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The DDD Budget and Housing

Trisha Bailey | NJ Support Coordination

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The DDD Budget

  • Once DDD (the Division of Developmental Disabilities) says you are eligible for services, the NJCAT will be completed.
  • NJCAT = New Jersey Comprehensive Assessment Tool: (self-care, behavioral, medical)
  • The answers are assessed and DDD will assign you a Tier letter (A-E)
  • Each Tier letter corresponds to an individualized budget you will receive from the Division.
  • The budget can be used for many different supports and services.

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The DDD Budget…

  • Your budget is not actual money you will receive.
  • You will choose a support coordinator that helps you find services and supports you need or are interested in.
  • Your support coordinator will write a plan for you and make sure everything gets paid for.

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How Much Money Is There For Each Tier?

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�What Can Your Budget Be Used For?

Assistive Technology

Natural Supports Training

Prevocational Training

Occupational Therapy

Career Planning

Community Based Supports

Behavioral Supports

Physical Therapy

Respite

Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)

Cognitive Rehabilitation

Day Habilitation

Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy

Environmental Modifications

Goods and Services

Support Coordination

Supported Employment (Small Group)

Transportation

Fiscal Management Services

Interpreter Services

Community Inclusion

Supports Brokerage

Vehicle Modification

Supported Employment (Individual)

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The DDD Budget…

  • As you begin to think about graduating high school, start to think about:

a. What are your interests?

b. What are you good at?

c. What are some things you want to learn about?

d. What kind of job would you like to have?

e. What kind of job don’t you want to have?

f. Where do you want to live?

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Housing

  • There are different options when it comes to housing.
  • Ask yourself: - Do you want to live at home?

- Do you want to live in a group home?

- Do you want to live in apartment by yourself or

- Do you want to live in an apartment with a roommate?

  • Depending on your answers, there are different options.

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Living At Home

  • You can live at home with your family, but also use some of your DDD budget to help with assistance you may need.
  • You can get hire someone to come and help you with:

- daily living tasks (chores, cooking, laundry, etc.)

- assistance in the community (going out for fun, shopping, grocery shopping, etc.)

- making new friendships

  • This is called Individual Supports, Community Based Supports, Community Inclusion

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Living In A Group Home

  • Group homes enable you to live in the community, but still receive help you may need 24 hours a day.
  • Usually in a group home, you will have 2 to 3 roommates, have your own room, or share a room.
  • Some of these housing settings are in a house, others are apartments.
  • Your DDD budget will pay for living in a group home, only if you are enrolled in the Community Care Program (CCP)
  • Your support coordinator will help you find a group home in your area.

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Living In An Apartment

  • Living in an apartment is an option for those who:

- can live on their own independently or mostly independently

- have a job to help pay for rent

  • Housing vouchers are available to pay for 70% of your rent.

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Housing Subsidy Program

  • Housing subsidy programs are programs run by the government to help those with disabilities afford decent, safe, clean housing in the community.
  • You are free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program.
  • If you receive a housing voucher, you will be responsible for finding a rental unit. Your support coordinator and family will help you.
  • The voucher pays for 70% of the rent. You will need to pay the remaining 30%. Often, individuals use some of their SSI (Supplemental Security Income) to pay for this. [If rent is $1,000 per month, you will need to pay $300.}

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How Do You Get A Housing Voucher?

  • DDD (The Division of Developmental Disabilities) makes rental subsidies available to individuals that meet certain criteria.
  • The subsidies are given by The Supportive Housing Connection.
  • To apply for an SHC housing voucher, an individual must:

- Meet the functional criteria for DDD eligibility

- Have current and active Medicaid

- Have a current NJ Comprehensive Assessment Tool (NJ CAT):

- Have an assigned Support Coordinator

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For More Information:

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Or… Ask Your Support Coordinator.

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NJ Support Coordination at�Caregivers of New Jersey

I’m here to help!

  • Trisha Bailey: 856-685-9217
  • Email: tbailey@njcaregivers.org
  • Phone: 1-877-265-6360
  • Website: www.njcaregivers.org

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