·State program
Money Follows the Person
Money Follows the Person administered by South Dakota Department of Social Services
What you get
Services, as recorded:
- Supplemental services include up to $800/person for groceries, an additional $700 for pantry/personal-care items, and application fees up to $280/person (max 8 rental applications)
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 South Dakota?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — non relative — count for this program?
- 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.
Applicant age
“Age 18 or older.”
homeagain.sd.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Referrals may come from any source, including self-referral, family/friend referrals, institutional level referrals, or referrals submitted to the State's NWD system, Dakota at Home.”
homeagain.sd.gov →State residency
“A resident of South Dakota.”
homeagain.sd.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Fill out a referral form for yourself or the person you're referring; referrals may come from any source (self, family/friend, institution, or the state's NWD system, Dakota at Home)