Housing Support (formerly known as Group Residential Housing or GRH) and Housing Stabilization Services are two Minnesota programs that offer services to help people with disabilities and people 65 or older find and keep stable housing. You may qualify for one of these programs, or both could help you.
Comparison
This table compares the two programs and shows what’s similar and what’s different.
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Housing Support |
Housing Stabilization Services |
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Helps pay for housing? |
Yes. Can pay rent, utilities, and for basic household items like furniture, cleaning supplies, and toilet paper. |
No. Does not pay for rent. |
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Helps pay for services? |
Sometimes. May pay for transportation, medical and social services, medication reminders, supervision, and case management services. |
Yes. Pays for staff that helps a person plan for, find, move into housing, or keep their housing. |
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How it is paid: |
The state of Minnesota pays providers on the beneficiary’s behalf. |
Providers bill Medical Assistance (MA). |
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Income and asset requirement: |
Must be getting MA (meet any income and asset rules for MA). |
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Disability/age requirement: |
Must have a disability or be 65 or older. |
Must have a disability and be 18 or older. The disability must make you need help with at least one of:
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Housing requirement: |
Must be working with an approved Housing Support provider. The provider may help you live in a group setting, such as Adult Foster Care, Assisted Living Facilities, and Board and Lodge, or in Supportive Housing (which can be an independent apartment). |
Must have housing instability, which can mean: |
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How to apply: |
Work with your Housing Support provider or contact your county or tribal human services office. |
Use HB101’s Getting Started with Housing Stabilization Services Try-It Tool to see how to connect with this program. |
Both Programs at the Same Time
Some people qualify for both programs at the same time. If you qualify for both:
- Some providers offer both services, so you could have the same staff for both.
- You could also have separate staff for each program.
- You can change providers, but you might not find one who does both programs in your area and is available.
Note: In some cases, Housing Support services payments might be lower if you also have Housing Stabilization Services. Talk to your providers about this.
More Information
Learn more about Housing Support:
- HB101’s Housing Support article introduces the Housing Support program and explains the settings it helps pay for.
- HB101’s Services Paid for by Housing Support article introduces the services Housing Support helps pay for.
- Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) has an article about Housing Support that focuses on eligibility rules.
Learn more about Housing Stabilization Services:
- HB101’s Housing Stabilization Services article introduces the Housing Stabilization Services program and the types of services it pays for.
- HB101’s Getting Started with Housing Stabilization Services Try-It Tool helps you see if you might qualify for Housing Stabilization Services and how to get into the program.
- The HB101 Vault’s Housing Sustaining Plan path is a set of tools that helps people facing housing instability stay in their current housing.
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