US EditionMass. to Close Majority of Emergency Hotel Shelters Monday
- Massachusetts will close most of its 28 hotel shelters today, leaving only four open, as state officials shift to more sustainable housing solutions amid declining caseloads.
- The Healey administration’s reforms projected shelter caseloads to fall below 4,000 families six months early, with 68% reductions driven by budget constraints and transition efforts.
- Data shows nearly 130 hotels served 7,500 families at peak, now down to 3,740 families and 275 in hotels, a 68% decrease since summer 2023.
- Advocates warn that swift closures may leave families vulnerable, increasing pressure on social services to find alternative housing solutions.
- Following Monday's closures, four shelters will remain open until July 31, with residents relocating to the Lowell Inn and Conference Center as the administration focuses on transitioning families into permanent housing.
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As Mass. closes shelter hotels, state funds for rent subsidies run out
Massachusetts is shuttering dozens of hotel shelters and grappling with how to house people. Meanwhile, the program used to provide rental subsidies for those exiting shelters has run out of money.
Former Clarion Hotel no longer housing those in need
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - As of Monday, hotel shelters across the state are no longer housing those in need, including the former Clarion Hotel in West Springfield. The Healey administration announced just last month that there is a decline in need for this program. This hotel shelter has been vacant for about a month. The families that were living there have since been provided permanent or semi-permanent housing by the state. Avera…
Most of the remaining hotel shelters in Massachusetts expected to close Monday
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