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Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, and burial expenses may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Veteran Burial Benefits
County Government Departments/Offices
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Provides financial assistance to low income Benton County residents on an emergency basis. The applicant must meet financial guidelines established by the Benton County Board of Supervisors and have applied for all other means of assistance. Veterans must meet with Veterans Affairs for assistance first. Cannot assist students, be on subsidized housing or receive Social Security benefits. Assistance may include rent, utilities, burial. Referrals to food pantry may be given with no regard to income.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance

Provides assistance to residents who are needy and poor and in need of immediate assistance and who cannot obtain assistance from any other source. Recipients must be at least 18 years of age and meet current income and resource guidelines.

Assistance may be provided for rent, utilities, or indigent burial, to name a few. A voucher system is utilized with direct payment to the vendor, never cash. General Relief is unable to assist with deposits or first month rent payments.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Provides assistance on a temporary basis for a limited time for basic needs. Help may include rent/lot rent, interest on mortgage, utilities-gas, electric, water, possible prescription medication costs, burial assistance, and food vouchers for clients who are unable to work. Cannot be on Subsidized Housing, a student, receive Social Security, or a Veteran.

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Prescription Medication Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General Relief
County Government Departments/Offices
Rent Payment Assistance
Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

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Personal Financial Counseling
Case/Care Management
Native American General Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance

Offers assistance to those in need with rent, utilities, food, and burial expense assistance. Must meet eligibility guidelines.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent, mortgage interests payments, utilities, burial expense and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Burial Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Provides assistance for basic needs, including rent assistance, utilities assistance, and county burial.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Financial assistance for rent (no deposits), utilities (no deposits), prescription and medical bills, and burial assistance.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
General assistance offers emergency rent and utility assistance; limited assistance with dental care, emergency prescriptions and medical expenses; burial assistance; and food assistance.

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General Relief
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Administers the General Assistance Program for Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties to offer emergency financial assistance with rent, utilities, food, burial/cremation, and prescription medications.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Food Vouchers

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for burial expenses may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

County Government Departments/Offices
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Provides general assistance to those in need. Must meet income guidelines.

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Prescription Medication Services
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or utility payments, burial expenses, dental/medical bill expenses, medically necessary prescriptions, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Provides assistance to wartime veterans and their spouses with emergency basic needs such as medical, rent, food, utilities, burial cost and special needs. Also helps with applying for compensation, pension, retirement benefits and widow's benefits and obtaining military records.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
Veteran Burial Benefits
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Provides emergency financial assistance in the areas of rent, gas money, utilities, prescription drugs, and funeral and cemetery expenses. This financial aid can be granted in addition to other types of financial aid the person may be receiving such as Social Security or Food Stamps on a one-time emergency basis. All financial assistance payments are made to the service providers, not to the clients themselves.

Also provides the diaper program for parents in need of diapers.

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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Diapers
Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

General Assistance provides temporary assistance for basic or special needs to low income persons who reside in Polk County.

RENTAL ASSISTANCE (Potential First Month's Rent Assistance as well) may be available to those in need. For First Month's Rent - Must be able to prove the following - property must have a valid housing certificate, must be able to show that housing is affordable, utilities must be set up in applicants name and if newly employed, must provide 2-3 check stubs.

**FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE: November 1-April 30 anyone seeking help for Electric MUST go through the LIHEAP program first. Those applying for Utility Assistance from G.A. must have an acceptance or denial letter from LIHEAP. Must have a disconnect notice and 12 month billing and payment history from the utility company. For water help - call to check on availability of funds.

CREMATION EXPENSE ASSISTANCE may be available to those who meet the income guidelines.

MEDICAL EXPENSE ASSISTANCE may be available for medical supplies (no longer helps with prescription costs) and assistance with transportation to out of town appointments.

MORTGAGE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE may be available to those needing help with their mortgage payment.

PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT ASSISTANCE may be available to assist elderly (aged 65 and older) and disabled homeowners who may qualify for suspension of property taxes.

TRAVELER'S ASSISTANCE may provide transient transportation expenses to person stranded in Polk County for 24 hours or less. Applicant may be eligible if they are not a resident of Polk County and is traveling to another destination where he/she has family or other housing available to them.

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Mortgage Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Travelers Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Property Tax Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities, burial expense, prescription medication co-pays, non-emergency medical transportation, and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Categories

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Veteran Burial Benefits
Medical Expense Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Administers the General Assistance Program for Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties to offer emergency financial assistance with rent, utilities, food, burial/cremation, and prescription medications.

Categories

Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Food Vouchers