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Massachusetts spending $75 million a month on shelters, cash could run out in April without infusion (bostonherald.com) 3-22-24 


Friday, March 22nd 2024 


Massachusetts spending $75 million a month on shelters, cash could run out in April without infusion


House and Senate racing toward new shelter spending

Matt Stone/Boston Herald


Massachusetts is spending roughly $75 million a month on shelters housing local families and migrants, pictured here sleeping at Logan Airport. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)


By CHRIS VAN BUSKIRK | cvanbuskirk@bostonherald.com


PUBLISHED: March 22, 2024 at 5:54 p.m. | UPDATED: March 22, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.


Massachusetts is spending about $75 million each month on state-run shelters, a massive jump in expenses that comes as Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is expected to run out of cash for emergency services in early to mid-April without another financial infusion.


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