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Budget Linkshttps://budget.digital.mass.gov/summary/fy26/enacted/

https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-609-billion-fiscal-year-2026-budget		https://malegislature.gov/Budget/ConferenceCommittee

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4240
https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FY2026/SenateDebate

https://malegislature.gov/Events/Sessions/Detail/7464

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2525 		https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FY2026/SenateDebate

https://www.mahomeless.org/_files/ugd/6c63ec_b7f86ee6a3134a52922d9667c38c88ce.pdf 		https://malegislature.gov/Budget/SenateWaysMeansBudgethttps://malegislature.gov/Budget/FY2026/HouseDebate/FloorActions

https://malegislature.gov/Events/Sessions/Detail/7449 		https://malegislature.gov/Budget/HouseDebate

https://www.mahomeless.org/_files/ugd/6c63ec_f9a896298a7a465c8f6b116ac6c7b757.pdf
https://malegislature.gov/Budget/FY2026/HouseWaysMeansBudget/Ways_Means_Final_Budget

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4000 		https://budget.digital.mass.gov/govbudget/fy26/ https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter140

https://www.mass.gov/lists/fiscal-year-2025-vetoes
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Line ItemName of Program/ DescriptionCoalition's Preliminary FY26 Budget RequestsCoalition's FY26 Conference Committee (CC) RequestsGovernor's Review of the FY26 Budget (General Appropriations Act) and Budget Signing and Vetoes

Issued on July 4, 2025; approved $60.09 billion in spending and vetoed $130 million in spending		Conference Committee FY26 Budget Funding and Language

- Conference committee report filed on June 29, 2025, including $61.01 billion in proposed spending
- An interim budget request from Governor Healey ("one-twelfth budget) was filed June 23, 2025, approved by the House and Senate on June 30th, and sent to the Governor on June 30th: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4237
- The House and Senate approved the FY26 conference committee budget on June 30, 2025. Watch the House and Senate sessions: https://malegislature.gov/Events/Sessions/Detail/7491 and https://malegislature.gov/Events/Sessions/Detail/7488
- The Governor will have until July 10th to review the FY26 budget (General Appropriations Act) and to sign the budget and issue line item vetoes. 		Senate Debate Notes + Amendment Outcomes

Senators opened their FY26 budget debate on May 19, 2025 with opening remarks, and voted on amendments May 20–22, 2025.		Key Senate Budget Amendments

Senators filed 1,058 amendments on/before the May 9, 2025. The Senate debated their budget May 19–22, 2025. 		Senate Ways and Means FY26 Budget Proposals

Released on May 6, 2025; $61.3 billion in total spending recommendations, with $60.5 billion in direct appropriations		House Debate Notes + Amendment Outcomes

The House debated their budget April 28–30, 2025.		Key House Budget Amendments

Representatives filed 1,650 amendments on/before the April 18, 2025 deadline.		House Ways and Means FY26 Budget Proposals

Released April 16, 2025; $61.4 billion in total spending recommendations, including $1.95 billion in proposed surtax spending		Governor's FY26 House 1 Budget Proposals

Released January 22, 2025; $61.5 billion in total spending recommendations, including $1.95 billion in proposed surtax spending		Governor's Review of the FY25 Budget (General Appropriations Act) and Budget Signing and Vetoes

Issued on July 29, 2024; approved $57.78 billion in spending
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7004-9316Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) homelessness prevention programFunding request: $300,000,000, up from the current FY25 funding level of $204.7 million (FY25 General Appropriations Act funding plus FY25 supplemental funding)

Language requests:
- Increase the RAFT benefit cap of $7,000/household/year to $10,000/household/year
- Ensure upstream access to benefits
- Allow households to maximize resources from RAFT, HomeBASE, and other rental assistance programs
- Increase RAFT flexibility to incorporate more components of the former federally funded Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), including direct payments to tenants whose landlords are unresponsive or who refuse payments
- Maintain and expand quarterly tracking and reporting requirements		Funding request: Include $225,000,000, as recommended by the Senate.

Language request: Adopt Senate language that would amend the local housing program earmarks line item, 7004-0107, to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to consult with family homelessness service providers, advocates, the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Housing to “create a plan to divert families from emergency assistance shelter including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to the residential assistance for families in transition program, the HomeBASE household assistance and other shelter diversion programs.” As part of the plan, EOHLC would be required to evaluate possible changes to program benefit levels and eligibility criteria for Emergency Assistance (EA), HomeBASE, and the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition homelessness prevention program. For RAFT, EOHLC would have to look at the impacts of removing the requirement that applicants provide a notice to quit before being able to access rental arrearage payments.		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $207,477,715, as recommended by the House

Language:
- Includes language to maintain the cap on benefits at $7,000/household/year
- Includes language recommended by the Senate to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to consult with family homelessness service providers, advocates, the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Housing to “create a plan to divert families from emergency assistance shelter including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to the residential assistance for families in transition program, the HomeBASE household assistance and other shelter diversion programs.” This language was moved by the conference committee to line item 7004-0100, which funds the operations of EOHLC's homeless shelter and services unit, from line item 7004-0107, which funds local housing program earmarks.		Amendment update: A redrafted version of Amendment #557 was adopted as part of Yes Bundle 5!

The final language included would amend the local housing program earmarks line item, 7004-0107, to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to consult with family homelessness service providers, advocates, the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Housing to “create a plan to divert families from emergency assistance shelter including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to the residential assistance for families in transition program, the HomeBASE household assistance and other shelter diversion programs.” As part of the plan, EOHLC would be required to evaluate possible changes to program benefit levels and eligibility criteria for Emergency Assistance (EA), HomeBASE, and the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) homelessness prevention program. Specifically, EOHLC would have to look at the impacts of removing the requirement that applicants provide a notice to quit before being able to access rental arrearage payments; allowing families to access HomeBASE more upstream; and more.		Amendment: See Amendment #557, "RAFT Homelessness Prevention Program," from Senator Gómez. The original amendment would:
- Increase the RAFT cap to $10,000/household/year from $7,000/household/year
- Move access to RAFT more "upstream" by prohibiting the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) from requiring a notice to quit from families and individuals seeking help with back rent or requiring a utility shut-off notice from families and individuals seeking help with back utility bills
- Require EOHLC to offer direct-to-tenant payments in cases where the property owner is unresponsive or refuses payment
- Direct EOHLC to provide forward rent assistance if the award would not exceed the 12-month benefit cap
- Ensure equal access for households living in public or subsidized housing

* Please note that the link above now only shows the redrafted language for Amendment #557. Here is the language of the original amendment:

Mr. Gómez moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0107, by striking out the figure: "$7,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure "$10,000”; and in said item by inserting at the end the following: “provided further, that for the purposes of this program, to receive cash benefits or other services, it is not necessary for a household to have received a shut-off notice from a utility company, notice to quit or summary process summons and complaint, or otherwise be subject to the summary process pursuant to chapter 239; provided further, that the executive office and administering agencies shall make direct payments available to tenants or subtenants whose landlords are unresponsive or refuse payments; provided further, that the executive office and administering agencies shall approve requests for forward rent payments and stipends from otherwise eligible applicants if such payments would not exceed the rolling 12- month benefit award limit; provided further, that the executive office shall not impose any additional access or benefits restrictions on households residing in public or subsidized housing”		Funding: $225,000,000

Language:
- Would leave the maximum benefit cap at FY25 level; includes language to continue to limit RAFT benefits to $7,000/household over a 12-month period; would not allow EOHLC to set a lower limit, as proposed by the Governor
- Does not include language to prohibit the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) from requiring a notice to quit, a summary process summons and complaint, or utility shut-off notice before families and individuals can access RAFT (so would not require EOHLC to provide upstream access to RAFT)
- Would continue to require EOHLC to spend at least $3 million to provide RAFT benefits to households with older adults, people with disabilities, and youth not living with a parent or guardian		Amendment outcomes: The RAFT amendments, Amendment #1276 and Amendment #1, were considered under the Housing category but not adopted as part of Consolidated Amendment C.Amendments: See Amendment #1276, "Improvements to the RAFT Homelessness Prevention Program," from Representative Decker.

This amendment would:
- Increase the RAFT cap to $10,000/household/year from $7,000/household/year
- Move access to RAFT more "upstream" by prohibiting the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) from requiring a notice to quit from families and individuals seeking help with back rent or requiring a utility shut-off notice from families and individuals seeking help with back utility bills
- Require EOHLC to offer direct-to-tenant payments in cases where the property owner is unresponsive or refuses payment
- Direct EOHLC to provide forward rent assistance if the award would not exceed the 12-month benefit cap
- Ensure equal access for households living in public or subsidized housing

See also Amendment #1, "Eliminating the Notice to Quit Requirement for RAFT Eligibility," from Representative LeBoeuf. This amendment would:
- Move access to RAFT more "upstream" by prohibiting the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities from requiring a notice to quit from families and individuals seeking help with back rent or requiring a utility shut-off notice from families and individuals seeking help with back utility bills
- Require EOHLC to consult with the Joint Committee on Housing to establish the criteria for determining whether a family or individual is experiencing homelessness or is at risk of homelessness
- Require EOHLC to solicit public feedback during the process of establishing the criteria for determining whether a family or individual is experiencing homelessness or is at risk of homelessness		Funding: $207,477,715
- $5 million above the Governor's House 1 budget request

Language:
- Would leave the maximum benefit cap at FY25 level; includes language to continue to limit RAFT benefits to $7,000/household over a 12-month period; would not allow EOHLC to set a lower limit, as proposed by the Governor
- Does not include language to prohibit the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) from requiring a notice to quit, a summary process summons and complaint, or utility shut-off notice before families and individuals can access RAFT (so would not require EOHLC to provide upstream access to RAFT)
- Would continue to require EOHLC to spend at least $3 million to provide RAFT benefits to households with older adults, people with disabilities, and youth not living with a parent or guardian		Funding: $202,477,715Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $197,406,952, as appropriated by the Legislature.

Language: The Governor approved the legislative language for this line item.

Note: Current FY25 funding is $204,732,108. $7,325,156 in supplemental funding was added via the FY24 closeout supplemental budget in October 2024; see Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2024: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter248

Further FY25 supplemental funding in the amount of $42,910,506 has been proposed by the Governor and House Ways and Means. See https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4003 and https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4150
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7004-0101Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter and services program for children and familiesFunding request: Adequate funding to support children and families experiencing homelessness.

Language requests:
- Remove the length of stay limits, which are forcing families out of shelter before they can access safe housing
- Eliminate the “dual track” system of rapid track shelters and bridge track shelters; some families are being terminated from rapid track shelters in as little as 30 business days
- Remove the cap on the number of families in EA shelter, currently set at 5,800 families
- Restore presumptive eligibility, which would give more families temporary access to shelter while they gather documents to prove ongoing eligibility
- Strengthen support for families leaving shelter, including by improving housing search, providing ongoing wraparound support, and increasing HomeBASE rehousing resources
- Require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to actively consult and collaborate with families with lived experience of homelessness, providers, advocates, and key community stakeholders as the state moves ahead with changes to the EA program

Request note: The Administration has estimated that total FY25 spending on EA and a range of related services will be $1.064 billion. (From the Administration's March 24, 2025 biweekly report on the Emergency Housing Assistance Program: "Estimate includes shelter & associated services, staffing, Clinical and Safety Risk Assessment Sites, Family Welcome Centers, Temporary Respite Centers, school district reimbursements, immigration and refugee health, community, and workforce supports, municipal support, and exits").		Funding request: Include $276,071,903, as recommended by the Senate.

Language requests:
- Adopt Senate language that would require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to report to the Legislature by September 15, 2025 on the current state of the Emergency Assistance program and the justification for any continuation of the state of emergency policies and procedures that limit the number of families allowed to be in shelter at a given time and limit how long each individual family can stay in the EA program.
- Adopt Senate language in the local housing program earmarks line item, 7004-0107, to require EOHLC to consult with family homelessness service providers, advocates, the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Housing to “create a plan to divert families from emergency assistance shelter including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to the residential assistance for families in transition program, the HomeBASE household assistance and other shelter diversion programs.” As part of the plan, EOHLC would be required to evaluate possible changes to program benefit levels and eligibility criteria for Emergency Assistance, HomeBASE, and the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) homelessness prevention program.
- Adopt Senate language in the local housing program earmarks line item, 7004-0107, to establish a pilot program in three regions of the state to "identify and create regional solutions to reduce the number of families needing shelter" and to bring together providers, legislators, and the Secretary of EOHLC to identify root causes of homelessness, identify gaps in services and barriers to housing stability, identify early intervention opportunities, and collate and analyze data to inform proposed recommendations for reform.		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $276,421,903, slightly higher than the levels previously recommended by the House and Senate

Language:
- Includes Senate language in the Emergency Assistance (EA) line item, 7004-0101, that would require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to report to the Legislature by September 15, 2025 on the current state of the Emergency Assistance program and the justification for any continuation of the state of emergency policies and procedures that limit the number of families allowed to be in shelter at a given time and limit how long each individual family can stay in the EA program.
- Includes Senate language to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to consult with family homelessness service providers, advocates, the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Housing to “create a plan to divert families from emergency assistance shelter including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to the residential assistance for families in transition program, the HomeBASE household assistance and other shelter diversion programs.” This language was moved by the conference committee to line item 7004-0100, which funds the operations of EOHLC's homeless shelter and services unit, from line item 7004-0107, which funds local housing program earmarks.
- Includes Senate language in the local housing program earmarks line item, 7004-0107, to establish a pilot program in three regions of the state to "identify and create regional solutions to reduce the number of families needing shelter" and to bring together providers, legislators, and the Secretary of EOHLC to identify root causes of homelessness, identify gaps in services and barriers to housing stability, identify early intervention opportunities, and collate and analyze data to inform proposed recommendations for reform.		Amendment updates/outcomes: Amendment #219 was withdrawn.

A redrafted version of Amendment #156 was adopted as part of Yes Bundle 5!

Amendment #104 was redrafted and adopted as part of Yes Bundle 1.

In addition, the final version of Amendment #557, which initially focused on RAFT, was adopted. It would require EOHLC to study possible changes to EA, HomeBASE, and RAFT.

Note: After their budget debate, the Senate recommended funding EA at $276,071,903.

Amendments: See Amendment #219, "Improvements to Emergency Assistance for Children and Families," from Senator Gómez. This amendment would:
- Increase the Emergency Assistance length of stay cap from 6 months to 12 months
- Eliminate language that would set a 4,000-family cap on how many families can access shelter at time for December 2025–December 2026
- Expand tracking and reporting language to include data on families placed on the EA waiting list
- Require EOHLC to make every effort to place families approved for EA immediately in traditional shelters, hotels/motels, or overflow spaces
- Expand ombudsperson services within EOHLC, with language similar to that which was enacted with the FY22 budget
- Officially remove the EA asset limit
- Restore the 6-month grace period for families who exceed the EA income limit while in shelter

See also Amendment #156, "Emergency Assistance Shelter Notice," from Senator Friedman. This amendment would change the Emergency Assistance statute to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to provide at least 90 days’ advance notice to the Legislature before taking action on imposing a 6-month time limit, cap on the number of families in shelter, and other restrictions when the Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities “has determined that the shelter system is no longer able to meet all current and projected demand for shelter from eligible families considering the facts and circumstances then existing in the Commonwealth.”

See also Amendment #104, "EA Shelter Pilot," from Senator Kennedy. This amendment would provide $450,000 in the Emergency Assistance line item (7004-0101) to support a pilot in three regions of the state: South Shore, Western Massachusetts, and Central Massachusetts. The pilot would “identify and create regional solutions to reduce the number of families needing shelter.”		Funding: $275,271,903Note: After their budget debate, the House recommended funding EA at $275,621,903.Funding: $275,271,903
- $50 million below the Governor's House 1 budget request

Language:
- Includes extensive tracking and reporting language
- Would require EOHLC to provide the Legislature 90 days' advance notice before reducing eligibility or benefits
- Would require EOHLC to collaborate with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), the Massachusetts Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH), and family homelessness service providers "on strategies and best practices for the prevention of family homelessness"
- Would not remove length of stay limits
- Would not eliminate the “dual track” system
- Would not remove the cap on the number of families in EA shelter, currently set at 5,800 families		Funding: $325,271,903Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $326,071,903, as appropriated by the Legislature.

Language: The Governor approved the legislative language for this line item.
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9110-XXXX (new line item) and 7004-0107Bridge subsidies to promote housing stability for older adults Funding request: $10,000,000

Language requests: Expand access to bridge subsidies for up to 1,000 older adults, aged 60 or older, facing housing instability to allow them to remain in place while they await approval for public housing or a subsidy through programs such as the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. Low-income older adults participating in the bridge subsidy program would pay 30% of their income towards rent, with the bridge subsidy making up the difference in the total rent, up to 110% of the fair market rent. The bridge subsidy program would be administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities in collaboration with the Executive Office of Aging and Independence (EOAI). For FY25, $100,000 was included in the Local Housing Programs Earmarks line item, 7004-0107, for a pilot for older adults in Somerville.		Funding request: Include $220,000 in the local housing program earmarks line item to extend the Somerville bridge subsidy pilot program: $200,000 for subsidies, as recommended by the Senate, and $20,000 in administrative funds to support the pilot program, as recommended by the House.

Language requests: Adopt Senate language to study the possibility of statewide expansion of the bridge subsidy program for older adults.		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.

Note: In the budget signing documents, the Governor indicated that the Administration will be holding off on releasing money for earmarks until the fall, when they will have a better sense of the overall budget, in light of the cuts on the federal level. We will monitor the impacts on the bridge subsidy program in Somerville.		Funding: $200,000 for subsidies, as recommended by the Senate plus $20,000 for administration of the pilot, as recommended by the House

Language: Includes Senate language to study the possibility of statewide expansion of the bridge subsidy program for older adults		Amendment updates: Amendment #986 was redrafted and adopted as part of Yes Bundle 4! The redraft of the amendment would provide $200,000 for the continuation of the Somerville pilot as well as language inspired by Amendment #162 to study the possibility of statewide expansion of the bridge subsidy program for older adults.

Amendment #153 and Amendment #162 were withdrawn.		Amendments: See Amendment #153, "Rental Bridge Subsidies for Older Adults," from Senator Jehlen. This amendment would establish a new line item under the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to expand the short-term housing bridge subsidy program for low-income older adults, aged sixty or older, who are at risk of housing instability or homelessness and add $7.5 million to fund the expansion.

See also Amendment #162, "Task Force to Establish Short-Term Housing Bridge Subsidy," from Senator Jehlen. This amendment would establish a task force to guide the expansion of the short-term housing bridge subsidy program for low-income older adults, aged sixty or older, who are at risk of housing instability or homelessness. The language is similar to language in House Bill 4015/Senate Bill 475, An Act promoting housing stability for older adults across the Commonwealth.

See also Amendment #986*, "Somerville Older Adult Bridge Subsidy," from Senator Jehlen. The original amendment would add $200,000 to the Local Housing Programs Earmarks line item (7004-0107) to support the continuation of the Somerville short-term housing bridge subsidy pilot program for low-income older adults, aged sixty or older, who are at risk of housing instability or homelessness. This pilot program is connected to the Coalition’s ongoing campaign to establish a statewide bridge subsidy program for low-income older adults.


* Please note that the link above now only shows the redrafted language for Amendment #986, which includes components from Amendment #162. Here is the language of the original amendment:

Ms. Jehlen moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0107, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the city of Somerville to continue a short-term housing bridge pilot program to facilitate interim housing stability for individuals applying for more affordable permanent housing situations; provided further, that eligibility for the pilot program shall include households with individuals: (i) age 60 or older residing in the city of Somerville, who are otherwise eligible for housing under item 7004-9005 or item 7004-9024; (ii) with incomes not more than 80 per cent of the area median income; and (iii) at risk of eviction due to their inability to consistently pay rent; provided further, that households participating in the pilot program shall not, while receiving such assistance, be required to pay more than 30 per cent of their monthly adjusted income for rent” and by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$300,000”.


Funding: Not includedAmendment outcome: The bridge subsidy amendment, Amendment #264, was considered under the Housing category. Consolidated Amendment C includes $20,000 for the administration of the bridge subsidy pilot in Somerville!

Language: "...provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city of Somerville for staffing and administration costs to continue their housing bridge pilot program to facilitate interim housing stability for individuals applying for a more affordable permanent housing situation..."		Amendment: See Amendment #264, "Prevent Older Adults from Experiencing Homelessness," from Representative Uyterhoeven. This amendment would add $30,000 to the Local Housing Programs Earmarks line item (7004-0107) to support the continuation of the Somerville short-term housing bridge subsidy pilot program for low-income older adults, aged sixty or older, who are at risk of housing instability or homelessness. This pilot program is connected to the Coalition’s ongoing campaign to establish a statewide bridge subsidy program for low-income older adults.Funding: Not includedFunding: Not includedFunding: The Governor approved the earmark of $100,000, as included by the Legislature.

Language: The Governor approved the bridge subsidy pilot program legislative language. See https://budget.digital.mass.gov/summary/fy25/enacted/housing-and-livable-communities/housing-and-livable-communities/70040107/
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7004-0108HomeBASE rehousing program for children and familiesFunding request: $80,000,000

Language requests:
- Increase the maximum benefit levels to $50,000 over the first 24 months of the program and up to $25,000 in subsequent years for families needing additional time
- Allow families who otherwise would be eligible for Emergency Assistance to access HomeBASE "upstream"
- Allow households to maximize resources from RAFT, HomeBASE, and other rental assistance programs
- Allow families to maximize their incomes while enrolled in HomeBASE
- Maintain FY25 language to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to provide the Legislature 90 days' advance notice before reducing eligibility or benefits		Funding request: Include at least $57,322,000, as recommended by both the House and Senate. (Note: The House recommended $57,322,002, which is $1 more than the Senate.)

Language requests:
- Adopt Senate language that would allow families to maximize their incomes by not reimposing an income eligibility limit for families enrolled in HomeBASE.
- Adopt Senate language that would amend the local housing program earmarks line item, 7004-0107, to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to consult with family homelessness service providers, advocates, the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Housing to “create a plan to divert families from emergency assistance shelter including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to the residential assistance for families in transition program, the HomeBASE household assistance and other shelter diversion programs.” As part of the plan, EOHLC would be required to evaluate possible changes to program benefit levels and eligibility criteria for Emergency Assistance (EA), HomeBASE, and the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) homelessness prevention program. For HomeBASE, EOHLC would be tasked with studying the impacts of upstream access to HomeBASE.		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $57,322,001, as recommended by the Senate

Language:
- Includes language requiring EOHLC to provide third-year HomeBASE benefits to eligible families: "provided further, the executive office of housing and livable communities shall provide household assistance in an amount up to $15,000, or a higher cap established in item 7004-0108, for a subsequent 12-month period to
eligible families." This is important as EOHLC has announced recently that they plan to "pause" all approvals for third-year HomeBASE benefits in FY26.
- Includes Senate language that would allow families to maximize their incomes by not reimposing an income eligibility limit for families enrolled in HomeBASE: "provided further, that so long as a family meets the requirements of its housing stabilization plan, a family that received household assistance under this item whose income increases shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the income limit." This also is important as EOHLC has announced recently that they plan to impose income eligibility restrictions on families already enrolled in HomeBASE.
- Includes Senate language to require the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to consult with family homelessness service providers, advocates, the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, and the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Housing to “create a plan to divert families from emergency assistance shelter including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to the residential assistance for families in transition program, the HomeBASE household assistance and other shelter diversion programs.” This language was moved by the conference committee to line item 7004-0100, which funds the operations of EOHLC's homeless shelter and services unit, from line item 7004-0107, which funds local housing program earmarks.		Amendment update: Amendment #90 was redrafted and then rejected.

The final version of Amendment #557, which initially focused on RAFT, was adopted as part of Yes Bundle 5. It would require EOHLC to study possible changes to EA, HomeBASE, and RAFT. For HomeBASE, EOHLC would be tasked with studying the impacts of upstream access to HomeBASE.		Amendment: See Amendment #90*, "Improvements to HomeBASE," from Senator Jehlen. The original amendment would:
- Increase the cap on benefits under HomeBASE to $50,000 per family over their first two years in the program, up from $30,000, and to $25,000 in subsequent years, up from $15,000
- Tweak the proposed $2.5 million earmark to allow administering agencies to provide HomeBASE awards above $50,000 over two years to families for whom the additional funds are "essential to resolve a housing crisis"
- Provide upstream access to HomeBASE benefits to prevent loss of existing housing and promote housing stability for families who otherwise would be eligible for the Emergency Assistance family shelter program
- Carry over any unspent funds from FY25 into FY26

* Please note that the link above now only shows the redrafted language for Amendment #90. Here is the language of the original amendment:

Ms. Jehlen moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0108, by striking the figure “$30,000” each time it appears and replacing it with the following figure:- “$50,000”; and

By striking the figure “$15,000” and replacing it with the following figure:- “$25,000”; and

By striking the following:- “for a subsequent 12-month period” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “for subsequent 12-month periods”; and

By inserting the following:- “; provided further, that the executive office shall not require families to be evicted from their existing housing or to otherwise establish that they fall into one of the four categories of affirmative eligibility for emergency assistance shelter currently listed in item 7004-0101; provided further, that families in summary process actions commenced for a reason determined by the executive office to be a no fault or excused fault reason for eviction shall be able to apply and be found eligible for short-term transition program benefits in order to prevent eviction from existing housing or permit the family to relocate to another housing situation; provided further, that the executive office shall allow families to apply and be found eligible for this short-term housing benefit after a summons and complaint is filed in court; provided further, families shall be found eligible for short-term housing transition benefits if, but for feasible alternative housing, they meet the requirements for family shelter; provided further, that the executive office shall allow families to combine and maximize benefits under the Massachusetts short-term housing transition program, residential assistance for families in transition funds from line item 7004-9316, and other rental assistance programs if families are eligible for said programs, such funds are needed to promote housing stability, and the assistance is non-duplicative”; and

By striking the figure "$57,322,001" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$64,822,001"		Funding: $57,322,001

Language:
- Would continue to allow eligible families to receive at least two years of HomeBASE benefits, with an opportunity for families to further extend HomeBASE for a subsequent twelve-month period
- Would provide families with up to $30,000 over two years plus up to $15,000 in the third year of enrollment
- Includes an earmark of up to $2.5 million to allow administering agencies to provide HomeBASE awards above $30,000 over two years to families for whom the additional funds are "essential to resolve a housing crisis", but would not lift the cap to the proposed levels of $50,000 over the first 24 months of the program and $25,000 in subsequent years
- Would require EOHLC to provide the Legislature 90 days' advance notice before reducing eligibility or benefits
- Includes extensive tracking and reporting language
- Would allow families to maximize their incomes by not reimposing an income eligibility limit for families enrolled in HomeBASE		Amendment outcome: The HomeBASE amendment, Amendment #435, was considered under the Housing category but not adopted as part of Consolidated Amendment C.Amendment: See Amendment #435, "Improvements to HomeBASE," from Representative Barber.

This amendment would:
- Increase the cap on benefits under HomeBASE to $50,000 per family over their first two years in the program, up from $30,000, and to $25,000 in subsequent years, up from $15,000
- Tweak the proposed $2.5 million earmark to allow administering agencies to provide HomeBASE awards above $50,000 over two years to families for whom the additional funds are "essential to resolve a housing crisis"
- Provide upstream access to HomeBASE benefits to prevent loss of existing housing and promote housing stability for families who otherwise would be eligible for the Emergency Assistance family shelter program		Funding: $57,322,002
- $1 above the Governor's House 1 budget request

Language:
- Would continue to allow eligible families to receive at least two years of HomeBASE benefits, with an opportunity for families to further extend HomeBASE for a subsequent twelve-month period
- Would provide families with up to $30,000 over two years plus up to $15,000 in the third year of enrollment
- Includes an earmark of up to $2.5 million to allow administering agencies to provide HomeBASE awards above $30,000 over two years to families for whom the additional funds are "essential to resolve a housing crisis", but would not lift the cap to the proposed levels of $50,000 over the first 24 months of the program and $25,000 in subsequent years
- Would require EOHLC to provide the Legislature 90 days' advance notice before reducing eligibility or benefits
- Includes extensive tracking and reporting language		Funding: $57,322,001Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $57,322,001, as appropriated by the Legislature.

Language: The Governor approved the legislative language for this line item.
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4000-0007Housing and services for unaccompanied youth and young adults experiencing homelessnessFunding request: $15,000,000

Language requests:
- Retain language to provide needed housing and wraparound services to youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and housing instability
- Include $100,000 to support the Boston Area Youth-Cash Assistance for Stable Housing (BAY-CASH) direct cash transfer program 		Funding request: Include $10,645,850, as recommended by the House.

Language request: Adopt House language to earmark $100,000 in the line item for the launch of BAY-CASH to provide direct cash assistance to unaccompanied youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness.		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $10,645,850, as recommended by the House

Language: Includes House language to earmark $100,000 in the line item for the launch of BAY-CASH to provide direct cash assistance to unaccompanied youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness		Amendment outcomes: Amendment #222 was rejected.

Amendment #246 was withdrawn.		Amendments: See Amendment #222, "Housing Services for Unaccompanied Youth Experiencing Homelessness," from Senator Miranda. This amendment would increase funding for the youth homelessness line item (4000-0007) by almost $1.5 million over the FY25 appropriation and the FY26 Senate Ways and Means proposed level to provide $12 million in FY26. The program supports youth and young adults under the age of 25 in every region of the Commonwealth who are experiencing housing instability and homelessness on their own, without their parent or guardian.

See also Amendment #246, "Boston Area Youth - Cash Assistance for Stable Housing," from Senator Edwards. This amendment would add $100,000 to the youth homelessness line (4000-0007) under the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and earmark those funds for the launch of BAY-CASH to provide direct cash transfers to unaccompanied youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness. It would increase the Senate’s proposed FY26 funding level for the youth homelessness line item to $10,645,850. 		Funding: $10,545,850
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Amendment outcomes: Both youth homelessness amendments were considered under the Health and Human Services category.

Amendment #1221 was not adopted as part of Consolidated Amendment B.

Amendment #256, the BAY-CASH earmark, was included in Consolidated Amendment B!		Amendments: See Amendment #1221, "Housing Services for Unaccompanied Youth Experiencing Homelessness," from Representative O'Day. This amendment would increase funding for the youth homelessness line item (4000-0007) by almost $1.5 million over the FY25 appropriation and the FY26 House Ways and Means proposed level to provide $12 million in FY26. The program supports youth and young adults under the age of 25 in every region of the Commonwealth who are experiencing housing instability and homelessness on their own, without their parent or guardian.

See also Amendment #256, "Boston Area Youth - Cash Assistance for Stable Housing," from Representative Owens. This amendment would add $100,000 to the youth homelessness line (4000-0007) under the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and earmark those funds for the launch of BAY-CASH to provide direct cash transfers to unaccompanied youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness. It would increase the House’s proposed FY26 funding level for the youth homelessness line item to $10,645,850. 		Funding: $10,545,850
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $10,545,850Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $10,545,850, as appropriated by the Legislature.

Language: The Governor approved the legislative language for this line item.
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7004-9024Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP)Funding request: $300,000,000

Request note: This funding level would allow increased access to MRVP housing subsidies.		Funding request: Include $258,111,840, as recommended by the House.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $253,311,840, as recommended by the SenateAmendment outcome: Amendment #150 was rejected as part of No Bundle 1.Amendment: See Amendment #150, Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program," from Senator Lovely. This amendment would increase funding for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP, line item 7004-9024) by almost $16.7 million over the FY26 Senate Ways and Means proposed level to provide $270 million for MRVP mobile and project-based subsidies in FY26. It also would slightly increase the fee paid to administering agencies to at least $55/voucher/month, instead of $50/voucher/month.Funding: $253,311,840Amendment outcome: The MRVP amendment, Amendment #1263, was considered under the Housing category but not adopted as part of Consolidated Amendment C.Amendment: See Amendment #1263, “Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program,” from Representative Howard: This amendment would increase funding for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP, line item 7004-9024) by almost $11.9 million over the FY26 House Ways and Means proposed level to provide $270 million for MRVP mobile and project-based subsidies in FY26. It also would slightly increase the fee paid to administering agencies to at least $55/voucher/month, instead of $50/voucher/month.Funding: $258,111,840
- $4.8 million above the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $253,311,840Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $219,238,574, as appropriated by the Legislature.

Language: The Governor approved the legislative language for this line item.
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4408-1000Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled, and Children program (EAEDC)Funding request: Adequate funding to allow for grant increases

Language requests:
- Maintain language that eliminates the "homelessness penalty" to ensure that participants experiencing homelessness receive benefits at the same level as participants who have housing.
- Maintain language that requires the Administration to give the Legislature 75 days' advance notice before reducing benefits or imposing new limits on program eligibility. 		Funding request: Include $208,990,924, as recommended by both the House and Senate.

Language requests:
- Include language recommended by the House and Senate that eliminates the "homelessness penalty" to ensure that participants experiencing homelessness receive benefits at the same level as participants who have housing.
- Include language recommended by the House and Senate that requires the Administration to give the Legislature 75 days' advance notice before reducing benefits or imposing new limits on program eligibility.		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $208,990,924, as recommended by both the House and Senate

Language:
- Includes language recommended by the House and Senate to maintain the elimination of the "homelessness penalty" to ensure that participants experiencing homelessness receive benefits at the same level as participants who have housing
- Includes language recommended by the House and Senate that requires the Administration to give the Legislature 75 days' advance notice before reducing benefits or imposing new limits on program eligibility		Amendment outcome: Amendment #522 was rejected as part of No Bundle 2.Amendment: See Amendment #522, "Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty," from Senator DiDomenico. This amendment would improve the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC, line item 4403-2000) and Emergency Aid to Elderly, Disabled, and Children (EAEDC, line item 4408-1000) cash assistance programs. It would provide 10% grant increases for TAFDC and EAEDC participants starting in January 2026 and provide additional funding in the accounts to pay for the grant increases. For EAEDC, the amendment would increase the Senate’s proposed FY26 funding level by $10.2 million to $219,190,924.Funding: $208,990,924Amendment outcome: The EAEDC amendment, Amendment #1445, was considered under the Social Services category, but was not included as part of Consolidated Amendment A..Amendment: See Amendment #1445, "Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty," from Representative Decker. This amendment would improve the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) and Emergency Aid to Elderly, Disabled, and Children (EAEDC) cash assistance programs. This amendment would provide 10% grant increases for TAFDC and EAEDC participants starting in October 2025 and provide additional funding in the accounts to pay for the grant increases. For EAEDC, the amendment would increase the House’s proposed FY26 funding level by $15.3 million to $224,290,924.Funding: $208,990,924
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $208,990,924Funding: The Governor vetoed $3.7 million from the EAEDC line item, leaving $179,482,092. The House did not take up the veto override before the end of formal sessions, so the veto stood.
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4403-2000Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children grant payments (TAFDC)Funding request: Adequate funding to allow for grant increases

Language requests:
- Maintain the elimination of the "homelessness penalty" to ensure that participants experiencing homelessness receive benefits at the same level as participants who have housing.
- Maintain language that requires the Administration to give the Legislature 75 days' advance notice before reducing benefits or imposing new limits on program eligibility.
- Maintain or increase the $500/child annual clothing allowance.		Funding request: Include $467,416,063, as recommended by the House.

Language requests:
- Maintain the elimination of the "homelessness penalty" to ensure that participants experiencing homelessness receive benefits at the same level as participants who have housing.
- Maintain language that requires the Administration to give the Legislature 75 days' advance notice before reducing benefits or imposing new limits on program eligibility.
- Maintain or increase the $500/child annual clothing allowance.		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $466,729,423, as recommended by the Senate

Language:
- Includes language recommended by the House and Senate to maintain the elimination of the "homelessness penalty" to ensure that participants experiencing homelessness receive benefits at the same level as participants who have housing
- Includes language recommended by the House and Senate that requires the Administration to give the Legislature 75 days' advance notice before reducing benefits or imposing new limits on program eligibility
- Includes language to maintain the $500/child annual clothing allowance
Amendment outcome: Amendment #522 was rejected as part of No Bundle 2.Amendment: See Amendment #522, "Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty," from Senator DiDomenico. This amendment would improve the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC, line item 4403-2000) and Emergency Aid to Elderly, Disabled, and Children (EAEDC, line item 4408-1000) cash assistance programs. It would provide 10% grant increases for TAFDC and EAEDC participants starting in January 2026 and provide additional funding in the accounts to pay for the grant increases. For TAFDC, the amendment would increase the Senate’s proposed FY26 funding level by $20.2 million to $486,929,423. Funding: $466,729,423Amendment outcome: The TAFDC amendment, Amendment #1445, was considered under the Social Services category, but was not included as part of Consolidated Amendment A.Amendment: See Amendment #1445, "Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty," from Representative Decker. This amendment would improve the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) and Emergency Aid to Elderly, Disabled, and Children (EAEDC) cash assistance programs. This amendment would provide 10% grant increases for TAFDC and EAEDC participants starting in October 2025 and provide additional funding in the accounts to pay for the grant increases. For TAFDC, the amendment would increase the House’s proposed FY26 funding level by $30.7 million to $498,116,063.Funding: $467,416,063
- $686,640 above the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $466,729,423Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $496,227,969, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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1595-6368 and Relevant Outside SectionLanguage in an outside section and funding within the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund to provide free Mass IDs to people experiencing homelessnessFunding request: $75,000

Language requests: Include language in the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund line item and an outside section to provide free Mass IDs to people experiencing homelessness		Funding request: n/an/aFunding: Not includedFunding: Not includedAmendment outcome: The Mass ID access amendment, Amendment #864, was considered under the Transportation category, but was not included as part of Consolidated Amendment E.Amendment: See Amendment #864, "Homeless ID," from Representative O'Day. This amendment would add $75,000 to the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund (line item 1595-6368) to provide free standard Mass IDs to eligible people experiencing homelessness. The amendment also would add an outside section to establish fee waiver and documentation standards for youth and adults experiencing homelessness to access standard Mass IDs.Funding: Not includedFunding: Not includedFunding: Not included
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7004-9030Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP)Funding request: $30,000,000

Request note: This funding level would allow increased access to AHVP housing subsidies for individuals under the age of 60 who are living with disabilities. 		Funding request: Include $19,461,214, as recommended by both the House and Senate.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $19,461,214, as recommended by both the House and SenateFunding: $19,461,214Amendment outcome: The AHVP amendment, Amendment #1402, was considered under the Housing category but not adopted as part of Consolidated Amendment C.Amendment: See Amendment #1402, "Alternative Housing Voucher Program," from Representative Consalvo and Representative Decker: This amendment would add an outside section to put the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP) into state statute, codifying key components and protections for this program that provides mobile and project-based subsidies to people with disabilities who are under the age of 60. The program is funded under the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. Funding: $19,461,214
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $19,461,214Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $16,355,696, as appropriated by the Legislature.

Language: The Governor vetoed language in the AHVP line item that would have carried over unspent funds from FY24 into FY25. The House did not take up the veto override before the end of formal sessions, so the veto stood.
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7004-9005Public Housing Authority operating subsidiesFunding request: $153,000,000Funding request: Include $116,000,000 as recommended by the Senate.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $115,600,000, as recommended by the HouseFunding: $116,000,000Amendment outcomes: The public housing authority operating subsidy amendments, Amendment #731 and Amendment #1351, were considered under the Housing category but not adopted as part of Consolidated Amendment C.Amendments: See Amendment #731, "Local Housing Authorities," from Representative McMurtry and Amendment #1351, "Local Housing Authorities," from Representative Biele. Each of these amendments would increase funding for public housing authority operating subsidies (line item 7004-9005) by $3.5 million over the FY26 House Ways and Means proposed level to provide $119 million in FY26. Funding: $115,500,000
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $115,500,000
Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $113,000,000, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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0321-1800Access to counsel in eviction proceedingsFunding request: $5,000,000Funding request: Include $3,000,000, as recommended by the House.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $2,500,000, compromise amountFunding: Not includedFunding: $3,000,000
- $500,000 above the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $2,500,000Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $2,500,000, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7004-0102Shelter and services for unaccompanied adults experiencing homelessnessFunding request: Adequate funding/at least $110,752,398Funding request: Include $115,827,398, as recommended by the House.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $113,327,398, compromise amountFunding: $110,752,398Funding: $115,752,398
- $5 million above the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $110,752,398Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $110,752,398, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7004-0104Home and Healthy for Good program for adults experiencing chronic homelessnessFunding request: $9,890,000Funding request: Include $8,890,000, as recommended by both the House and Senate.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $8,890,000, as recommended by both the House and SenateFunding: $8,890,000Funding: $500,000 added through the amendment process, bringing total to $8,890,000Funding: $8,390,000
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $8,390,000
Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $8,890,000, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7035-0008Transportation for students experiencing homelessnessFunding request: At least $28,671,815Funding request: Include $28,671,815, as recommended by both the House and Senate.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $28,671,815, as recommended by both the House and SenateFunding: $28,671,815Funding: $28,671,815
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $28,671,815Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $28,671,815, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7004-0202Rapid rehousing for individualsFunding request: At least $5,000,000Funding request: Include $5,000,000, as recommended by both the House and Senate.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $5,000,000, as recommended by both the House and SenateFunding: $5,000,000Funding: $5,000,000
- Matches the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $5,000,000Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $5,000,000, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7004-3045Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP)Funding request: $2,500,000Funding request: n/aFunding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: Not directly funded through this budgetAmendment outcome: Amendment #105 was rejected as part of No Bundle 1.Amendment: See Amendment #105, "Tenancy Preservation Program," from Senator R. Kennedy. This amendment would maintain the TPP line item and provide $42,755 in state funding for TPP.Funding: Not includedFunding: Not includedFunding: Not directly included. The state is working with MassHousing on a plan to provide TPP funding.Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $2,042,755, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7004-0105Sponsor-based permanent supportive housingFunding request: $10,072,875Funding request: Include $11,922,875, as recommended by the House.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $10,072,875, as recommended by the SenateFunding: $10,072,875Funding: $11,922,875
- $1.85 million above the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $10,072,875Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $8,905,000, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7004-9007Public housing reformFunding request: $2,097,622Funding request: Include $1,312,500, as recommended by the House.Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Funding: $1,250,000, as recommended by the SenateFunding: $1,250,000Funding: $1,312,500
- $785,122 below the Governor's House 1 budget request		Funding: $2,097,622Funding: The Governor approved the direct funding level of $1,250,000, as appropriated by the Legislature.
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7004-0099Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC or HLC) administrative line itemLanguage requests: Include language to ensure that:
- The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) maintains access to in-person applications for Emergency Assistance (EA, line item 7004-0101) in the 10 cities and towns where the Executive Office has had local offices
- EOHLC and state-funded housing programs retain any preferences and priorities for long-term state-funded housing programs for households participating in HomeBASE (line item 7004-0108) and other short-term and bridge subsidy programs		Language requests: Include House and Senate language to ensure that:
- The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) maintains access to in-person applications for Emergency Assistance (EA) in the 10 cities and towns where the Executive Office had local offices as of January 1, 2025
- EOHLC and state-funded housing programs retain any preferences and priorities for long-term state-funded housing programs for households participating in HomeBASE (line item 7004-0108) and other short-term and bridge subsidy programs		Funding and language: The Governor approved the direct funding level appropriated by the Legislature and approved the legislative language for this line item. See Column F for more details.Language: Includes language recommended by the House and Senate to ensure that:
- The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) maintains access to in-person applications for Emergency Assistance (EA) in the 10 cities and towns where the Executive Office had local offices as of January 1, 2025
- EOHLC and state-funded housing programs retain any preferences and priorities for long-term state-funded housing programs for households participating in HomeBASE (line item 7004-0108) and other short-term and bridge subsidy programs		Language:
- Includes language to ensure that EOHLC maintains access to in-person applications for Emergency Assistance (EA) in the 10 cities and towns where the Executive Office has had local offices
- Includes language to ensure that EOHLC and state-funded housing programs retain any preferences and priorities for long-term state-funded housing programs for households participating in HomeBASE (line item 7004-0108) and other short-term and bridge subsidy programs		Amendment outcome: The EOHLC administrative line item amendment, Amendment #1631, was considered under the Housing category but not adopted as part of Consolidated Amendment C.Relevant amendment: See Amendment #1631, "Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities," from Representative Markey.Language:
- Includes language to ensure that EOHLC maintains access to in-person applications for Emergency Assistance (EA) in the 10 cities and towns where the Executive Office has had local offices
- Includes language to ensure that EOHLC and state-funded housing programs retain any preferences and priorities for long-term state-funded housing programs for households participating in HomeBASE (line item 7004-0108) and other short-term and bridge subsidy programs		Language:
- Includes language to ensure that EOHLC maintains access to in-person applications for Emergency Assistance (EA) in the 10 cities and towns where the Executive Office has had local offices
- Does not include language to ensure that EOHLC and state-funded housing programs retain any preferences and priorities for long-term state-funded housing programs for households participating in HomeBASE (line item 7004-0108) and other short-term and bridge subsidy programs		Language: The Governor approved the legislative language for this line item.
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Also of noteBroker fees: See Outside Section 43, which would clarify that the responsibility for broker fee payments is on the party who contracts with the real estate broker or salesperson. Currently, these fees usually are paid by the prospective tenant, making it more challenging to afford a new apartment. Additional details are included in Outside Section 54 and Outside Section 55.
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