Financial Support

In accordance with MN Statute §261.035, Renville County will provide for the immediate burial or direct cremation for residents of the county who are otherwise unable to pay the cost of disposition of their remains.

Renville County does not reimburse for the cost of burials. If payments to the funeral home, cemetery or cremation services are made prior to application for Burial Assistance or approval of a pending application, the application for services will be denied.

In the event that Renville County does pay for the necessary expenses of a funeral and final disposition, Anoka County shall have a claim against the person or the person’s estate to recover the costs expended for the funeral and final disposition.
Minn. Stat. §§ 261.04, 256.935, 524.3-805.

Residency

To be eligible for HC Burial Assistance, the deceased person must meet Renville County residency requirements. Citizenship does not factor into residency.

Residency is met in any of the following ways;

• If on Public Assistance, Renville County must be the financially responsible county, (CFR). Deceased could be in a nursing home in another county, but if Renville is financially responsible for the case, Renville is financially responsible for the burial.
• If not on Public Assistance, the deceased must have a verifiable address in Renville County.
  

Application
A completed application must be received prior to the service. Click for a Burial Application PDF or contact Renville County Human Services 320-523-2202.

Renville County will attempt to process applications within 48 hours of receipt.

Wrongfully obtaining/receiving assistance is a crime. Fraud investigations include investigations of clients and vendors, persons trying to wrongfully receive assistance and those already receiving assistance.

Fraud may be occurring if people receiving or applying for public assistance:

• Do not report all income (earned and/or unearned)
• Incorrectly report people living in the home
• Misuse Food Support benefits or EBT cards
• Falsify information on an application
• Do not report property and/or assets owned by anyone living in the household
• Receive benefits from more than one state at a time
• Lie about where they live

Violations of fraud statutes may have both criminal and civil sanctions. Once the criminal portion is adjudicated or the prosecuting authority decides not to pursue the action, the criminal investigative data may revert to civil investigative data. When a civil investigation becomes inactive, the data accumulated would become public unless the release of the information would jeopardize a current ongoing civil investigation or the data is classified as not public by the Data Practices Act or another statute.

Welfare Fraud Prevention Goals

Renville County Human Services’ goals are to discourage fraud through public education and awareness, public identification of what is welfare fraud; detect and prevent welfare fraud by protecting the State of Minnesota’s Public Assistance Benefit Programs; and increase public confidence in the administration of public assistance programs.

Reporting Suspected Fraud

• If you suspect someone of misusing or abusing Minnesota assistance programs, please call Renville County Human Services at 320-523-3830 or Welfare Fraud Hotline Toll Free at 1-800-627-9977. You may remain anonymous.
• Email Fraud
• Complete Fraud Referral Form