MaineHousing
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
End of rental assistance program hinders agencies’ ability to help those facing homelessness
The Opportunity Alliance is still trying to help hundreds of renters and temporary hotel guests who are losing federal rental assistance just as winter arrives.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
For one Portland couple, frustration follows as promise of rent assistance falls short
Richard and Anne Jorgensen were told they would receive help with rent through January, but that changed when funds for the Emergency Rental Assistance program ran out sooner than expected.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
State looks to release plan for extra heating assistance this week
Winter's not even begun, but more than 33,100 households in Maine have applied for help with heating bills so far this season, an 18.6% increase over the same time last year.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
General Assistance programs brace for impact from early end to federal emergency rental aid
MaineHousing says it is unclear how much money is needed to close out the program and when those funds will officially run out.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Even before winter’s arrival, Mainers are relying on heating assistance
The cost of heating oil is far more expensive than last season, but the Maine State Housing Authority has less money than it did last winter and more families to assist.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2022
Proposed Brunswick fund could support affordable housing developers
With the Town Council's housing moratorium set to expire in a month, Brunswick officials are developing plans for a new fund to support developers who build affordable housing.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
Proposal for housing on Augusta’s Western Avenue approved, awarded 30-year tax break
Developer of Stevens Commons in Hallowell plans to build a 38-unit apartment building at 99 Western Ave. in Augusta.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Bath Housing announces plans for 18 new affordable housing units
Maine State Housing Authority funds will support the construction of the two-bedroom units, which will be rented to households making no more than 80% of the Sagadahoc County median income.