Adjusts payments for elders and people with disabilities in Massachusetts, ensuring homeless individuals receive the same rates.
This bill amends Massachusetts law to adjust payments for elders and people with disabilities, ensuring homeless individuals receive the same rates as those who incur shelter costs. It also mandates the Department of Transitional Assistance to increase the total budget for eligible recipients annually based on the rise in the Consumer Price Index and additional recommendations. The department is tasked with promulgating necessary rules and regulations to implement these provisions.
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