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Reentry groups, tenants and veterans urge City Council to boost rent-subsidy funding and support reentry housing
Summary
At a Feb. 18 Boston City Council Ways and Means hearing on the FY26 budget, multiple residents and nonprofit representatives urged the council to increase city rent subsidies, expand project-based vouchers and fund reentry housing programs led by Justice for Housing and allied groups.
Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means Chair Brian Worrell opened a Feb. 18 public testimony session on the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget and the Boston Public Schools budget, and dozens of residents used the forum to press the council for more housing support for veterans, formerly incarcerated people and low-income tenants.
Why it matters: Speakers said increased city rent-subsidy funding and project-based vouchers can keep long-term residents and vulnerable households housed, reduce recidivism and avert higher downstream costs to shelters and social services.
Multiple witnesses described housing programs operated by Justice for Housing and allied groups that pair reentry-specific…
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