How to complete housing subsidy
Date Created: September 21, 2026
What this is
This article explain where, when and how to complete the housing subsidy data element in HMIS.
What you need to know
Housing subsidy is a program specific data element required for several state funded projects:
- MN DHS LTHSSF
- MN DHS Housing Support
- MHFA: LTH/HPH
- MHFA: HTF - Rental Assistance
- MHFA: Homework Starts with Home
- MHFA: FHPAP
When do I complete housing subsidy?
Housing Subsidy is located on the Housing Subsidy form within the each enrollment workflow (entry, update and exit). It is required to be complete for the head of household.
| Project type/Funder | What assessment | When to complete |
| Permanent Housing (RRH, PSH, PH S, PH HO) | Entry and Update | Only if there is a housing move-in date recorded |
|
Services Only (SSO) - LTHSSF Homeless Prevention (HP) - FHPAP |
Entry and Update | At entry and at each update assessment created |
| All | Exit | Only if the client exits to a permanent or temporary destination |
Housing Subsidy Crosswalk
This crosswalk table below describes each current picklist option and shows related responses from the previous Housing Subsidy list.
| Subsidy Type | What is this? | Previous Housing Subsidy responses |
| HUD: CoC Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) | Combines long-term rental assistance with voluntary supportive services for individuals or families experiencing chronic homelessness and living with a disability. | Shelter Plus Care, SHP Leasing |
| HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) | Provides housing vouchers, short-term financial help, and supportive services specifically for low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS. | HOPWA |
| HUD: Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) / Project-Based Voucher (PBV) | A portable or site-based voucher where households pay roughly 30% of their income toward rent. Also includes PBRA (Project-Based Rental Assistance) | Section 8 |
| HUD: VASH | A joint program between HUD and the VA that pairs Section 8 rental vouchers with ongoing case management for homeless veterans and their families. | N/A |
| Local Housing Subsidy or County Levy | Flexible financial assistance or localized rental programs funded and administered directly by city, town, or county governments (often via local property tax levies). | County Funded |
| MN DHS: Housing Support Program | Formerly known as Group Residential Housing, that pays for housing in approved settings (such as adult foster care, assisted living, or specialized supportive housing) for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities. | GRH |
| MN DHS: MSA Housing Assistance | A monthly financial allowance added to Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) for low-income adults with disabilities under age 65 who spend more than 40% of their income on housing. | MHFA Rental Assistance |
| MN DHS: Transitional Housing Program (THP) | Offers time-limited rental assistance combined with supportive services to help individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness transition to permanent housing | N/A |
| MN Housing: Bridges Rental Assistance | Temporary rental assistance and support for low-income households that include at least one adult with a serious mental illness, acting as a bridge while they wait for a long-term federal voucher like Section 8. | Bridges |
| MN Housing: Bring It Home Rental Assistance | A state-funded permanent rental assistance program that helps lower-income, cost-burdened households across Minnesota pay rent on private market-rate units, prioritizing families with young children | MHFA Rental Assistance |
| MN Housing: FHPAP RRH | Provides short-term financial help and housing crisis navigation to quickly rehouse people experiencing homelessness | MHFA Rental Assistance |
| MN Housing: Housing Trust Fund (HTF) | Provides rental assistance and housing-related expenses paired with supportive services for people experiencing long-term or high-priority homelessness | MHFA Rental Assistance |
| MN Housing: Property Subsidy | Financial assistance tied directly to a specific affordable housing development or property to help lower the overall operating costs, keeping rents affordable for tenants. | Property Subsidy |
| MN Housing: Section 811 Program | Provides project-based rental assistance specifically dedicated to expanding integrated, affordable housing options paired with supportive services for very low-income adults with significant and long-term disabilities | N/A |
| No Subsidy | Client does not having a housing subsidy at the time of assessment | No Subsidy |
| Other (specify) | Only use this category is none of the options are applicable. | Other, Sons of Bridges, HOME |
| Data not collected | Did not collect information from client | N/A |