Housing Stabilization Services

Housing Stabilization Services is a new Minnesota Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities, including mental illness and substance use disorder, and seniors find and keep housing.

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Housing Stabilization Services

Minnesota supports people with disabilities to live, work, and play in communities of their choice. Various challenges and barriers can make it hard to find housing, budget, interact with landlords and neighbors, and understand the rules of a lease. Finding and keeping stable affordable housing is important to the health of Minnesotans. Housing Stabilization Services is a new Medical Assistance benefit designed to help people with disabilities and seniors find and keep housing. Housing Stabilization Services is a home and community-based service.

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Eligibility

Qualified recipients must be receiving Medical Assistance(MA)/Have Private Insurance, be 18 years or older and have disabilities or are seniors (65 and older) who require assistance to find and/or keep housing.

Housing Consultation

People who do not have waiver or targeted case management or a MSHO/MSC+ care coordinator, but need Housing Stabilization Services, can complete the person-centered planning needed through an enrolled housing consultant.

A list of some covered services:

Assisting the person to access documentation required for Housing Stabilization Services eligibility
Developing a Housing Focused Person-Centered Plan based on assessment outcomes
Supporting the person in identifying their strengths, needs and wants in housing including cultural requirements and/or preferences
Supporting the person to make an informed choice in their housing transition or sustaining provider
Offering resource information for services that support non-housing related goals as identified in the person-centered planning process…

Housing Transition

Services that assist a person to plan for, find, and move to a home in the community.

A list of some covered services:

Developing a housing transition plan*
Supporting the person in applying for benefits to afford their housing, including helping the person determine which benefits they may be eligible for*
Assisting the person with the housing search and application process*
Assisting the person with tenant screening and housing assessments*
Providing transportation with the person receiving services present and discussing housing related issues…

Housing Sustaining

Services that supports a person to maintain living in their home in the community.

A list of some covered services:

Developing, updating and modifying the housing support and crisis/safety plan on a regular basis*
Preventing and early identification of behaviors that may jeopardize continued housing
Educating and training on roles, rights, and responsibilities of the tenant and property manager
Transportation with the person receiving services present and discussing housing related issues