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Gov. Mills proposes 3-month limit on emergency housing assistance
Mainers on the verge of eviction because they can’t afford rent may soon be limited to three months of General Assistance housing support in a one-year period. The new limit, proposed in Gov.
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Empty apartments across Massachusetts could be key to solving housing crisis
Advocates say vacant properties are “low-hanging fruit” when it comes to addressing Massachusetts’ dire housing shortage.
Massachusetts reports spending nearly $500M so far in FY25 on state-run shelters
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has spent nearly $500 million on the state-run shelter system in fiscal year 2025, ...
New housing plan hopes to add 222,000 units in Massachusetts over next decade, governor says
Gov. Maura Healey unveiled her ambitious plan Thursday to bring more affordable housing to Massachusetts, a plan some brokers ...
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Massachusetts shelter for migrants, homeless families to be converted back to hotel in Taunton
A Taunton hotel sued last year for housing too many migrants ... expected to no longer be an emergency assistance family shelter, starting in July. “Massachusetts cannot continue to sustain ...
Right to Shelter Law in Massachusetts: Cost concerns threaded 1983 homelessness debate
Right to shelter did not make headlines back in 1983 when Gov. Dukakis signed a $1.6M homeless bill. Here's what was debated.
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Maine cities, nonprofits ask lawmakers to reject proposed limit on housing assistance
Lawmakers are told that a proposal to limit General Assistance housing support would put hundreds of families at risk of eviction. AUGUSTA — Several Maine cities and nonprofits asked lawmakers ...