New Mass. emergency shelter rules take effect today

New Mass. emergency shelter rules take effect today

Another series of significant changes to Massachusetts' emergency family shelter system will take effect on Thursday, giving priority to certain local families and setting a five-day cap on how long people can stay in overflow sites.

Migrant Shelter Costs In Massachusetts To Exceed $1 Billion For The Next Several Years, State Predicts

Migrant Shelter Costs In Massachusetts To Exceed $1 Billion For The Next Several Years, State Predicts By American Military News Gov. Maura Healey’s administration expects to spend more money than originally anticipated over the next fiscal year on the emergency shelter system housing migrants and local families, according to revised estimates released this month. Shelter-related costs are now projected to top $1 billion in fiscal year 2025 if …

New state shelter guidelines take effect, limit families to 5-day stays - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Under new guidelines that take effect Thursday, most people in state overflow shelters will be limited to five-day stays – changes that have been met with pushback. After the state seemed to struggle with the overwhelming number of people going to its shelters, Governor Maura Healey announced the new regulations. Protesters gathered outside the Massachusetts State House and the state office building in Springfield on Monday to push back. Organiz…

New Mass. migrant shelter limits go into effect Thursday

Changes to Massachusetts’ migrant shelter system are scheduled to go into effect Thursday. Migrants and unhoused families at overflow shelter sites will only be allowed to stay for five days. Those shelters can, however, request a 30-day extension. The families that will have priority starting Aug. 1 are those without housing because of a no-fault eviction, who lost their home...

Migrant crisis projected to cost Massachusetts taxpayers $1.8 billion over next two years

A new report analyzed the impact the migrant crisis will have on Massachusetts residents with the state projecting to spend $1.8 billion over the next two years, making it a potential "fiscal time bomb." The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a report on July 24, which predicted The Bay State will struggle to manage the growing number of migrants coming to the state. "The cost to Massachusetts taxpayers of temporary housing and shelte…

Migrant shelter costs expected to exceed $1B in Massachusetts

BOSTON (WPRI) — Some lawmakers in Massachusetts are sounding the alarm over the emergency shelters for migrants and the homeless. Running the state’s emergency shelter system through the next fiscal year is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1 billion. Sutton Republican Senator Ryan Fattman is among those suggesting the state make permanent changes to the shelter system to help control the cost. He said on Jan. 1, the Commonwealth will run ou…