
Future Planning Housing Checklist
What do you need to put in place to be ready for the future for your family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
Services & Care
☐ Developmental Disabilities Administration Client (DDA)
☐ Individual and Family Services (IFS)
☐ Children’s Intensive in home Behavior Support (CIIBS)
☐ Basic Plus Waiver
☐ Core Waiver
☐ Community Protection
☐ Home & Community Services Client (HCS) Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
☐ Community First Choice (CFC) - # of Personal Care Hours ______

Income Sources
☐ Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Monthly Amount $ _______
☐ Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) Monthly Amount $ _______
☐ Employment – Monthly Earned Income Amount $________
☐ Other Monthly Benefits - Monthly Amount $ _______

Benefits & Assistance
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Application
☐ General Lottery ☐ Housing Access and Services Program (HASP)
☐ Applied for Food Assistance (SNAP)
☐ Applied for Energy Assistance
☐ Applied for phone communications assistance
☐ Applied for Metro Reduced Fare Transportation Bus Pass

Legal & Financial
Legal Guardianship:
☐ Person ☐ Estate ☐ Both
☐ Power of Attorney
☐ Supported Decision Making Plan
☐ Healthcare Advance Directives
☐ Update Will
☐ Special Needs Trust
☐ Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account

