Amendment #797 to H3400

Rent Subsidy for Welfare Recipients

Representatives Sannicandro of Ashland, Brady of Brockton, Canavan of Brockton, Cronin of Easton, Decker of Cambridge, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Finn of West Springfield, Fox of Boston, Gregoire of Marlborough, Heroux of Attleboro, Keefe of Worcester, Khan of Newton, O'Day of West Boylston, Rogers of Cambridge, Sciortino of Medford, Smizik of Brookline, Swan of Springfield and Toomey of Cambridge moves that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 4403-2000 by inserting after “successor law” the following:- provided further, that a $40 per month rent allowance shall be paid to all households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public housing or subsidized housing and by striking out the figure “306,244,402” and inserting in place thereof the following: -$313,857,786