Detrioation of state housing for disabled cited

State-subsidized public housing units for people with special needs have been underfunded in Massachusetts for years, resulting in a lack of safe housing for these citizens. Local housing authorities have been found in serious health violations putting the residents safety at risk. These houses are suppossed to be managed by human service providers under contract with state agencies, and due to the recent exposure of the house living conditions these agencies are doing what they can to improve the state of living. The recession our economy is facing has made it difficult to create the funds necessary to maintain these houses, but the state is now doing all it can to ensure the saftey of the citizens residing in these state-subsidized public housing units. To read more about this story, visithttp://www.boston.com/yourtown/hingham/articles/2010/03/04/deterioration_of_state_housing_for_disabled_cited/