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Housing department outlines rental-subsidy wait lists, urges data-driven choices for mobility and supportive programs
Summary
The Department of Housing told the Appropriations subcommittee it merged some wait lists, reported roughly 750-800 households on combined rental subsidy lists and described program rules for Renters Assistance Program (RAP) and Section 8; lawmakers sought town-level rent ceilings, waitlist maps and mobility-counseling program details.
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Housing briefed the Appropriations subcommittee on rental-subsidy programs and homelessness-shelter funding on March 12, reporting a merged waiting list of roughly 750 to 800 households and promising more detailed data and fair-market rent breakdowns by region.
DOH officials described operational rules for state RAP certificates and federally administered Section 8 vouchers, explained that RAP recipients typically keep certificates until household income rises above eligibility thresholds, and said the department will post fair-market rents and maximum-allowable rents on its website…
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