Official Website for Cedar County, Iowa
Official Website for Cedar County, Iowa
Cedar County, Iowa - General Assistance
General Assistance
* Please note the office may be closed for brief periods of time due to other commitments that staff have.
Cedar County General Assistance shall be provided to residents of this county as mandated by the Code of Iowa, Section 252.25. The purpose and policy of such provisions of relief where appropriate, is to direct the applicant in removing barriers to self-sufficiency and economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency
Cedar County General Assistance provides emergency payments and / or vouchers to needy and poor people in need of immediate assistance or people who cannot obtain assistance from any other source. Assistance may be provided to an individual that has income or benefits delayed from a state/federal program or not actually received because of reasons not attributable to the person, and who does not have liquid assets of the family unit to pay for the items of assistance that can be provided.
To qualify a person must:
Appointments are requested.
General Assistance Contact
Cedar County Courthouse
400 Cedar Street
Tipton, IA 52772
Monday - Friday: 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Phone number: (563) 886-1726
Fax number: (563) 886-1437
Administrator: Julie Tischuk
Ordinance #3 An Ordinance prescribing the General Assistance Program in Cedar County