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A new law to help make affordable housing acessible for all
This past Thursday, the Governor signed into law House Bill 4978 Data Collection for Government Assisted Housing in Massachusetts.
The Cambridge Eviction Free Zone joined with the Smart Growth Alliance, the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, and Action for Regional Equity to fight for this bill to reduce racial and economic segregation and open up housing opportunities to all Massachusetts residents.
Thanks and congratulations to everyone who has called, emailed and/or visited their State Representativess and Senators urging them to support the Data Collection bill. At the State House, EFZ is especially grateful to Representative Marzilli, Representative Honan, and Senator Montigny for their work to get this passed during the informal legislative session.
The new law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to gather, compile and report data on state and federally assisted housing. Until now, little or no data have been available regarding housing's accessibility for persons with disabilities; the total number of people living in affordable housing units; the income level of these households; the race and ethnicity of the heads of the households; and the number of people living in each unit.
As a result, the Commonwealth cannot assess if these housing programs are serving those most in need or are reducing or perpetuating segregation. The new law will specifically address these issues, uncovering evidence of what is working and what needs improvement in the state's $215 million annual expenditure on housing programs.
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