Largest housing investment in state history will create more than 40,000 new homes BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration today unveiled a $4 billion plan to jumpstart the production of homes and make housing more affordable across Massachusetts. The Affordable Homes Act, a comprehensive package of spending, policy and programmatic actions, represents the largest proposed investment in housing in the state’s history […]
State officials said they plan to begin pushing those seeking emergency shelter to a waiting list once the system reaches 7,500 families, which they warn could happen “imminently.” The state had previously said they planned to implement a cap on the system by Wednesday.
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While state officials and shelter providers work to avoid displacing longtime motel residents to make space for unhoused families, housing advocates say they are aware of cases where people have been pushed out of motels and into homelessness.