09 Feb Dorchester Reporter: Report: Federal funding drove spike in rental assistance

Posted at 10:56h in In the News, In the News 2023

By Izzy Bryars, Special to the Reporter February 8, 2023 Metro Housing Boston provided more than $162 million through the state-funded Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program in 2022, with almost half of funds going to rental arrears assistance and over a third of total...

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03 Feb Chelsea Record: More Than 1,400 Households in Chelsea Received $15.2 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance in FY22

Posted at 11:32h in In the News, In the News 2023

By Adam Swift • February 2, 2023 Chelsea has one of the highest rates of apartment renters in the state, at just over 70 percent of the city’s total housing stock, and with that comes the pressure on renters presented by rising rents, gentrification, and the...

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09 Jan National Low Income Housing Coalition: Massachusetts Advocates Publish Report on Right to Rental Assistance

Posted at 08:20h in In the News, In the News 2023

National Low Income Housing Coalition Published January 9, 2023 A new report published by a partnership of housing groups finds that the State of Massachusetts could provide affordable housing for the estimated 240,000 eligible families not currently being served by other state and federal housing programs by investing in...

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