BOSTON — Housing advocates from across the state were on Beacon Hill March 12 handing out cookies to lawmakers to urge them to expand and codify the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. The program ...
BOSTON (SHNS) – Both tenants and landlords reported significant satisfaction with a state-run voucher program designed to help low-income residents pay rent, even as they continue to flag difficulties ...
Fewer than half of Massachusetts households eligible to receive state rental aid tap into a mix of available subsidies, a disparity policymakers could address by committing to a massive, ...
The state budget line item for a safety net rental voucher program has grown significantly in recent years, but housing advocates say Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to boost it an additional 16% in ...
Less than half of low-income tenants in Massachusetts who hold state-funded housing vouchers can consistently afford their monthly rent, according to a Boston Foundation report released Wednesday. The ...
In recent weeks, there has been extensive media coverage regarding potential cuts to federal housing voucher programs such as Section 8, which currently assists approximately 2.3 million low-income ...