Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?

There’s a huge waitlist for state-funded housing — so why are 2,300 units vacant?

Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live.Libby, 56, moved to Worcester four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer.But the landlord wants her out by the end of the month and she can’t find anything else she can afford. She earns only a littl...

Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?

AGAWAM, Mass. (AP) - Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer. State lawmakers send letter to Feds for immigrant supports But the landlord wants her out by the end of the month and she can’t find anything else she can afford. She earns only a little more than minimum wage at a hardware stor…

Massachusetts has huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?

Massachusetts has about 184,000 people on a waitlist for the state’s public housing.

Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?

Massachusetts system is by far the biggest state funded housing system in the country — with more units than Connecticut, New York, and Hawaii combined. The post Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant? appeared first on Boston.com.

Waitlist for subsidized housing in Massachusetts is yearslong — despite ample amount of vacant units

Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer. But the landlord wants her out by the end of the month and she can’t find anything else she can afford. She earns only a little more than minimum wage at a hardware store and often has to take unpaid time off because of health problems. Libby thought she fo…

Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant?

Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer.