low income housing

Governor Ned Lamont is combating Connecticut’s housing crisis by proposing an increase in state funding to help low and moderate-income first-time homebuyers get into the market.

By preventing evictions or helping tenants get more time to find new housing, Connecticut likely saved between $5.8 and $6.3 million in 2022.

Several bills related to eviction protection, a rent cap, homelessness and land-use reform in Connecticut are likely to pop up this session.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Andrew Brown to discuss his article, “CT towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They’ve budgeted roughly 1% for housing,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Construction has begun the state-funded Three Mile Harbor, an affordable housing development in East Hampton.

Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace is hosting free in-person health fairs across the state for residents to enroll in the “Covered CT Program”.

A federal housing agency is giving Connecticut $3 million to create more affordable housing for its low income residents. It’s part of the National…