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Department of Housing and Community Development
| DEPARTMENT | FY2012 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY2012 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY2012 Total Spending |
FY2012 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Community Development | 297,173 | 630,425 | 927,598 | 2,420 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 927,598,006 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 297,173,411 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 7004-0001 | Indian Affairs Commission
For the operation of the commission on indian affairs |
99,411 |
| 7004-0099 | Department of Housing and Community Development Administration
For the operation of the department of housing and community development; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the department may conduct annual verifications of household income levels based upon state tax returns for the purposes of administering the state and federal housing subsidy programs funded in items 7004-9005, 7004-9009, 7004-9014, 7004-9019, 7004-9020, 7004-9024, 7004-9030, 7004-9033 and 7004-9316; provided further, that for the purposes of conducting this income verification, the director of the department may enter into an interdepartmental service agreement with the commissioner of revenue to utilize the department of revenue's wage reporting and bank match system for the purpose of verifying the income and eligibility of participants in federally assisted housing programs and that of members of the participants' households; provided further, that as a condition of eligibility or continued occupancy by an applicant or a tenant, the department may require disclosure of the social security number of an applicant or tenant and members of the applicant's or tenant's household for use in verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the department may deny or terminate participation in subsidy programs for failure by an applicant or a tenant to provide a social security number for use in verification of income eligibility; provided further, that the department may also consult with the department of revenue, the department of transitional assistance or any other state or federal agency which it considers necessary to conduct this income verification; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, these state agencies shall consult and cooperate with the department and furnish any information in the possession of the agencies including, but not limited to, tax returns and applications for public assistance or financial aid; and provided further, that for the purposes of clarification only, notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 490 of the acts of 1980, the department may authorize neighborhood housing services corporations to retain, re-assign and re-loan funds received in repayment of loans made under the neighborhood housing services rehabilitation program |
6,642,317 |
| 7004-0100 | Operation of Homeless Programs
For the operations of the homeless shelter and services unit |
5,049,650 |
| 7004-0101 | Emergency Assistance - Family Shelters and Services
For certain expenses of the emergency assistance program pursuant to section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws as follows: (i) contracted temporary emergency family shelters and (ii) congregate emergency housing programs, provided, that eligibility for any such assistance shall be limited to families with income at or below 115 per cent of the 2009 or a later-issued higher federal poverty level; provided further, however, that any family whose income exceeds 115 per cent of the federal poverty level while the family is receiving assistance funded by this item shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the income limit for a period of 6 months from the date that the 115 per cent level was exceeded; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law, or program regulation, to the contrary, (i) those families that shall be eligible for assistance through a temporary emergency family shelter shall be only (a) families that are at risk of domestic abuse in their current housing situation; and (b) families that, through no fault of their own, are homeless due to fire or natural disaster; and (ii) all families otherwise eligible for temporary emergency family shelter pursuant to departmental regulations, including those families otherwise eligible under (i) above, in which the head of household is not more than 21 years of age at the time of application for emergency assistance, shall be served only through a young families congregate housing program; provided further, that such facilities shall not be subject to licensing requirements of the executive office of health and human services; provided further, however, that any family receiving temporary emergency family shelter benefits pursuant to section 30 of chapter 23B as of June 30, 2011, shall not become ineligible for temporary emergency family shelter benefits provided that such families in which the head of household is more than 21 years of age shall transfer to the short-term housing transition program as such assistance becomes available, and such families in which the head of household is not more than 21 years of age shall transfer to a young families congregate housing facility as such facilities become available; provided further, that the department shall establish reasonable requirements for such families to escrow a portion of their income; provided further, that the escrowed funds shall be exempt from otherwise applicable asset limits; provided further, that the family may withdraw the amount placed in escrow upon transition to permanent housing or losing eligibility for shelter services; provided further, that benefits under this item shall be provided only to residents who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under color of law in the United States; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to enforce regulations to prevent abuse in the emergency assistance program including a wage match agreement with the department of revenue; provided further, that no emergency assistance expenditures shall be paid from this item unless explicitly authorized; provided further, that the department shall make every effort consistent with family safety to ensure that children receiving services from this item shall continue attending school in the community in which they lived prior to receiving services funded from this item; provided further, that should a family with a child under the age of 2 be placed in a hotel or motel, the department of housing and community development shall ensure that the hotel or motel provides a crib for each child under the age of 2 that meets all state and federal safety codes; provided further, that benefits received under section 30 of Chapter 23B and/or the short-term housing transition program shall render a family ineligible for emergency assistance and/or short-term housing transition benefits for a period of 24 months from the later of the date upon which the family exits a temporary emergency family shelter or a short-term housing transition payment is made to or on behalf of the family; provided further, that families receiving such shelter benefits who are found not to be eligible for continuing emergency assistance benefits shall be eligible for aid pending a timely appeal pursuant to chapter 23B of the General Laws; provided further, that the department shall not impose unreasonable requirements for third-party verification and shall accept verifications from the family whenever reasonable; provided further, that the department shall use its best efforts to ensure that a family placed by the emergency assistance program shall be provided with access to refrigeration and basic cooking facilities; provided further, that all of this item shall be subject to appropriation and, in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that any amounts appropriated in this item may be transferred to item 7004-0108 upon the approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further that the department shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means, detailing the number of families transitioned from shelter benefits to affordable, subsidized or otherwise assisted housing through this program; provided further, said report shall include the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance, the number of families served who required further assistance at a later date, the type of assistance later required and provided, and the current housing stability of each family who received transitional housing or short-term housing assistance within the prior 18 months; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for costs associated with the homeless management information system; provided further, that the quarterly report shall also contain the same data required in item 4403-2120 of section 2 of chapter 139 of the acts of 2006; and provided further, the Department of Housing and Community Development shall notify local school departments of the placement of a family in its district within 5 days of placement |
97,797,200 |
| 7004-0102 | Homeless Individuals Assistance
For the homelessness program to assist individuals who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, including but not limited to assistance to organizations that provide shelter, transitional housing, and services that assist individuals to avoid entry into shelters or successfully exit shelters |
37,292,852 |
| 7004-0104 | Home and Healthy for Good Program
For a grant to the home and healthy for good pilot program |
1,200,000 |
| 7004-0108 | Massachusetts Short Term Housing Transition Program
For a program of short-term housing assistance and related case management services for each family receiving benefits hereunder; for (i) families that would otherwise be eligible for temporary emergency family shelter under section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws and all other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and (ii) families that would otherwise be eligible for temporary emergency family shelter pursuant to section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws and all other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements but for the fact that they are imminently at risk of becoming homeless, except, in either case, unless these families are exiting a young families congregate shelter funded under item 7004-0101, families in which the head of household is not more than 21 years of age at the time of application for assistance, as follows: provided, that the assistance provided hereunder may include payments of rent arrears; a portion of the household's monthly rent, first and/or last month's rent, and/or security deposit; utility charges; and extraordinary medical bills so long as such assistance will maintain housing for the family; provided further, that a family's eligibility for such assistance shall not exceed a period of 36 months, as a single, uninterrupted period of time or otherwise; provided further, that such payments shall not exceed $8,000 for the initial 12 month period for which the family receives assistance hereunder, reduced by 5 per cent for each of the next 12 month periods for which the family receives assistance hereunder, such 12 month periods being a single uninterrupted period or otherwise; provided further, that the continued eligibility of the family shall be determined on an annual basis; provided further, that benefits under this item shall be provided only to residents who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under color of law in the United States; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to enforce regulations to prevent abuse in the short-term housing transition program including a wage match agreement with the department of revenue; provided further, that assistance received under this program shall render a family ineligible for benefits pursuant to section 30 of chapter 23B and short-term housing transition benefits for a period of 24 months from the later of the date upon which the family exits a temporary emergency family shelter or a short-term housing transition payment is made to or on behalf of the family; provided further, that the department, as a condition of continued eligibility for assistance pursuant to this program, may require disclosure of social security numbers by all members of a family in the Massachusetts short-term housing transition program for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments and executive offices; provided further, that any family in which a member of the family shall fail to provide a social security number for use in verifying the family's income and eligibility shall no longer be eligible to receive benefits from the short-term housing transition program; provided further, that the department shall administer the short-term housing transition program through the following agencies unless and until administering agencies are otherwise procured by the department: Berkshire Housing Development Corporation, Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Community Teamwork, Inc., Housing Assistance Corporation, Franklin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Hampden Hampshire Housing Partnership, Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc., and South Shore Housing Development Corporation; provided further, that all of this item shall be subject to appropriation and, in the event of a deficiency, nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to any enforceable right or entitlement to services in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item; and provided further, that the department shall issues rules and regulations for the short-term housing transition program. |
38,561,732 |
| 7004-3036 | Housing Services and Counseling
For housing services and counseling; provided, that funds shall be expended as grants to 9 regional housing consumer education centers operated by the regional non-profit housing authorities |
1,495,996 |
| 7004-3045 | Tenancy Preservation Program
For the tenancy preservation program |
250,000 |
| 7004-4314 | Service Coordinators Program
For the expenses of a service coordinators program established by the department to assist tenants residing in housing developed under sections 39 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws |
350,401 |
| 7004-9005 | Subsidies to Public Housing Authorities
For subsidies to housing authorities and non-profit organizations including funds for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals in housing for the elderly, disabled, veterans and relocated persons under sections 32 and 40 of chapter 121B of the General Laws; provided, that the department may expend funds appropriated in this item for deficiencies caused by certain reduced rentals which may be anticipated in the operation of housing authorities for the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal year; provided further, that no monies shall be expended from this item for the purpose of reimbursing the debt service reserve included in the budgets of housing authorities; and provided further, that the amount appropriated in this item shall be considered to meet any and all obligations under sections 32 and 40 of chapter 121B |
62,500,000 |
| 7004-9024 | Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program
For a program of rental assistance for low-income families and elderly persons through mobile and project-based vouchers; provided, that rental assistance shall only be paid under a program to be known as the Massachusetts rental voucher program; provided further, that the income of the households shall not exceed 200 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that the department may award mobile vouchers to eligible households currently occupying project-based units that shall expire due to the non-renewal of project-based rental assistance contracts; provided further, that the department, as a condition of continued eligibility for vouchers and voucher payments, may require disclosure of social security numbers by participants and members of participants' households in the Massachusetts rental voucher program for use in verification of income with other agencies, departments and executive offices; provided further, that any household in which a participant or member of a participant's household shall fail to provide a social security number for use in verifying the household's income and eligibility shall no longer be eligible for a voucher or to receive benefits from the voucher program; provided further, that the vouchers shall be in varying dollar amounts and shall be set by the department based on considerations, including, but not limited to, family size, composition, income level and geographic location; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the monthly dollar amount of each voucher shall be the department-approved total monthly rent of the unit less the monthly amount paid for rent by the household; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the use of rent surveys shall not be required in determining the amounts of the mobile vouchers or the project-based units; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 month's rent during any 1-year lease period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that the department shall pay agencies an administrative fee per voucher per month to be determined by the department for the costs of administering the program; provided further, that subsidies shall not be reduced for the cost of accommodating the cost of the inspections; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each household holding a project-based voucher shall pay at least 30 per cent but not more than 40 per cent of its income as rent and each household holding a mobile voucher shall pay at least 30 per cent but not more than 40 per cent of its income as rent; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers and the project-based vouchers so that the appropriation in this item is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall not enter into commitments which shall cause it to exceed the appropriation set forth in this item; provided further, that the households holding mobile vouchers shall have priority for occupancy of the project-based dwelling units in the event of a vacancy; provided further, that the department may impose certain obligations for each participant in the Massachusetts rental voucher program through a 12-month contract which shall be executed by the participant and the department; provided further, that these obligations may include, but shall not be limited to, job training, counseling, household budgeting and education, as defined in regulations adopted by the department and to the extent these programs are available; provided further, that each participant may be required to undertake and meet these contractually established obligations as a condition for continued eligibility in the program; provided further, that for continued eligibility, each participant shall execute this 12-month contract on or before September 1, 2011, if the participant's annual eligibility recertification date occurs between June 30, 2011, and September 1, 2011, and otherwise on or before the annual eligibility recertification date; provided further, that any participant who is over the age of 60 years or who is disabled may be exempted from any obligations unsuitable under particular circumstances; provided further, that the department may assist housing authorities, at their written request, in the immediate implementation of a homeless prevention program utilizing alternative housing resources available to them for low-income families and the elderly by designating participants in the Massachusetts rental voucher program as at risk of displacement by public action through no fault of their own; and provided further, that participating local housing authorities may take all steps necessary to enable them to transfer mobile voucher program participants from the Massachusetts rental voucher program into another housing subsidy program |
35,900,000 |
| 7004-9030 | Alternative Housing Voucher Program
For a program of rental assistance for non-elderly persons with disabilities established under chapter 179 of the acts of 1995; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, rental assistance shall be in the form of mobile vouchers; provided further, that the vouchers shall be in varying amounts and set by the department based on considerations including, but not limited to, household size, composition, household income and geographic location; provided further, that any household which is proven to have caused intentional damage to its rental unit in an amount exceeding 2 month's rent during any 1-year lease period shall be terminated from the program; provided further, that the department shall pay agencies an administrative fee per voucher per month to be determined by the department for the costs of administering the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be no maximum percentage applicable to the amount of income paid for rent by each household holding a mobile voucher, but each household shall be required to pay not less than 25 per cent of its net income, as defined in regulations adopted by the department, for units if utilities are not provided by the unit owner or not less than 30 per cent of its income for units if utilities are provided by the unit owner; provided further, that payments for rental assistance may be provided in advance; provided further, that the department shall establish the amounts of the mobile vouchers, so that this appropriation is not exceeded by payments for rental assistance and administration; provided further, that the department shall not enter into commitments which will cause it to exceed this appropriation; provided further, that the amount of a rental assistance voucher payment for an eligible household shall not exceed the rent less the household's minimum rent obligation; provided further, that the word "rent" as used in this item shall mean payments to the landlord or owner of a dwelling unit under a lease or other agreement for a tenant's occupancy of the dwelling unit, but shall not include payments made by the tenant separately for the cost of heat, cooking fuel and electricity; provided further, that the department shall submit an annual report to the budget director, the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing leasing expenditures, the number of outstanding rental vouchers and the number and types of units leased per community; and provided further, that nothing stated in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights in any party or an enforceable entitlement to any form of housing |
3,450,000 |
| 7004-9033 | Rental Subsidy Program for Department of Mental Health Clients
For rental subsidies to eligible clients of the department of mental health; provided, that the department shall establish the subsidy amounts so that payment of the subsidies and any other commitments from this item do not exceed the amount appropriated in this item |
4,000,000 |
| 7004-9316 | Residential Assistance for Families in Transition
For a program to provide assistance for homeless families moving into subsidized or private housing and families at risk of becoming homeless due to a significant reduction of income or increase in expenses; provided, that the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $3,000 per family; provided further, that funds may be used for security deposits, first and last month's rent, electric, gas, sewer and water utility payments for utility arrearages incurred on or after December 1, 2011; provided further, that assistance shall be administered by the department through contracts with the regional non-profit housing agencies; provided further, that no assistance shall be provided to any family with an income in excess of 50 per cent of the area median income; provided further, that prior to authorizing a residential assistance payment for a family, the non-profit housing agency shall make a finding that the family experienced a significant reduction of income or increase in expenses and has secured new income or a change in circumstances and that the payment will enable the family to retain its current housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness; provided further, that in making these findings the agency shall, unless the facts of the case warrant otherwise, apply a presumption that the payment will enable a family to retain its housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness if the family is paying less than or equal to 50 per cent of its income for that housing; provided further, that a family that is paying more than 50 per cent of its income for its housing shall be provided a fair opportunity to establish that a residential assistance payment will enable it to retain its housing, obtain new housing, or otherwise avoid homelessness; provided further, that residential assistance payments may be made through direct vendor payments according to standards to be established by the department; provided further, that the agencies shall establish a system for referring families approved for residential assistance payments, if the agencies determine that the family would benefit from these services, to existing community-based programs that provide additional housing stabilization supports, including assistance in obtaining housing subsidies and locating alternative housing that is safe and affordable for those families; and provided further, that the program shall be administered under guidelines established by the department |
260,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 7004-9315 | Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fee Retained Revenue
The department of housing and community development may expend for the administration and monitoring of the low-income housing tax credit and local administration programs an amount not to exceed $2,323,852 from fees collected under those programs; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system |
2,323,852 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 619,442,481 | |
| 4400-0705 | McKinney Emergency Shelter Grants Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, McKinney Emergency Shelter Grants Program |
2,900,000 |
| 4400-0707 | Continuum of Care
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Continuum of Care |
6,000,000 |
| 4400-9404 | McKinney Shelter Plus Care - Continuum of Care
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, McKinney Shelter Plus Care - Continuum of Care |
3,400,000 |
| 7004-0305 | ARRA - Lead Hazard Control
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA - Lead Hazard Control |
469,982 |
| 7004-2030 | Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons |
7,111,922 |
| 7004-2031 | Weatherization Assistance for Low Income
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Weatherization Assistance for Low Income |
10,395,482 |
| 7004-2033 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
210,212,673 |
| 7004-2034 | Community Service Block Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Community Service Block Grant |
16,486,827 |
| 7004-3037 | Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Cities Community Development Block Grant |
36,934,589 |
| 7004-3038 | Neighborhood Stabilization Grant
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Neighborhood Stabilization Grant |
9,824,139 |
| 7004-3041 | ARRA - Community Development Block Grants
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA - Community Development Block Grants |
2,000,000 |
| 7004-3051 | ARRA - Homelessness Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA - Homelessness Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Program |
5,383,574 |
| 7004-9009 | Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Program |
9,446,234 |
| 7004-9014 | Federal Housing Voucher Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Federal Housing Voucher Program |
229,653,571 |
| 7004-9019 | Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program |
9,460,745 |
| 7004-9020 | Section 8 New Construction Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Section 8 New Construction Program |
6,746,500 |
| 7004-9028 | Home Investment Partnerships
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Home Investment Partnerships |
15,000,000 |
| 7004-9039 | Home Technical Assistance
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Home Technical Assistance |
107,298 |
| 7004-9051 | Shelter Plus Care
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care |
79,000 |
| 7004-9313 | ARRA - Tax Credit Exchange Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA - Tax Credit Exchange Program |
22,928,537 |
| 7004-9314 | ARRA - Tax Credit Assistance Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, ARRA - Tax Credit Assistance Program |
14,901,408 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 10,982,114 | |
| 3724-3041 | Economic Development Set-Aside Revolving Loan and Grant Fund | 1,000,000 |
| 7004-2361 | Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Administrative Fee | 248,455 |
| 7004-2363 | Section 8 Administrative Fee Housing Voucher | 3,201,079 |
| 7004-2364 | Section 8 Administrative Fee Moderate Rehabilitation | 183,097 |
| 7004-2365 | Section 8 Administrative Fee New Construction | 381,179 |
| 7004-4500 | Smart Growth Housing Trust | 350,000 |
| 7004-9026 | Massachusetts HOME Investment Partnership Trust | 118,304 |
| 7004-9300 | Affordable Housing Trust Fund | 5,500,000 |
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