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This bill establishes a working group within the interagency housing and homelessness external advisory council to develop strategies for expanding supportive housing in Massachusetts. The working group, comprising at least 8 members including key state officials and a representative from the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, will be charged with creating strategic and financial plans to increase supportive housing units by at least 2,000. Their objectives include identifying opportunities to combine resources, developing best practices for prioritizing households experiencing chronic homelessness, ensuring regional coordination of housing services, exploring Medicaid housing benefits, creating strategies to support families at risk of homelessness, and developing a comprehensive action plan for procuring community-based supportive services and housing subsidies. The group will also examine infrastructure needs for housing access and coordination. The bill authorizes the executive office to spend funds supporting these efforts and requires the working group to submit a detailed report to legislative committees by December 31, 2027, outlining their findings and recommendations for expanding supportive housing across the state.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Housing (Joint)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2831