A trove of records released to the Herald offers some insight into the millions the state is spending on emergency shelter services, including on transportation, food, and case management for local families and migrants.

The documents, provided through a public records request, detail some of the spending decisions Gov. Maura Healey’s administration made over the past year as officials sought to quickly ramp up the number of families that could be served under a decades-old right-to-shelter law.

Here are a few key details: