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Advocates press for permanent changes to Alternative Housing Voucher Program to help people with disabilities
Summary
Legislators and disability advocates urged the committee to codify and strengthen the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP), including authorizing project‑based vouchers, aligning standards with MRVP and Section 8, and raising eligibility ages to better serve non‑elderly people with disabilities.
Legislators and disability advocates urged the Joint Committee on Housing to enact S.1004, which would codify and strengthen the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP) used by non‑elderly adults with disabilities.
Senator Robin Kennedy, lead sponsor, told the committee the bill would align AHVP more closely with the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) and federal Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) and permanently authorize operational improvements that have been piloted in recent…
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