With your program contact
Confirm your eligibility, the expenses that may be covered and the documents required for your situation. Ask how the mover and payment arrangements must be approved.
Milvus Moving · Massachusetts housing transition
HomeBASE moving assistance in Boston
Using HomeBASE support to move into a new home? Milvus can prepare an estimate for your program contact to review. Share the addresses, belongings and dates so the proposed work can be matched to the authorization.
- An itemized moving scope
- Coordination with your program contact
- Packing and storage discussed upfront
Start with a moving estimateHomeBASE eligibility and funding decisions belong to the program.
Your moving quote
Tell us where you’re moving
- 1Route & date
- 2Move size
- 3Contact details
Your estimate depends on the items, access and services you need.
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Bring the program contact and moving plan together
With Milvus
Describe the belongings, pickup and delivery access, dates and any storage. We can work through the proposed moving scope so your program contact has an estimate to review.
Your estimate
Bring the moving facts together
A clear inventory makes it easier to understand what the move includes. It also helps avoid a quote that leaves out belongings at a second address or in storage.
Locations and contacts
Provide the pickup and delivery addresses, who will give access and any additional stop. Include your program contact’s details when they need to coordinate the moving estimate.
Furniture and boxes
List beds, sofas, dressers, tables, large appliances and approximate box counts. Note items you are still deciding whether to move.
Work and timing
Identify packing help, stairs, elevator reservations and any gap before you can receive the belongings. Explain deadlines, but confirm availability before booking.
About the program
HomeBASE is housing assistance, with moving support subject to approval
Massachusetts describes HomeBASE as support for families found eligible for Emergency Assistance Family Shelter, with up to $30,000 over two years. That is a housing-assistance benefit across eligible uses, not a moving allowance promised to each family.
The state lists certain moving and storage expenses for in-state moves. Work with your shelter, diversion or program contact to establish what your plan can cover. Milvus provides moving services and estimates; the program determines eligibility and authorization.
Before scheduling
Make the approved scope match the move
| Moving detail | What to settle before the date |
|---|---|
| Pickup and delivery | Confirm the addresses and that the receiving home will be accessible. |
| Inventory | Use the same list for the estimate and the planned move. Report additions or a second pickup. |
| Packing and materials | Identify any requested packing service rather than assuming it is funded automatically. |
| Storage | Confirm whether storage is needed, what is authorized and the redelivery arrangements. |
| Payment and authorization | Confirm the approved mover, amount, invoicing requirements and any work outside the authorization. |
Moving day
A clear route helps the crew start with the right items
Separate the belongings that travel with you from those going on the truck. Keep keys, medicines, essential documents and the first-night bag accessible.
Arrange someone authorized to provide entry at pickup and receive delivery. Label boxes by destination room. If building access or the household list changes, contact Milvus and your program contact before additional work is undertaken.
Changing plans
Keep the estimate and authorization together
New address or delayed keys
Report the change before the booked date. A storage gap or different delivery location may require a revised plan.
More belongings
Update the inventory rather than leaving additions for the crew to discover. Confirm any resulting price change with the people authorizing the move.
A request outside the approved work
Ask who is responsible for the cost and what authorization is needed. Do not assume a housing benefit covers every moving-related service.
Questions before you book
A few more details
Have a different situation? Call 857-895-8955 and talk it through with Milvus.
Can Milvus approve my HomeBASE application?
No. Contact the program or your caseworker about eligibility and funding. Milvus can help with the moving estimate and service arrangements.
Can I schedule before the moving expense is approved?
You can discuss availability and obtain an estimate. Confirm authorization, payment arrangements and booking requirements before relying on a moving date.
Does HomeBASE cover a move outside Massachusetts?
Out-of-state assistance has different conditions and covered expense categories. Ask your program contact to confirm what applies; do not assume an interstate truck move is covered.
Can packing and storage be included in the estimate?
Tell Milvus what you need so it can be listed and priced. Your program contact must confirm whether those expenses are authorized.
What should I send first?
Start with addresses, a furniture list, approximate boxes, access details and the preferred date. Ask which program documents are required before sharing sensitive records.
Talk to Milvus
Prepare your HomeBASE moving estimate
Send the moving addresses, inventory and dates. Tell us which program contact will review the proposed work.