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Lack of affordable housing causing longer shelter stays for homeless, CT advocates say

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk September 5, 2023 @ 5:00 amSeptember 1, 2023 @ 3:35 pm

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

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk July 31, 2023 @ 2:36 pmJuly 31, 2023 @ 2:37 pm

The group was established during the last legislative session to look into solutions to Connecticut’s affordable housing crisis.

Will Viederman speaks at a podium with Karen-Dubois Walton standing in the back.
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New Haven needs 8,400 new homes as young people move in, report says

Avatar photo by Donato Davis July 26, 2023 @ 5:58 pmJuly 26, 2023 @ 5:58 pm

More young people moving into New Haven are looking for affordable housing options. A new report says zoning reforms could help provide that.

Boxes and furniture sit on wooden pallets in a warehouse.
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Does CT’s lack of affordable housing contribute to its eviction rate?

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk July 18, 2023 @ 2:27 pmJuly 19, 2023 @ 3:10 pm

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

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 26, 2023 @ 2:32 pmApril 26, 2023 @ 2:32 pm

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

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 17, 2023 @ 4:30 pmApril 20, 2023 @ 4:11 pm

Affordability requirements will expire on thousands of CT units, while others are likely to fall into disrepair and become unsafe.

Gov. Ned Lamont stands in front of a building in Bridgeport with other officials on either side.
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Governor’s budget proposes $600M investment in housing

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk February 16, 2023 @ 4:00 pmFebruary 16, 2023 @ 4:21 pm

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

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk January 25, 2023 @ 4:34 pmJanuary 25, 2023 @ 4:34 pm

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

Avatar photo by Tom Condon January 1, 2023 @ 4:57 amJanuary 1, 2023 @ 2:05 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Brown and Ginny Monk December 30, 2022 @ 6:00 amDecember 28, 2022 @ 12:47 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Brown and Ginny Monk August 21, 2022 @ 5:00 amSeptember 6, 2022 @ 4:23 pm

The failure to spend federal stimulus funds on housing is a missed opportunity to make CT a more affordable place to live, advocates say.

A map of the 17 towns that are included in the RiverCOG region.
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Lower CT River Valley housing plan includes three overarching goals

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk July 22, 2022 @ 3:38 pmJuly 22, 2022 @ 4:14 pm

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

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 30, 2022 @ 5:00 amJuly 6, 2022 @ 3:08 pm

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

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk June 6, 2022 @ 3:57 pmSeptember 4, 2022 @ 11:25 pm

Less than half of CT towns submitted affordable housing plans by the June 1 deadline despite five years of advance notice.

A few of the 18 new affordable housing units built by Greenwich at Armstrong Court.
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Towns in CT’s richest area could pay to meet affordable housing goals

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 20, 2022 @ 1:45 pmSeptember 4, 2022 @ 10:59 pm

Western Council of Government officials say the plan looks at ways to increase affordable housing outside of only focusing on zoning.

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