Housing
Housing support
Eligible members may be connected to housing-related supports designed around safety, stability, recovery, or a successful transition.
What this can mean
Understand the pathway before expecting a service.
Housing services are not one universal benefit. Each option has its own clinical, social, documentation, and program requirements, and a Navigator must verify the appropriate pathway.
A screening can identify a housing concern; it does not approve rent, repairs, equipment, respite, or any other housing service.
New York HRSN scope
Services within housing.
These are program categories, not an approval list. A Social Care Navigator must verify Medicaid and service-specific requirements.
- 2.1
Home Accessibility and Safety Modifications
Eligible modifications may help a member move through and use the home more safely when service-specific requirements are met.
- 2.2a
Mold and Pest Remediation
Qualified remediation may address mold or pest conditions when the applicable program pathway and documentation requirements are satisfied.
- 2.2b
Ventilation Improving Systems
Eligible ventilation improvements may support healthier indoor air when service-specific criteria are verified.
- 2.2c
Equipment Provision
Qualified equipment may include medically necessary mini-refrigeration for safe storage when the member and item meet program requirements.
- 2.3
Asthma Remediation
An eligible pathway may address qualifying home conditions associated with asthma after the required assessment and verification.
- 2.4
Recuperative Care (Medical Respite)
Time-limited recuperative care may offer a safe place to recover for members who meet the program’s housing, medical, and transition criteria.
- 2.5
Rent / Temporary Housing (Rental Subsidy and Back Rent)
Payment for rent for up to six months, qualifying back rent, or temporary housing may be considered through an eligible, verified pathway. Payments go to the appropriate housing entity, not directly to the member.
- 2.6
Utility Setup / Assistance
This support is limited to eligible members receiving Rent / Temporary Housing. It may cover one-time activation, qualifying back payments, or up to six months of recurring utility costs paid to the utility entity.
- 2.7
Pre-Tenancy Services
Preparation for housing may include help understanding options, documents, applications, and responsibilities before a tenancy begins.
- 2.8
Community Transitional Supports
After a member has secured a housing unit, eligible one-time transition and moving supports may help set up the home for community living.
- 2.9
Tenancy Sustaining Services
Ongoing, non-clinical support may help an eligible member understand lease responsibilities and address barriers to maintaining housing.
- 2.10
Housing Transition and Navigation Services
A qualified pathway may help an eligible member identify housing options, prepare for a transition, and coordinate housing-related next steps.