State investigating claims of 'deplorable' Worcester Housing Authority conditions
Conditions in Worcester public housing are the worst "we've ever seen," says the president of Service Employees International Union Local 888.
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Conditions in Worcester public housing are the worst "we've ever seen," says the president of Service Employees International Union Local 888.
State officials have received complaints about working and living conditions.
Deb Libby applied for a place to live in the state's public housing system, which has many empty apartments, according to a WBUR and ProPublica investigation. The state has since pledged to fill the vacancies, but Libby is still waiting for a longterm place to live.
The Worcester Housing Authority is the first housing authority in Massachusetts to develop housing specifically for people who are coming out of homelessness, according to local and state officials. The building features 24 "micro units," which are very small, fully-furnished studio apartments with bathrooms and kitchenettes.
Direct subsidies, state and federal housing tax credits will support 27 projects in 20 communities across the state for low-income residents LOWELL – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $246 million in direct subsidies and state and federal housing tax credits to build and preserve nearly 1,600 affordable homes throughout Massachusetts. Governor Maura T. Healey, Lieutenant […]