01/16/2025
Background and legal status checks, eliminating presumptive eligibility and transfer requirements if sheltered 20mi away from preferred areas, and requiring documentation of Massachusetts residency (past or planned) are on the menu of proposals. Conservatives say this should've been done years ago. Critics of the changes think we should look into the details for improvements rather than a conservative-like hammer-dropping on the system, which will add to the number of families already on the street in the state.
Gov. Healey wants anyone seeking shelter in Massachusetts to prove they are in the country legally.
