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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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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