Amendment #1483 to H3900

Improvements to the RAFT Homelessness Prevention Program

Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7004-9316, in line 66, by inserting after “commonwealth” the following: “; provided further, that for the purposes of this program, to receive cash benefits or other services, it is not necessary for a household to have received a shut-off notice from a utility company, notice to quit or summary process summons and complaint, or otherwise be subject to the summary process pursuant to chapter 239; provided further, that the department and administering agencies shall make direct payments available to tenants whose landlords are unresponsive or refuse payments; provided further, that the department shall not require applicants to demonstrate rental arrears in order to be eligible for forward rent payments and stipends; provided further, the department and administering agencies shall approve requests for multiple months of forward rent payments and stipends from otherwise eligible applicants if such payments would not exceed the rolling 12-month benefit award limit;”

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Improvements to the RAFT Homelessness Prevention Program