Emergency Assistance income guidelines. Read More

DHCD Housing Stabilization Notice 2011-2: Expanded definition of "spouse" and "stepparent" for purposes of determining who may be included in an EA household. Read More

Waiver to exclude wages received from job training programs for HPRP participants in the MRVP STA ProgramThis notice serves to provide guidance to HPRP providers and Regional Housing Agencies regardin Read More

This notice serves to announce the availability of Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) Short Term Assistance for families with expiring diversion or rehousing subsidies through the Homelessnes Read More

DHCD's Re-Housing Plan and Stabilization Plan.  Part 1 is for families in shelter; Part 2 is for those placed in housing (primarily with short term subsidies). Read More

This Housing Stabilization Notice discusses the types of verification that do not involve presumptive eligibility and are therefore required as a basic element of the intake process for Emergency Assi Read More

In November 2010, MLRI, on behalf of Mass. Read More

The e-mail below was sent out to all EA shelter and Flexible Funds providers on October 28, 2010 from DHCD's Acting Contract Manager Director for the Division of Housing Stabilization. Read More

DHCD notice reminding workers that "Any family applicant for state-aided public housing that is participating in one of these programs [HPRP short term subsidies] should be considered homeless as Read More

DHCD Memo to Shelter Providers explaining that families in shelter may be terminated if they refuse an offer of housing that is affordable due only to a short-term subsidy. Read More