Section 8 vouchers should give low-income people the opportunity to live outside poor communities. But discriminatory landlords, exclusionary zoning and the federal government’s hands-off approach leave recipients with few places to call home.
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Best of 2020: Connecticut has an opportunity to tackle housing segregation. It appears to be taking a pass.
With thousands of residents pouring into the streets this month to protest racism, some saw an opportunity to tackle segregation.
Posted inHousing
In recovering urban areas, homeownership makes all the difference
Five years ago, the neighborhood was largely blighted. Now, a playground sits on a cleaned-up lot.
Posted inHousing, Investigations
Connecticut has an opportunity to tackle housing segregation. It appears to be taking a pass.
With thousands of residents pouring into the streets this month to protest racism, some saw an opportunity to tackle segregation.
Posted inInvestigations
Local housing authorities give themselves perfect scores. Renters disagree.
Housing authorities say they’re helping the poor find good homes. But Section 8 voucher holders say the process is “hell.”
Posted inEconomic Development
Lamont to propose millions for affordable housing construction
The governor is planning a sizable investment in affordable housing, but said he is not prepared to submit legislation tackling the state’s high housing costs.
Posted inMoney
‘Right to Housing’ gains traction among top legislators heading into the session
‘Right to Housing’ is a popular concept in Europe, but it’s yet to gain traction in the U.S.
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Lamont, other Connecticut officials vow to take on housing segregation
In one of the most segregated states in the nation, the governor and legislators are calling for new measures to entice towns to build more affordable housing.
Posted inEducation
Hartford mayor to state: stop with the segregation
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin called on state leaders Friday to stop segregating his city through regressive housing policies.
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What you need to know about how Section 8 really works
We created a guide to the Section 8 program. You’ll learn how to apply, how to qualify for a voucher and what it’s like to live in Section 8 housing.
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Separated by Design: How wealthy towns keep people with housing vouchers out
Section 8 vouchers should give low-income people the opportunity to live outside poor communities. But discriminatory landlords, exclusionary zoning and the federal government’s hands-off approach leave recipients with few places to call home.
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Best of 2019: Separated by Design: Why affordable housing is built in areas with high crime, few jobs and struggling schools
Connecticut’s approach to affordable housing creates pockets of poverty, locking low-income people out of opportunities that are just around the corner.
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Separated by Design: Why affordable housing is built in areas with high crime, few jobs and struggling schools
Connecticut’s approach to affordable housing creates pockets of poverty, locking low-income people out of opportunities that are just around the corner.
Posted inHousing
Separated by Design: This lawyer fought housing segregation. Now wealthy suburbanites want to fire his firm
Westport is the second Connecticut town this year to pressure one of the state’s leading law firms to abandon its affordable housing work — or risk losing the local school system as a client.
Posted inMoney
Lamont brings greetings, not cash, to housing conference
They were happy to see him. But funding would have been nicer.