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Philanthropy‑backed direct rental assistance pilot endorsed to speed help for households on voucher wait lists
Summary
Advocates and philanthropic partners asked the committee to enable a direct rental assistance pilot (section 16 of HB 7112) that would route private philanthropic funds through DOH to provide cash assistance directly to tenants, protect recipients' other benefits, and evaluate whether direct payments improve housing stability and landlord uptake.
Philanthropic and nonprofit advocates told the Housing Committee they support a pilot program in HB 7 1 1 2 that would allow private funds to be used to provide direct cash rental assistance to tenants rather than paying subsidies to landlords as traditional Housing Choice Vouchers do.
Sanah Shah, director of policy and advocacy at the Connecticut Project Action Fund, said the pilot would provide flexible cash assistance to tenant households, reduce administrative burdens, expand landlord participation, and potentially improve housing…
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