Gov. Maura Healey has approved the Massachusetts Legislature's plan to put a nine-month limit on how long families can live in emergency shelters
Gov. Maura Healey has approved the Massachusetts Legislature's plan to put a nine-month limit on how long families can live in emergency sheltersGov. Maura Healey on Tuesday signed into law a new nine-month limit on how long families can live in Massachusetts emergency shelters, and stamped her approvalNumerous exemptions will be available to families that bump up against the nine-month cap, under the law crafted by top Senate and House Democrats .
Two additional 90-day stays will be available to those who are employed, participating in an approved training program, or meet one of a slew of protected criteria such as:"seeking to avoid educational interruptions for a child or children enrolled in public schools," those who are pregnant or recently gave birth, people with a diagnosed disability or"documented medical condition," those to whom domestic violence poses"imminent risk of harm," or veterans not...
After imposing her own limits on how long families can remain in overflow shelters, Healey had remained vague on what she thought of legislative proposals to limit a family's length of stay in the main emergency assistance shelter system.The governor was noncommittal when asked in March whether nine months was too long or too short for a time limit, saying,"It could be. Again, I want to look at the whole package of what came out and talk some more with my team.
For fiscal 2025, which starts July 1, the Healey administration can pull $175 million more from the same savings account, known as the Transitional Escrow Fund, on top of whatever funding is included in the general budget. Next fiscal year's transfer would be triggered if Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz issues a"written determination … that funds are necessary to support the emergency housing assistance program."
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