A new investigation by WBUR and ProPublica found that a surprisingly large — and growing — number of Massachusetts’s subsidized housing units are sitting vacant. Here's a breakdown of the problem and the reasons behind it.
found that a surprisingly large — and growing — number of the state’s subsidized housing units are sitting vacant. Hundreds of units are empty as they wait for needed repairs; others are perfectly fine butcan’t find anyone to fill them. And the implementation of a centralized, statewide online waitlist in 2019 exacerbated the problem, making it harder for local housing agencies to fill those coveted empty units.
“I think it’s criminal,” said Maureen Cayer, the executive director of the Agawam Housing Authority. “Criminal.”: The number of people in Massachusetts on the waitlist for state-subsidized housing.: The number of vacant apartments as of the end of July.The number of units that have been vacant for over a year.: The estimated amount needed to address a backlog of public housing renovations in Massachusetts.
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