Housing Support
Group Residential Housing:
The Housing Support program used to be called Group Residential Housing (GRH). In 2017, the Minnesota Legislature approved a change that renamed the state’s Group Residential Housing (GRH) program. Effective 7/1/17, GRH is known as Housing Support to better reflect that people can receive room and board and Supplemental Services in their own home and not just in group settings.
The program helps seniors and adults age 65 or older and/or adults with disabilities who have low income pay for housing costs and things people need to stay housed in certain group settings or in the community. It helps prevent people from living in institutions or becoming homeless.
The Housing Support program is a state funded program that provides an income supplement to over 20,000 recipients each month to pay for rent and food. All of those supported by the program are at risk of institutional placement or homelessness.
In some cases, Housing Support may pay a supplemental amount to the basic rate to provide other services. The following provides information on the three types of Housing Support rates and how they are identified in the Minnesota Department of Human Services payment and information systems.