MaineHousing has exhausted the funding allotted for the reimbursement for people with lived experience, and in order to ensure effective use of funding in 2025, will be pausing payments while the CoC revises the PWLE Compensation policy for 2025. This means compensation for meeting attendance will be provided for meetings prior to today following the current request process. However, no further payments will be made for meetings held after this date until the policy has been revised.
The goal for the MCOC is to have increased involvement for people with lived experience and for the MCOC to provide meaningful engagement opportunities to better the homeless response system. The MCOC appreciates your patience as we look to revise the PWLE Compensation policy and reshape how PWLE can be a pivotal part of the continuum.