Housing Stabilization Services
People with disabilities often need support to live successfully in the community. However, that support is often unavailable.
Affordable housing is not always enough; challenges such as mental illness and developmental disabilities can make it difficult for someone to find housing, budget, interact with landlords and neighbors, and understand the rules of a lease.
With the right supports, provided by a professional with knowledge and experience in housing, more people can be successful.
Goals and Objectives of
Housing Stabilization
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Support an individual's transition into housing
Increase long-term stability in housing in the community
Avoid future periods of homelessness or institutionalization
Housing Stabilization offers three types of services:
A housing transition services provider (a person or agency) helps a person plan for, find, and move into housing.
o Examples: Helping the person think about preferred housing; with the housing search and application processes; developing a budget; and understanding a lease.
A housing sustaining services provider (a person or agency) helps a person keep their housing after they have moved in.
o Examples: 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; and problem-solving to maintain housing stability
A housing consultant helps a person who doesn’t have MA case management develop a person-centered plan that addresses their needs, wants, and goals for living in the community.
o Examples: 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; and coordinating with other service providers already working with the person.
Who Does it Help?
To get Housing Stabilization Services, you must:
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Have Medical Assistance (MA) coverage
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Be 18 years or older
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Have a disability
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Your disability does not have to meet Social Security adult standards for disability. Disabilities can include physical disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorder, and other conditions.
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The program manual has details about which types of disability may qualify.
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Be in one of the following situations:
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Homeless
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At the risk of homelessness (including being doubled up, needing services to keep your housing, or if you were previously homeless and discharging from a correctional, medical, mental health or substance use disorder treatment center without a permanent place to live)
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Moving our of (or moved out of in the last six months) an institution, nursing faculty, or certain other group settings like Board and Lodge or Adult Foster Care.
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At the risk of being institutionalization
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Be assessed to need help with at least one of these disability-related areas:
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Communication
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Mobility
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Decision-making, or
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Managing moods or behaviors
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Not be getting similar services from other programs, like Moving Home MN, Assertive Community Treatment, Housing Access Coordination, or Relocation Service Coordination.