MaineHousing
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Workforce housing proposed for Western Avenue in Augusta
The developer of the Stevens Commons site in Hallowell is hoping to build more than three dozen studio and one-bedroom apartments at 99 Western Ave. for people making up to 60% of the area's average income.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Nearly half of all Maine tenants cannot afford rent, new study says
A Harvard University report indicates that Maine's renters are struggling – something that those in the affordable housing arena know all too well.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program identifies more than $1.3 million in fraudulent requests for rental assistance
Agency that provides social services to residents of Kennebec and Somerset counties has received the most fraudulent applications for federal rental assistance in Maine this year.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Agency safeguards catch roughly $6.4 million in fraudulent emergency rental relief claims
Only a fraction of an estimated $6.4 million in fraudulent claims received funding, according to an audit.