Lieutenant Governor Murray Joins HUD and HHS to Announce $5.3 Million in Supportive Housing in Massachusetts - February 14, 2013

BOSTON – Thursday, February 14, 2013 – Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray today joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) New England Regional Administrator Barbara Fields and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Regional Director Christie Hager to announce a $5.3 million award to the Patrick-Murray Administration’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) as part of the state’s effort to increase supportive housing units and help hundreds of residents with disabilities avoid homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization.

DHCD will use this federal funding to offer rental assistance to 100 extremely low-income persons with disabilities, many of whom are transitioning out of institutional settings or are at extreme risk of homelessness. This funding offers permanent housing and critically needed supportive services to ensure these at-risk individuals find their place within the fabric of their community.  In addition to the 100 units funded by HUD’s Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (PRA Demo), DHCD has committed 50 vouchers that will provide a rent subsidy to the same population.

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