MSA -Minnesota Supplemental Aid-Housing Assistance- For people with disabilities or Blind
Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) Housing Assistance is a benefit that helps people with disabilities afford their housing. It gives an additional $397 per month to people on MSA who spend more than 40% of their income on housing. Every year, this amount is adjusted on July 1st, to be half of Supplemental Security Income's Federal Benefit Rate (FBR). If you are on MSA, you should ask your county worker if you qualify for MSA Housing Assistance. There are many people on MSA who would qualify for MSA Housing Assistance if they applied. Who Can Get It You can only get MSA Housing Assistance if you qualify for MSA. To qualify for MSA, you must both: Have a disability , be blind , or be age 65 or older, and Either get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or not get an SSI payment only because you have countable income that is too high for SSI. If you do not get SSI, you must still have a disability, low income and low assets , ...