Across Connecticut, lower-income families are facing more housing challenges. Federal aid might help, but the problems have deep roots.
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Posted inHousing
Connecticut rental housing is among nation’s least affordable
Connecticut renters face one of the least affordable housing markets in the country, a new report says, and the state’s low-income renters face an especially difficult challenge in affording a place to live.
Posted inHealth
New budgets fail to restore Medicaid cuts to thousands in CT
For Sally Grossman, success in business is likely to come at a cost – the loss of her health care coverage. Grossman is enrolled in a Medicaid program known as HUSKY A, whose eligibility has been tightened by Connecticut lawmakers looking to save money in the state budget.
Posted inJustice
Travelers, other insurers, accused of discriminating against low-income tenants
WASHINGTON – Travelers Insurance Co. is being sued over allegations it has refused to insure properties that house federally subsidized low-income tenants — and other insurers in Connecticut may have done the same.