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Report: 38 percent of Connecticut residents can’t meet basic needs

By Mark Zaretsky October 9, 2016 Two years after a United Way report found that 35 percent of Connecticut households were struggling, we are two years farther away from the Great Recession — but the percentage of families earning below a basic survival budget in Connecticut has grown a bit, a new report says. The …

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Households struggling to make ends meet increases in Connecticut

By Ryan Blessing October 9, 2016 More households in Connecticut are struggling just to make ends meet, according to a new report released today by the United Way.The updated ALICE report says both the number and percentage of households in Connecticut struggling to pay for their most basic needs increased from 2012 to 2014. More …

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Report: Quarter Of State Residents Without Federal Assistance Still Struggling To Get By

By Mara Lee October 9, 2016 United Way has issued its second report — the first came out two years ago — to remind people that there are a substantial number of families with earnings or retirement income above federal poverty level, but barely enough to meet basic necessities. About a quarter of Connecticut households …

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Newtown Bee Year In Review: Notable Moments Of 2014

by Nancy Crevier 1/3/2015  United Way of Connecticut released, on November 16, a 121-page, statewide report, documenting Connecticut households struggling to afford living expenses that exceed the official federal poverty level of $11,670 for an individual or $23,850 for a family of four. United Way calls this population ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income …

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Hartford Courant The 25 Most Popular Stories on Courant.com in 2014

by Ryan Cane and Russell Blair 12/31/2014  The Courant published thousands of stories this year. Here are the 25 that were read the most on Courant.com: 10. Report: 25 Percent Of Connecticut Households Above Federal Poverty Level But Struggle To Meet Basic Needs A report from the Connecticut United Ways said that about 25% of …

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