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Housing Stabilization Services (HSS)

Housing Stabilization Transition Services:

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

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Activities with an asterisk (*) can be provided directly (in person or remotely working directly with the person) or indirectly on behalf of the person. The expectation is that services are primarily provided as a direct service. Documentation must indicate whether the service was provided as a direct (in-person or remotely working directly with the person) or an indirect service.

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

  • Helping the person understand and develop a budget

  • Helping the person understand and negotiate a lease

  • Helping the person meet and build a relationship with a prospective landlord

  • Promoting/supporting cultural practice needs and understandings with prospective landlords, property managers*

  • Helping the person find funding for deposits*

  • Helping the person organize their move*

  • Researching possible housing options for the person*

  • Contacting possible housing options for the person*

  • Identifying resources to pay for deposits or home goods *

  • Identifying resources to cover moving expenses*

  • Completing housing applications on behalf of the service recipient*

  • Working to expunge records or access reasonable accommodations*

  • Identifying services and benefits that will support the person with housing instability*

  • Ensuring the new living arrangement is safe for the person and ready for move-in*

  • Arranging for adaptive house related accommodations required by the person*

  • Arranging for assistive technology required by the person*

Housing Stabilization Sustaining Services:

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

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Activities with an asterisk (*) can be provided directly (in-person or remotely working directly with the person) or indirectly on behalf of the person. The expectation is that services are primarily provided as a direct service. Documentation must indicate whether the service was provided directly (in person or remotely working directly with the person) or as an indirect service.

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

  • Promoting/supporting cultural practice needs and understandings with landlords, property managers and neighbors*

  • Coaching to develop and maintain key relationships with property managers and neighbors

  • Advocating with community resources to prevent eviction when housing is at risk and maintain person’s safety*

  • Assistance with the housing recertification processes*

  • Continued training on being a good tenant, lease compliance, and household management

  • Supporting the person to apply for benefits to retain housing*

  • Supporting the person to understand and maintain/increase income and benefits to retain housing*

  • Supporting the building of natural housing supports and resources in the community including building supports and resources related to a person’s culture and identity

  • Working with property manager or landlord to promote housing retention*

  • Arranging for assistive technology*

  • Arranging for adaptive house related accommodations.*

HSS Eligibility

  • Be on Medical Assistance (MA)

  • Be 18 years old or older

  • Have a documented disability or disabling condition, including mental health and substance use.

  • Be experiencing housing instability, homelessness or at risk at being homeless.

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Or

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  • At risk of institutionalization – meets an institutional level of care/eligible for the following waivers:

  • Brain Injury (BI)

  • Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI)

  • Community Alternative Care (CAC)

  • Developmental Disability (DD)

  • Elderly Waiver (EW)

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For more information on Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) visit https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/policies-procedures/housing-and-homelessness/housing-stabilization-services/housing-stabilization-services.jsp

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