Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-235-R1

Redraft ECO 235

Maintain Expanded Housing Counseling Capacity

Messrs. Crighton, Eldridge and Moore and Ms. Gobi moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0107, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended equally as grants to the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. and to the Lynn Housing Authority to provide information and referral services relating to emergency rental assistance and other services under the department of housing and community development’s COVID-19 eviction diversion initiative; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended equally as grants to the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. and to the Lynn Housing Authority, Inc. for housing stabilization services for certain households served with residential assistance payments under item 7004-9316 or emergency rental assistance under the department of housing and community development’s COVID-19 eviction diversion initiative that face significant barriers to sustaining housing payments”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7004-0107, by striking out the figure "$155,000" and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$755,000".