SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Supportive Housing programs are unlicensed residential settings that provide supported, independent living. Housing is made available to persons with mental illness on both a transitional or permanent basis. Supportive Housing programs are typically step-down resources from higher levels of care.
Some Key Elements of Supportive Housing: Tenants typically have a lease in their name and full rights of tenancy under landlord-tenant law, including control over living space and protection against eviction. No different than leases held by someone who does not have a psychiatric disability. House rules, if any, are similar to those found in housing for people who do not have psychiatric disabilities and do not restrict visitors or otherwise interfere with a life in the community. Housing is not time-limited unless specifically identified as “transitional” housing. Rents are affordable and are generally modeled after HUD’s low income housing standards.
Some Key Elements of Supportive Housing: Tenants typically have a lease in their name and full rights of tenancy under landlord-tenant law, including control over living space and protection against eviction. No different than leases held by someone who does not have a psychiatric disability. House rules, if any, are similar to those found in housing for people who do not have psychiatric disabilities and do not restrict visitors or otherwise interfere with a life in the community. Housing is not time-limited unless specifically identified as “transitional” housing. Rents are affordable and are generally modeled after HUD’s low income housing standards.