The biweekly report on Massachusetts’ Emergency Housing Assistance Program (often referred to as the emergency family shelter system) was issued by the Healey Administration’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and the Executive Office for Administration and Finance on Monday, covering data through July 10, 2025.
This system, established under a 1980s “right-to-shelter” law, primarily houses homeless families with children or pregnant women, including both long-term Massachusetts residents and recent migrants, refugees, or asylum seekers. The program faced significant strain in recent years due to an influx of migrants starting in 2022, leading to overflow into hotels and motels, but caseloads have since declined sharply following policy changes…..