United Way of Connecticut is asking the legislature for $500,000 to support the housing hotline, which CEO Lisa Tepper Bates said is ‘fielding more calls than ever.’

Operation Fuel received more than 400 requests for energy assistance within the first four hours. But while demand is up, funding is down.

The report said CT homeowners can often expect to pay more than $283,000 in repairs over a 30-year mortgage on homes with prior flood damage.

In the three years since its inception, CT Tenants Union has established 17 local chapters and pushed for the passage of renter’s rights laws.

Nationwide, only 10% of unhoused people vote each year, according to UConn’s Institute of Political Social Work. CT social workers want change that.

Case workers struggle to manage the demand of housing requests and the inability to help everyone who calls. That’s affecting their mental health.

The homes were relocated about a mile away to make room for a parking garage and retail space that will serve CT Children’s Medical Center.

CT is among several states to participate in town hall forums in August through the Center for Popular Democracy’s House Everyone! Campaign.

The land bank will acquire several blighted properties from the city, with the goal of redeveloping them to make room for affordable housing.

Police in some CT towns have already become emboldened by a Supreme Court ruling limiting the rights of homeless residents, advocates say.

While families with a low income in Fairfield County make significantly more than most people nationwide, they still struggle, a study found.

Connecticut’s high unemployment rate and low apartment availability contributed to the low ranking in a study by consumer review company.

Seven affordable housing providers in CT will receive funds, including one that owns and operates affordable complexes in Fairfield County.

Across New England, some developers are trying to use a building method known as mass timber to inflict less environmental damage.