Housing Aid

https://www.sba.gov//

The Small Business Administration has set up loan assistance online to help small businesses being affected by coronavirus.

Disaster Loan Assistance

Federal Disaster Loans for Businesses, Private Nonprofits, Homeowners, and Renters

https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/

Disaster Loan Information

SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters. SBA disaster loans can be used to repair or replace the following items damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster: real estate, personal property, machinery and equipment, and inventory and business assets.

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus

The IRS has established a special section focused on steps to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the coronavirus. This page will be updated as new information is available. For other information about the COVID-19 virus, people should visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (https://www.coronavirus.gov) for health information. Other information about actions being taken by the U.S. government is available at https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus and in Spanish at https://gobierno.usa.gov/coronavirus. The Department of Treasury also has information available at Coronavirus: Resources, Updates, and What You Should Know.

Stimulus payment checks: No information available yet, No sign-up needed

At this time, the IRS does not have any information available yet regarding stimulus or payment checks, which remain under consideration in Congress. Please do not call the IRS about this. When the IRS has more specific details available, we will make it available on this page.

http://www.gosection8.com

Housing Choice Voucher Program - Section 8 (866) 466-7328

The section 8 program allows landlords to rent apartments & houses to low income tenants. Funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Free call center and free personal account for saving search and favorite properties.

https://www.fema.gov/

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency

Helping people before, during, and after disasters.

http://www.mass211.org/

Every day, someone somewhere in Massachusetts needs to find essential community services, an after school program, a food bank, or where to secure care for an aging parent. Many face these challenges, but don't always know where to turn for help.

The solution is to dial 2-1-1.

http://www.cmhaonline.org/

Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc.

(508) 752-5519

Recognizing the dignity of all, CMHA leads a collaborative response to homelessness that fosters long-term housing stability through prevention, quality services, education and advocacy.

https://www.knowyouroptions.com/covid19assistance

Even if you haven't yet missed a mortgage payment, but are worried you might fall behind soon, now's the time to take action. You may be eligible to refinance or modify your mortgage loan, lowering your payment and making it more affordable. Or, if you've missed payments and find yourself buried under late fees and past-due amounts, you may qualify for a temporary (or permanent) solution to help you get your finances back on track and avoid foreclosure.

https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/

• Log in to MassTaxConnect
• Select “Add Account Type/New location” to register for the Room Occupancy Consolidated tax type
• Select “Room Occupancy Consolidated” (for activity for July, 2019 and after).

• Go to MassTaxConnect
• Choose “Create my username”
• Choose “Create my username” again
• Select “I am an individual who has previously filed taxes in the state of Massachusetts”
• Choose Social Security Number as ID type, enter the number, select “Personal Income Tax” as the account type and proceed with the verification process
  — You will be asked to provide one of the following: A tax return amount OR a tax refund amount from one of your past three (2016, 2017 or 2018) Personal Income Tax returns.
  — The amount must be greater than $0. If you can’t provide a tax return or refund amount, call the Trustee Tax Contact Center at (617) 887-6367 (choose #4, then #3 when prompted).
• After setting up your account password, choose “Add Account Type/New Location” under “I Want To” to register for the Room Occupancy Consolidated Tax.