Mass. Emergency Shelter Spending over $940M for FY25, Latest State Data Shows

Mass. emergency shelter spending over $940M for FY25, latest state data shows

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration spent just over $940 million on emergency family shelters and related services last fiscal year, but the final total is projected to increase by tens of millions of dollars more as officials work to settle payments. A report released Monday shows taxpayers have shouldered $942 million between July 1, 2024, and June 30 to prop up shelters housing homeless families with children and pregnant women. An immigration…