MOVING EXPENSES
*Up to $3,000 in moving expenses are now available to eligible members as of April 2024. For more information, visit Department of Human Services*​​
Moving Expenses support individuals transitioning from Medicaid-funded institutions or provider-operated living arrangements into their own homes. This one-time service provides up to $3,000 annually for essential and reasonable moving costs within an approved eligibility period. Expenses are reimbursed to providers and help ensure a smooth transition to stable, independent living.​​​
Who Qualifies For Moving Expenses?​
A person must be transitioning into their own home, approved for Housing Stabilization Services and leaving one of the following living situations to qualify for Moving Expenses:
1. Medicaid-funded institutional settings
2. Currently homeless and has stayed in a shelter or county-funded emergency shelter (including hotel voucher program or other county-funded emergency housing sites) at some point over the last 12 months. The person must self-report shelter or county-funded emergency shelter stay.
3. Leaving one of these living environments:
Adult foster care (corporate and family)
Community residential services
Assisted living (including those providing customized living)
Integrated Community Supports (ICS)
IRTS (Intensive Residential Treatment Services)
Residential crisis stabilization
Residential mental health programs (Rule 36) with 16 beds or less
Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHH)
SUD settings that are not IMD-supportive housing
Housing support
Transitional housing
Board and Lodging
Boarding care homes​​
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Eligibility Requirements
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• Be on Medical Assistance (MA)
• Be 18 years old or older
• Have a documented disability or disabling condition, defined as one of the following:
• A person who is aged, blind, or has a disability as described under Title II of the Social Security Act.
• A person with an injury or illness that is expected to cause extended or long-term incapacitation.
• A person with a developmental disability (or related condition) or mental illness.
• A person with a mental health condition, substance use disorder, or physical injury that required a residential level of care and who is now in the process of transitioning to the community.
• A person who is determined to have a learning disability according to the policy adopted by the Department of Human Services (DHS); or
• A person with a substance use disorder and is enrolled in a treatment program or is on a waiting list for a treatment program.
• Individual must be enrolled on one of the following waivers: Alternative Care (AC), Elderly Wavier (EW), Brain Injury (BI), Community Alternative Care (CAC), Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) and Developmentally Disabled (DD) waivers.
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Learn more at Department of Human Services