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  • State Plans

    These plans describe Connecticut’s programs that furnish financial assistance and services to needy families in a manner to fulfill the purposes of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

  • Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2016 Annual Report

    The Connecticut Home Care Program exemplifies the state's long-standing commitment to comprehensive community-based care for elders in need of long-term care. By enabling and providing supportive services at home, the state has helped to preserve the dignity and autonomy of older persons and has assisted families struggling to maintain older relatives at home.

  • Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2015 Annual Report (4.55 MB)

    The Connecticut Horne Care Program for Elders has evolved over the years to better meet the needs of Connecticut's older citizens. The program uses state-of-the-art approaches for delivering home care services to frail elders who are at risk of institutionalization.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2011

    The Department of Social Services continued to deliver critical assistance to an increasing number of Connecticut residents during fiscal 2011. As the need for public entitlement programs like Medicaid coverage and food assistance remained on an upward trend, DSS staff sustained heavy workloads of application processing, eligibility determination and case maintenance.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2019

    The Department of Social Services delivers and funds a wide range of programs and services as Connecticut’s multi-faceted health and human services agency. DSS serves about 1 million residents of all ages in all 169 cities and towns, supporting the basic needs of children, families and individuals, including older adults and persons with disabilities.

  • Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2017 Annual Report (4.97 MB)

    This program combines federal and state funds to cost-effectively serve older adults according to their needs. Care plans are developed within the limits of 25%, 50% and 100% of the average nursing facility cost.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2022

    The Department of Social Services delivers and funds a wide range of programs and services as Connecticut’s multi-faceted health and human services agency. DSS serves about 1 million residents of all ages in all 169 cities and towns, supporting the basic needs of children, families and individuals, including older adults and persons with disabilities.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2021

    The Department of Social Services delivers and funds a wide range of programs and services as Connecticut’s multi-faceted health and human services agency. DSS serves about 1 million residents of all ages in all 169 cities and towns, supporting the basic needs of children, families and individuals, including older adults and persons with disabilities.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2020

    The Department of Social Services delivers and funds a wide range of programs and services as Connecticut’s multi-faceted health and human services agency. DSS serves about 1 million residents of all ages in all 169 cities and towns, supporting the basic needs of children, families and individuals, including older adults and persons with disabilities.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2018

    The Department of Social Services delivers and funds a wide range of programs and services as Connecticut’s multi-faceted health and human services agency. DSS serves about 1 million residents of all ages in all 169 cities and towns, supporting the basic needs of children, families and individuals, including older adults and persons with disabilities.

  • CHCPE Annual Report for SFY 2018

    The Connecticut Home Care Program exemplifies the state's long-standing commitment to comprehensive community-based care for elders in need of long-term care. By enabling and providing supportive services at home, the state has helped to preserve the dignity and autonomy of older persons and has assisted families struggling to maintain older relatives at home.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2017

    The Department of Social Services continued to deliver vital public benefits to more than 1 in 4 Connecticut residents in 2017. As the fiscal year closed in June, DSS was serving approximately 1 million individuals across all programs. Agency field staff served the public directly at 12 offices and telephone Benefits Centers, while central office staff administered specialized services and supported field operations across the full range of direct and funded programs.

  • Agency Annual Report SFY 2014

    The Department of Social Services' customer service modernization initiative, called ConneCT, was implemented statewide as SFY 2014 opened. ConneCT provides applicants, clients and the general public with multiple access points to the federal and state programs administered by DSS.

  • PovSMI - State Median Income and Federal Poverty Income Guidelines

    Attached are the July 1, 2017 State Median Income Guidelines and the annual and monthly Federal Poverty Income Guidelines for 2017 in the attached document.

  • Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2014 Annual Report (2.91 MB)

    The program is organized under a multi-tiered structure, which enables individuals to receive home care services in levels corresponding to their functional needs and financial eligibility. The first two categories are funded primarily through a State appropriation.