Housing Stabilization Services (HSS)
A medical assistance benefit to help people with disabilities and seniors find and keep housing.
Description
Support to help reduce barriers for people with disabilities or disabling conditions (and their families) and seniors to find and keep housing. We provide three types of services that may include housing transition, sustaining, and/or consultation services.
Housing Transitioning
Housing transition services help a person plan for, find and move into housing.
Covered Services
- Helping the person think about preferred housing
- Helping with the housing search and application process
- Developing a budget
- Understanding a lease
Housing Sustaining
Housing sustaining services help a person keep their housing after they have moved in.
Covered Services
- Education on tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities
- Coaching to develop relationships with property managers and neighbors
- Training on how to be a good tenant; lease compliance
- Problem-solving to maintain housing stability
Housing Consultation
Housing Consultation services help a person who does not have Medical Assistance (MA) case management develop a person-centered plan that addresses their needs, wants, and goals for living in the community.
Covered Services
- Developing a housing-focused person-centered plan based on the person’s needs, wants, and goals for housing
- Helping a person make an informed choice in their housing transition or sustaining services provider
- Offering resources related to non-housing goals
- Coordinating with other service providers already working with the person
To learn more, see the Housing Benefits 101 Medical Assistance (MA) Housing Stabilization Service website.
Features
- Client Conveniences
- Assistance with community resources
- Housing Consultation
- Housing Transition / Sustaining
- Payment
- Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
Eligibility
- Be on Medical Assistance (MA)
- Be 18 years or older
- Have a disability or disabling condition
- Requires assistance with at least one of the following areas due to a disability or disabling condition:
- Communication
- Mobility
- Decision making
- Managing challenging behaviors
- Have housing instability, such as:
- Homeless
- Transition from an institution or licensed registered setting
- At-risk for homelessness
- At-risk of institutionalization
- Not getting similar services from other programs like Moving Home MN, Assertive Community Treatment, Housing Access Coordination, or Relocation Service Coordination
Application Instructions
May self-refer by contacting a housing stabilization service provider directly or with the help of a provider or case manager.
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