Housing Stabilization Services
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Housing Stability
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Housing Stabilization Services is a Medical Assistance (MA) benefit that helps people with disabilities and seniors find and keep housing.
It is for people who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, at risk of institutionalization, or living in an institution or some types of group settings, including ICF-DDs, nursing facilities, Adult Foster Care, and Board and Lodge.
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There are three types of Housing Stabilization Services
Housing transition services
A housing transition services provider (a person or agency) helps a person plan for, find, and move into housing.
- Examples: Helping the person think about preferred housing; with the housing search and application processes; developing a budget; and understanding a lease.
- Important: You do not need a source of housing funding, income, or job in order to get housing transition services.
Housing sustaining services
A housing sustaining services provider (a person or agency) helps a person keep their housing after they have moved in.
- 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.
Housing consultation
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.
- 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.
