Creating Innovative Housing Models Using Medicaid State Plan Services

• By: Catherine Boyle, MA, CGS Autism Housing Pathways
• July 1st, 2013
• supportive housing, voucher, waiver
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Approximately 90% of adults with autism are not employed full-time or are underemployed, and more than 80% of young adults with autism live in the family home (1). Nationally, the cost of a studio apartment is 90% of the federal SSI payment rate (2). Finding workable housing solutions for...