Connecticut providers say they’re worried about the additional strain on the shelter system, especially as winter approaches.
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CT affordable housing group meets for first time after legislative session
The group was established during the last legislative session to look into solutions to Connecticut’s affordable housing crisis.
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New Haven needs 8,400 new homes as young people move in, report says
More young people moving into New Haven are looking for affordable housing options. A new report says zoning reforms could help provide that.
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Does CT’s lack of affordable housing contribute to its eviction rate?
A new report tied evictions in CT to a lack of housing, noting landlords can charge more during a housing shortage. But it offered solutions.
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New Jersey report highlights impacts of bill proposed in CT
The fair share bill has met fierce opposition in CT this session, but lawmakers say they’re working toward a compromise.
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CT could lose thousands of affordable housing units in next few years
Affordability requirements will expire on thousands of CT units, while others are likely to fall into disrepair and become unsafe.
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Governor’s budget proposes $600M investment in housing
The proposed budget would set aside $600 million for various housing ventures, with a goal to create about 6,400 new affordable units.
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GOP proposal could mean significant change to CT affordable housing law
The bill would change what housing is counted as ‘affordable,’ potentially exempting towns from the 8-30g affordable housing law.
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BEST OF 2022: At Griswold Hills in Newington, the state’s affordable housing law has worked the way it was intended
Can CT’s affordable housing shortage be resolved without what one critic has called the “sledgehammer” of 8-30g?
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BEST OF 2022: Connecticut towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They’ve budgeted roughly 1% for housing
The failure to spend federal stimulus funds on housing is a missed opportunity to make CT a more affordable place to live, advocates say.
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CT towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They’ve budgeted roughly 1% for housing
The failure to spend federal stimulus funds on housing is a missed opportunity to make CT a more affordable place to live, advocates say.
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Lower CT River Valley housing plan includes three overarching goals
The goals include studying transit-oriented development, setting up a housing toolkit and establishing a housing commission.
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CT lawmakers want a closer look at inequality, and now the law demands it
Whoever wins this fall’s gubernatorial election cannot, by law, propose a new budget without showing how it addresses inequities.
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A lack of appetite for zoning reform has advocates, legislators regrouping
Less than half of CT towns submitted affordable housing plans by the June 1 deadline despite five years of advance notice.
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Towns in CT’s richest area could pay to meet affordable housing goals
Western Council of Government officials say the plan looks at ways to increase affordable housing outside of only focusing on zoning.