HOUSING STABILIZATION SERVICES ENDED FRIDAY

Riddled with fraud, the Minnesota Housing Stabilization Services program ends today (ended Friday).  The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced in August that the program would be terminated due to widespread fraud.  The program was launched in 2020 as a Medical Assistance benefit designed to help seniors and people with disabilities.  The Minnesota Legislature and DHS took action this year to improve oversight of the program, but in the end, the cases of fraud were determined to be too much to keep the program running.