Moran: $480K For Andover, Lawrence, Methuen In MA House Budget Patch 8 hrs ago
Thursday, April 29, 2021 The Massachusetts House of Representatives Today passed its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responsibly responds to the needs of residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded at $47.716 billion, the House’s FY22 budget continues its strong commitment to cities and towns, and includes significant investments in education, supportive services for vulnerable populations, and workforce and economic development, among other priorities.
The House FY22 budget does not cut services nor does it raise taxes, and is made possible due to strong revenue collections, increased federal reimbursement, and by leveraging funds from the state’s Stabilization Fund. The budget does not appropriate anticipated American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. As the House Ways & Means and Federal Stimulus committees awa
BOSTON – Thursday, April 29, 2021 –
Representatives Jack Patrick Lewis, Carmine Lawerance Gentile, Maria Duaime Robinson worked to secure wins for Framingham and the MetroWest region when passing the Massachusetts House Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget. This budget responds to the needs of Framingham residents and makes investments that set the state on a path toward economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. The statewide budget funded at $47.716 billion, the House s FY22 budget continues its strong commitment to cities and towns, and includes significant investments in education, supportive services for vulnerable populations, and workforce and economic development, among other priorities. This year s budget puts needed resources into the Commonwealth to combat the emotional, educational, physical, and economic hurdles we have faced throughout the COVID-19 crisis. With emphasis on our most vulnerable populations, this budget will allow Massachusetts to quickly recover and
What Is the Housing Voucher Program?
Individuals and families with low incomes use vouchers to help pay for privately owned housing. The program is federally funded and run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and a network of about 2,170 state and local public housing agencies (PHAs). More than 5 million people in 2.3 million low-income families use vouchers.
Who Is Eligible for Vouchers?
Federal rules ensure that vouchers are targeted to the families who need them most. Seventy-five percent of new households admitted each year must have “extremely low incomes,” defined as incomes up to the poverty line or 30 percent of the local median, whichever is higher. Other new households may have incomes up to 80 percent of the area median.