Roadmap 3: Apply for Benefits

Many benefits can be applied for as soon as your family member turns 18. They include cash benefits, as well as funding for supportive services.

To get started, check out the following resources, part of our Housing Boot Camp:

• The Turning 18 checklist
• Housing in a month’s worth of Tweets
• The “Thinking about housing” webinar

Additionally, the “Housing equation” graphic is a handy illustration of benefits and the role they play in housing.

“Massachusetts living arrangements for persons with developmental disabilities” is an infographic of housing models, showing the benefits that can be used in each model.