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Home > 2022 Emergency Assistance Advocacy Guide

Part I -- Emergency Assistance Eligibility

  • 1. What is Emergency Assistance (EA)?
  • 2. Where can you apply for EA?
  • 3. Which families experiencing homelessness are eligible for EA?
  • 4. What is the EA income limit?
  • 5. What income is and is not counted for EA?
  • 6. What is the asset limit for EA?
  • 7. What are the EA asset-transfer rules?
  • 8. Which families qualify as "homeless enough" for EA?
  • 9. What kind of health and safety risk is serious enough to be eligible under category number 4?
  • 10. Can you be denied emergency shelter even if you are "homeless enough" and are financially eligible for EA?
  • 11. Can you get EA if you are not a United States citizen or not a Massachusetts resident?
  • 12. What if you do not have proof of your eligibility when you apply for EA?
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2022 Emergency Assistance Advocacy Guide

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  • About MLRI and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part I -- Emergency Assistance Eligibility
    • 1. What is Emergency Assistance (EA)?
    • 2. Where can you apply for EA?
    • 3. Which families experiencing homelessness are eligible for EA?
    • 4. What is the EA income limit?
    • 5. What income is and is not counted for EA?
    • 6. What is the asset limit for EA?
    • 7. What are the EA asset-transfer rules?
    • 8. Which families qualify as "homeless enough" for EA?
    • 9. What kind of health and safety risk is serious enough to be eligible under category number 4?
    • 10. Can you be denied emergency shelter even if you are "homeless enough" and are financially eligible for EA?
    • 11. Can you get EA if you are not a United States citizen or not a Massachusetts resident?
    • 12. What if you do not have proof of your eligibility when you apply for EA?
  • Part II -- EA Placements and Terminations
  • Part III -- Disability Accomodations
  • Part IV -- Language Access
  • Part V -- EA and HomeBASE Appeals
  • Part VI -- Finding New Housing
  • Part VII -- HomeBASE Terminations and Appeals
  • Appendices
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