15 Dec Boston Globe: Vouchers for all? Housing groups call for $3.2 billion investment to provide ‘universal’ rental aid in Mass.

Posted at 17:03h in In the News, In the News 2022

A new report estimates that 335,000 households who qualify for state rental vouchers are currently left out of the program.  By Andrew Brinker Globe Correspondent, December 15, 2022  Massachusetts’ rental voucher program is a lifeline to those who can access it.  But that program — the largest state-funded...

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15 Dec BOSTON.COM: The current rental voucher system is leaving out about 335,000 households. Could universal vouchers address that?

Posted at 15:44h in In the News, In the News 2022

Source: Boston.Com A new report calls for $3.2 billion investment for "universal" rental aid in Mass. By Marta Hill December 15, 2022 Rental assistance measures have been shown to alleviate poverty, reduce homelessness, and bring better health outcomes, as well as transform people’s lives. But, a new report shows...

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14 Dec Boston Globe Op-Ed: How to ensure affordable housing in Massachusetts

Posted at 17:08h in In the News, In the News 2022

The solution requires policies at the local level to allow multifamily housing development, public dollars to support construction, and public funding for rental assistance.  By Rachel Heller and Christopher Norris December 14, 2022. Rising housing costs are making it difficult for many people in Massachusetts to buy...

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14 Dec CommonWealth: A call for universal rental housing assistance

Posted at 16:55h in In the News, In the News 2022

IN RECENT YEARS, Massachusetts has moved toward making things like health care and quality preschool universally available to all. What if we put affordable rental housing in that same category?   That’s the idea behind a report being issued today that outlines an ambitious plan to ensure state...

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