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Housing Support, formerly GRH, pays room and board for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities in Minnesota. Find settings that take it by county.
About This Waiver
Housing Support — still widely known by its old name, Group Residential Housing (GRH) — is the Minnesota program that pays room and board when a waiver cannot. Waivers like EW, CADI, and BI fund services only; Housing Support covers the rent-and-meals side for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities in approved settings: adult foster care, board and lodge, assisted living, and supportive housing. More than 20,000 Minnesotans use it every month, and for many placements it is the piece that makes the budget work. As of July 1, 2026, the room-and-board rate is $1,221 per month in licensed group settings and $1,271 in community settings with a lease.
A person qualifies for Housing Support room and board if they are 65 or older — or 18+ with a certified disability or disabling condition — have income below the benefit amount and assets under $10,000, and live in a setting the county or Tribal Nation has approved with a Housing Support agreement. People leaving residential behavioral health treatment can access it for up to three months while verifications are completed.
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Find Providers
Open a care type to browse licensed providers by county and see openings when providers update capacity.
Adult foster care provides licensed residential support in family-home settings, typically serving one to four people. Caregivers live on-site or provide around-the-clock presence in a more personal environment than larger group homes. Homes are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Capacity Track lists adult foster care by county and shows openings when providers update.
Assisted living in Minnesota provides housing with personal care for seniors and adults who need help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, medication management, and meals. Facilities are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and range from smaller residential settings to larger communities. Capacity Track helps case managers and families compare licensed options by county and see openings when providers update capacity.
Residential facilities for adults with mental illness provide structured, supportive living for people with serious and persistent mental illness who need ongoing residential support. Unlike short-term IRTS, these settings focus on longer-term stability with medication management, daily living skills, and community integration. Capacity Track lists licensed options by county.
Choose the care type and county, describe the needs once, and we email every matching licensed provider that takes email inquiries. You get a list of the ones who reply. No names or medical details needed.
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Common Questions
Room and board: rent, utilities, food, and household necessities, paid directly to the housing provider. In some settings it can also pay a supplemental services rate — medication reminders, transportation help, appointment coordination — for people who do not qualify for a waiver. Depending on income, residents contribute a portion toward the rate.
Adult foster care homes, board and lodge facilities, licensed assisted living, supervised living facilities, and approved supportive housing. The setting must hold a Housing Support agreement with the county or Tribal Nation — confirm this when you inquire, alongside current openings.
They stack. A typical placement: the CADI waiver or Elderly Waiver pays for the care services, while Housing Support pays the room and board — and the client’s income (SSI, Social Security) fills the personal-needs gap. Case managers line up both authorizations so the provider is made whole from day one.
Through the county or Tribal human services agency — often alongside the Medical Assistance application at mnbenefits.mn.gov. The county approves both the person’s eligibility and the setting’s Housing Support agreement. People exiting residential mental health or substance use treatment can be approved for up to three months while income, asset, and disability verifications are completed.
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