You must meet all three of the following conditions to get MATCH assistance.
- Enrolled in MassHealth Managed Care Plan: You must be a MassHealth member and enrolled in a MassHealth managed care health plan that has chosen to participate in the MATCH program. Only these health care agencies can submit MATCH applications for MassHealth members.
- If you do not know the name of the MassHealth managed care plan you are enrolled in or would like to enroll in a MassHealth managed care plan, please contact MassHealth Customer Service Center at (800) 841-2900, TDD/TYY: 711.
- Moving into the Community: You must be transitioning from a place where you are not currently responsible for housing costs and related expenses. Such places include:
- A nursing facility or residential care facility
- A congregate care setting
- An acute inpatient hospital, chronic rehab care facility, or psychiatric inpatient hospital
- An emergency shelter, the streets or other places not meant for human habitation, unhabitable housing, medical respite for people experiencing homelessness, safe haven transitional housing, or a doubled-up situation where you are unable to stay permanently
- A state system of care for youth that you are aging out of
- A 24-hour diversionary residential program for substance use treatment
- A correctional facility
- Secured Community-Based Housing: You must have already identified a community-based housing opportunity where you have to pay for housing costs and related expenses. You must be moving into community-based housing within 60 days.
MATCH assistance can be requested any time up to 60 days before you move into community-based housing and up to 60 days after you have relocated to the community.
Visit MATCH Frequently Asked Questions for more information about eligibility.
| Date published: | December 8, 2022 |
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| Last updated: | June 28, 2023 |