Housing programs and services

These grants provide funding to counties and Tribal Nations to integrate housing into local health and human services systems. Learn more in this information sheet.

This program provides short-term housing assistance to people with a serious mental illness who are receiving inpatient or residential mental health care or substance use disorder treatment for 90 days or less. Learn more at arcminnesota.org.

This program provides emergency shelter, motel vouchers, day shelter and essential services for children, unaccompanied youth, single adults and families who are experiencing homelessness. The department awards funds biannually to local providers through a competitive application process.

In addition, the Minnesota Legislature has appropriated $3 million in one-time funds for program grantees to provide additional emergency shelter and outreach services in state fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Learn how the department is allocating these funds in this Emergency Services Program one-time funding information sheet (PDF).

The program funds rapid rehousing, and the operating and support service costs of shelter programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development allocates these funds to the department, which awards funds to local agencies through a competitive application process on a biennial basis.

This program provides supportive services for adults with serious mental illness who are homeless or who are exiting institutions, and who have complex needs and face high barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing.

PATH supports outreach and case management services to support people with serious mental illness who are experiencing homelessness meet their basic needs and obtain housing. Learn more on the PATH webpage.

Long-term homelessness services and supports helps individuals, youth, and families maintain housing stability and live in the community of their choice.

This program provides time-limited rental assistance and supportive services to individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness. The department awards funds to local providers through a competitive application process.

Through this program, funding is provided for outreach and drop-in programs, emergency shelter programs, and integrated supportive housing for homeless youth and youth at-risk of homelessness. The department awards funds to local providers through a competitive application process.

This program delivers specialized program services to youth victims of sexual exploitation through emergency shelter, supportive housing, specialized foster care and outreach. The department awards funds biannually to local providers through a competitive application process. Read more.

This program increases access to mental health services for youth residing in a Safe Harbor or Homeless Youth Act shelter or housing program.

This helps people at risk of homelessness who are leaving Minnesota correctional facilities find and keep housing. Learn more on the Bridging Benefits webpage.

Housing Stabilization Services is a new Minnesota Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities, including mental illness and substance use disorder, and seniors find and keep housing.

People with disabilities often need support to live successfully in the community. 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.

However, that support has often been unavailable. With the right supports, provided by a professional with knowledge and experience in housing, more people can be successful. This is where Housing Stabilization Services can help.

Find out more at HB101.

DHS in partnership with Minnesota Housing subsidizes rental units for persons under 62 who meet certain eligibility rules. Find out more at the Minnesota Housing website.

People who are facing evictions, foreclosures, utility shut-offs or other household emergencies may qualify for emergency help. Learn more about a cash-grant program for families with children in the household and another for adults without children in the household.

GA helps Minnesotans with little or no income meet their basic needs

Housing Support (previously known as Group Residential Housing, or GRH) is a state-funded income supplement that pays up to $1,192 per month in group settings and $1,242 per month in community settings for housing and food costs as of July 1, 2025.

MSA is income supplement for people who are eligible for federal Supplemental Security Income benefits

Social Security advocates help people with disabilities apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits (SSDI).

DHS contracts with agencies throughout the state to help children and adults apply for Social Security disability benefits.