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Housing and community supports: GA, MSA, housing support programs and homelessness grants explained
Summary
House Research staff summarized state cash assistance programs (General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid), housing support eligibility and room‑and‑board rates, and grant programs for emergency shelter, transitional housing and youth homelessness.
Danielle Pinelli of House Research briefed the committee on state housing and community support programs that assist low‑income households and people experiencing homelessness.
Pinelli described General Assistance (GA) as a state cash assistance program for low‑income single adults and childless couples who meet specified categories and income rules. Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) provides a state supplement for people who receive or would qualify for Supplemental Security Income…
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