ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program is set to end on Halloween after multiple criminal indictments alleging widespread fraud.

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Housing Stabilization Services program terminated

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The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is ending the Housing Stabilization Services program after law enforcement discovered extensive fraud.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved this termination.

The program, launched in 2020, aimed to help seniors and people with disabilities secure housing. Despite efforts to improve oversight, the scale of fraud led to its closure.

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