·State program
Money Follows the Person
Iowa's Money Follows the Person program helps Medicaid-eligible individuals transition from institutional settings to community living.
What you get
Services, as recorded:
- One-time expenses only: security deposit, utility hookup, household supplies, home accessibility modifications; help applying for rental assistance for ongoing rent
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Iowa?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 04
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 05
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 06
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 07
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Disability of the person receiving care
“qualify for either the Intellectual Disability (ID) or Brain Injury (BI) Waiver”
hhs.iowa.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
State residency
“MFP is a program that helps Iowa residents in Qualifying Facilities to move into their own home or apartment in the community of their choice.”
hhs.iowa.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Talk to your Transition Specialist, or contact the MFP team