Migrant influx pushing Mass. shelter costs past $1B in FY25: report

Massachusetts emergency shelter program approaches $1 billion annual cost as state houses over 4,000 families, including 1,600 migrants, while closing hotel shelters by year's end.

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The costs work out at about $3,496 per week per family, or around $1,000 per person per week for the program, known as the Emergency Assistance (EA) system. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.