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| Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
| State Plans |
| | The Department of Social Services has revised the TANF Plan 2012-2014 to revise program descriptions and remove references to programs that are no longer included in the TANF financial claim. Please see a list of the Summary of Changes dated March 28, 2013 on pages 3 and 4 of the TANF Plan. The revised plan will be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. Any comments from the public may be directed to julie.bisi@ct.gov or 860.424.5877. |
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
Child Care and Development Fund Plan (CCDF) |
| | The State will hold Public Hearings regarding the Child Care and Development Fund Plan (CCDF) Plan FFY 2014-2015. Input and comments are welcomed from Connecticut parents, service providers, advocates and other interested parties. The hearings provide an opportunity for input into child care services plans in Connecticut. Written comments may be submitted by e-mail to julie.bisi@ct.gov through June 10, 2013. If questions, call 1-800-811-6141. |
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| Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
| No Impact on Current Renters Seen This Year, but 20 New Subsidies Rescinded - State’s Section 8 Rent Subsidies Considered Safe from Sequestration, for Now |
| | 4.17.13 Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby today expressed guarded confidence in the financial stability of the department’s Section 8 rent subsidy program, despite sequestration cuts hitting the federal housing assistance program from Washington. |
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| Monday, April 01, 2013 |
| Gov. Malloy: State Awarded $10.5 Million In New Federal Relief Funds For Hurricane Sandy |
| | Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the approval of more than $10.5 million in new disaster relief funding from the federal Administration on Children and Families for services to Connecticut residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. |
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
Governor Malloy: Long-Term Care Rebalancing Brings More Choices for Seniors, Adults with Disabilities |
| | Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby, today announced the release of the Strategic Plan to Rebalance Long-Term Services and Supports, a town-by-town projection of Connecticut’s long-term care needs and strategies to meet those needs. The Governor also announced that up to $72.8 million in federal funding will be awarded to support the expansion of homecare services for seniors and adults with disabilities. The federal funding, combined with a $13 million state investment, marks the first step in a rebalancing plan to expand long-term care services and reduce spending on costly institutional care. It will also help the nursing home industry adapt to the changing needs of elders and other adults with disabilities. |
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| Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| Gov. Malloy: New Web Service Marks Significant First Step in Modernizing State's Social Services Department |
| | Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the launch of a new, user-friendly web-based service for the state’s Department of Social Services (DSS) that gives the agency’s 750,000 clients the ability to check on the status of their benefits online and provides members of the general public with a pre-screening tool to learn about which services they may be eligible for. |
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| Monday, March 11, 2013 |
| Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents There is Still Time to Apply for Winter Heating Assistance |
| | (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding Connecticut residents who need help paying winter heating bills that there is still time to apply for federal energy assistance benefits. |
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| Friday, February 22, 2013 |
| State Receives Federal Approval for 'SNAP’ Replacement Aid After Blizzard |
| | February 22, 2013 - Over 2,300 southeastern Connecticut households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive storm-related food replacement benefits on Saturday, Feb. 23, Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today. |
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| Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
| Presentation by Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby on Reinvestments in Service Delivery at the Department of Social Services (including the ConneCT modernization initiative) |
| | Please click on above link to view Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby’s PowerPoint presentation at the legislature’s Human Services Committee about service delivery reinvestments at DSS (Feb. 5, 2013). |
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| Friday, December 28, 2012 |
| Information for Visitors to the Department of Social Services |
| | Structural problems at the 25 Sigourney Street parking garage has caused the state Department of Administrative Services to permanently close the garage, to protect the safety of employees and the general public. Follow the link above for details and alternate parking arrangements |
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| Monday, October 01, 2012 |
New Information About SNAP (Food Stamp) Benefits |
| | The Department of Social Services is implementing a federal requirement regarding the calculation of benefits in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps). SNAP clients who are affected by this change are receiving notices in the mail. Follow this link for a copy of the client notice and a Q & A guide. |
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