St. Paul tenants face homelessness after DHS halts payments to 11 ICS providers
The Minnesota Department of Human Services halted payments to 11 Intensive Community Support (ICS) providers, and in St. Paul one local provider, Jama Mahamod of American Home Health Care, says he was audited six times over two years and that state payments stopped in September, prompting him to evict four tenants and close his business. Tenants say they now face imminent homelessness and criticize DHS for a lack of compassion, while DHS emphasizes that ICS funds pay for services — not housing or rent.
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📌 Key Facts
- The local provider named in the report is Jama Mahamod of American Home Health Care, a St. Paul–based company.
- Mahamod says he was audited six times over two years before Minnesota DHS halted state payments to his business in September; after payments stopped he evicted four tenants and closed the business.
- Affected tenants say they now face imminent homelessness; a tenant told FOX 9 the situation leaves them without housing and criticized DHS for a lack of compassion.
- Minnesota DHS issued a statement explaining the role of ICS services and clarifying that payments for ICS services are separate from housing or rent payments.
- The story links halted state payments to ICS providers with sudden housing instability for tenants served by those providers.
📚 Contextual Background
- Minnesota has the largest population of Somalis in the United States.
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New information:
- Names the local provider as Jama Mahamod of American Home Health Care (St. Paul-based).
- Provider Mahamod says he was audited six times in two years before DHS stopped payments.
- Mahomod says he evicted four tenants and closed his business after state payments were halted in September.
- Direct tenant quote describing imminent homelessness and criticising DHS for lack of compassion.
- DHS statement included explaining ICS services and clarifying that housing/rent is separate from ICS service payments.