brown County with low income
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
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Brown County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
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
09/19/2025
What's Here
Heating Fuel Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceGeneral Furniture ProvisionRent Payment AssistanceAppliance RepairGeneral Appliance ProvisionWater Service Payment AssistanceMoving Expense AssistanceElectric Service Payment Assistance
Providing organization
Brown County Human Services
County human services office